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Heather Jackson filed a lawsuit in May on behalf of her daughter, 11-year-old Becky Pepper-Jackson, challenging West Virginiaâs new law banning transgender girls and women from participating in school-sanctioned sports that align with their gender identity.
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By LACIE PIERSON
HD Media Jul 14, 2021
CHARLESTON The state Board of Education, the state Secondary Schools Athletic Commission and the Harrison County school board all have asked to have a case regarding the state’s impending anti-transgender athlete law dismissed.
All three of the groups say they shouldn’t be included in the lawsuit because the law, which is set to take effect July 8, isn’t one they asked for and isn’t one they’ll be responsible for enforcing, according to court documents.
The groups filed motions last week in federal court in the case brought by 11-year-old Becky Pepper-Jackson and her mother Heather Jackson. They say the law would prevent Pepper-Jackson from trying out for her middle school cross country team for the 2021-22 school year. They seek an injunction to keep the law from going into effect.
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Heather Jackson filed a lawsuit in May on behalf of her daughter, 11-year-old Becky Pepper-Jackson, challenging West Virginiaâs new law banning transgender girls and women from participating in school-sanctioned sports that align with their gender identity. Pepper-Jackson, a runner, is being prohibited from joining her middle schoolâs cross country team because she is transgender.
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By LACIE PIERSON
HD Media Jul 6, 2021
Justice Department says new West Virginia law on transgender athletes is unlikely to stand wvmetronews.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from wvmetronews.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
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Heather Jackson filed a lawsuit Wednesday on behalf of her daughter, 11-year-old Becky Pepper-Jackson, challenging West Virginiaâs new law banning transgender girls and women from participating in school-sanctioned sports that align with their gender identity. Pepper-Jackson, a runner, is being prohibited from joining her middle schoolâs cross-country team because she is transgender.
Courtesy of ACLU
By LACIE PIERSON
HD Media May 26, 2021