(CA) School district bans trans athletes in defiance of state policy

[Jessica_Rose]

School district bans trans athletes in defiance of state policy

https://www.lgbtqnation.com/2025/10/school-district-bans-trans-athletes-in-defiance-of-state-policy/ 🔗

Greg Owen (11 Oct 2025)

The board of a California high school district voted 3-2 this week for a resolution defining girls' sports as exclusively for cisgender girls, a small but loud protest from the conservative center of the Golden State in the roiling debate over trans-student athletes.

The resolution, adopted by the Kern High School District (KHSD) in California's Central Valley, does not carry the force of law or change district-level policy.

Fifteen of nearly 1000 school districts in the state have adopted similar resolutions.

The board meeting, which brought a small group of concerned parents and community members opposed to trans athletes in girls' sports, followed the recent forfeiture of a girls' volleyball game by Bakersfield Christian High School against a local public high school with a trans student-athlete on its team.

Pastor Angelo Frashier said he supported the Christian school's decision and the KHSD resolution.

"We are here to stand up for Title IX. We don't believe that boys should be in women's sports," he said, misgendering trans women. "This is about the fairness of sports. Men should not be playing with women and women should not be playing with men."

The Kern County Board of Education unanimously passed a similar motion in August.

The spate of non-binding resolutions conflict with policies at the California Department of Education and the California Interscholastic Federation (CIF), the governing body for California high school sports. Both allow trans student-athletes to participate in girls' and boys' sports in the state.

[Lori Dee]

Pastor Angelo Frashier said ... "Men should not be playing with women and women should not be playing with men."

If I were his wife, I would remind him of this statement and suggest he go find a boyfriend. 😁 No playing here, darling.

[Devlyn]

In Kern County... who'da think?