Tag: Transgender Students
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D-49 board repeals policy separating facilities based on biological sex
Less than six months after passing a policy segregating the use of district facilities based on biological sex, School District 49’s board of education voted to repeal it during a contentious special meeting Tuesday night. Policy JBAA was adopted by the board in September 2025 to establish guidelines separating the district’s toilet, locker room and…
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Federal judge recommends dismissing trans athletics lawsuit by area school districts
A judge has recommended dismissing a federal lawsuit filed by multiple school districts against the Colorado Attorney General’s and Civil Rights Offices over their policies dictating students’ participation in athletics and activities based on their biological sex rather than gender identity. Last spring, District 49, later joined by Colorado Springs D-11, Academy D-20, Education ReEnvisioned…
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Colorado High School Activities Association reaches settlement with D-49, other school districts in trans athletics lawsuit
Months after adopting new policies restricting students to athletic participation based on their biological sex and filing a federal lawsuit, School District 49 and other Colorado school districts have reached a settlement with the Colorado High School Activities Association (CHSAA) over their right to enforce them. All parties have signed an agreement allowing the school…
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More school districts considering joining lawsuit against state over gender sports policy
UPDATE 06/25/25: Academy D-20’s board of education voted unanimously to direct the district to draft and implement a policy classifying access to locker rooms, restrooms, and athletic participation as being based on biological sex on June 17. The board then voted to join School District 49’s lawsuit against Colorado’s attorney general, civil rights division and CHSAA on June…
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Colorado Springs D-11 passes policy impacting transgender student athletes
During a special meeting on Wednesday, Colorado Springs’ District 11 became the second El Paso County school district to approve a new policy requiring students to participate in school sports based on their biological sex. The D-11 Board of Education voted 6-1 to approve policy JBA-Preserving Fairness and Safety in Sports, which will classify sports…