BRIDGEPORT, W.Va. (CITC) — A 15-year-old female student in West Virginia is suing the Biden administration after her transgender teammate allegedly threatened her with rape multiple times.
The student, identified as A.C., competes in track and field for the Harrison County School District. Her accusations are included in a lawsuit filed against Education Secretary Miguel Cardona last month by multiple states, alleging the Education Department's latest Title IX regulations are unconstitutional.
The incidents allegedly occurred when A.C. was in middle school and involved a biologically male student who "identifies as a girl," labeled B.P.J. in the lawsuit. A.C. alleges while she was initially stronger than B.P.J. in both the shot put and discus events, the transgender student eventually surpassed her. When B.P.J. beat her in events, A.C. claims she would be faced with "offensive comments," including "you have more testosterone than I do, and I am still beating you."
However, when A.C. was in eighth grade, B.P.J.'s comments toward her turned "much more aggressive, vile, and disturbing," according to the lawsuit.
"During the end of that year, about two to three times per week, B.P.J. would look at me and say 'suck my d---,'" A.C. wrote in the lawsuit. "There were usually other girls around who heard this."
"At times, B.P.J. told me quietly 'I’m gonna stick my d--- into your p----,”' she added. "And B.P.J. sometimes added 'and in your a--' as well."A.C. claims the comments caused her "deep distress," saying she is now fearful to one day "be forced to share a hotel room" with B.P.J. on school-related overnight trips. She notes in the lawsuit that the top competitors on track and field teams typically share hotel rooms with their teammates during larger competitions.
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"If I complained, I would be unfairly labeled as 'transphobic,' even though that is not true," A.C. wrote.
A.C., as well as the state leaders included in the lawsuit, are demanding the Education Department "set aside" and ultimately vacate its new Title IX rules. When reached for comment, a department spokesperson told Crisis in the Classroom (CITC) while it "does not comment on pending litigation," its "rulemaking process is still ongoing for a Title IX regulation related to athletics."
The regulations released last month do not include finalized rules pertaining to transgender athletes. The Biden administration originally proposed last April including an element ensuring schools could not implement blanket bans on athletes competing in sports based on gender identity. Some feel the current absence of such a regulation is a "political" move designed to bolster President Joe Biden's reelection efforts.
Both women's sports advocates and members of Congress have amplified calls recently to restrict athletes from competing based on gender identity. In March, 16 female athletes filed a lawsuit against the NCAA, claiming the association knowingly violates Title IX through its practices.
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