Exclusive | AB Hernandezs SoCal school district hit with federal complaint over trans access to locker rooms

A parent with two daughters in the same California school district as transgender track athlete AB Hernandez has accused it of violating federal civil right laws by allowing males who identify as female to access girls’ bathrooms and locker rooms.The complaint, filed by conservative watchdog Defending Education with the US Department of Education, alleged the Jurupa Unified School District in Riverside County violated the Title IX law that prohibits sex-based discrimination.The mother at the center of the complaint, identified only as “Jane Doe,” said learned in June 2025 that a biological male accessed girls’ bathrooms and locker rooms at Aviara Oaks Middle School, where one of her daughters was a student.The following month, the mother confronted a P.E.

teacher about the school’s policy on restroom access, citing President Trump’s executive order that threatened to withhold funding from schools allowing bathroom access based on gender identity, the filing states.California's top news, sports and entertainment delivered to your inbox every day.

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Never miss a story The teacher insisted the school had to follow state law allowing students to use their preferred bathroom, according to the complaint.A subsequent inquiry to the district board of trustees resulted in a similar response that state law had to be followed until it was legally tested.Doe escalated her concerns to the principal, who suggested alternative bathrooms to use and stated that in gym classes “they change very quickly, and only get down to their underwear,” the filing says.Meanwhile, Doe’s other daughter was competing for Sage Creek High School against Hernandez, who had earned widespread attention for winning female track events.California Post News: Facebook, Instagram, TikTok, X, YouTube, WhatsApp, LinkedInCalifornia Post Spo...