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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, W.Va.
Education officials are asking a federal judge to dismiss a lawsuit challenging West Virginia’s new law that bans transgender athletes from competing in female sports in middle schools, high schools and colleges.
Education and athletic officials said in court documents filed last week that they can’t be held liable for the law, which they didn’t request and largely won’t be responsible for enforcing, the Charleston Gazette-Mail reported.
The American Civil Liberties Union and its West Virginia chapter filed the lawsuit in May on behalf of an 11-year-old transgender girl who had hoped to compete in cross country in middle school in Harrison County. The girl is seeking an injunction to prevent the law from being enforced.
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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.
Courtesy of ACLU
By LACIE PIERSON
HD Media Jul 6, 2021
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