The Washington Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction (OSPI) and Washington Interscholastic Activities Association (WIAA) responded after K.M.K.and her mother, Stephanie Lynne Brown, asked Justice Elena Kagan for an injunction pending appeal.
The plaintiff is Kallie Keeler, the Puyallup-area wrestler who alleges she was sexually assaulted by a male opponent during a girls’ match in December and was not told he was male beforehand.Washington state high school student Kallie Keeler.(Courtesy of Alliance Defending Freedom)OSPI, which does not run athletics but enforces state law on extracurricular activities, stood by current state policy.WASHINGTON FAMILY REQUESTS SCOTUS INJUNCTION AFTER DAUGHTER WAS ALLEGEDLY SEXUALLY ASSAULTED BY TRANS ATHLETE"While OSPI does not oversee athletics in our state, our office is responsible for communicating, upholding, and enforcing the law, including in student athletics and extracurricular activities," the superintendent’s office told OutKick.
"OSPI will continue to uphold Washington’s current law unless or until the law changes.OSPI does not have any non-privileged statement, board notice, or guidance that we have issued to schools or staff regarding this appeal."After President Donald Trump signed an executive order in February 2025 aimed at keeping male athletes out of girls’ and women’s sports, Washington Superintendent Chris Reykdal rejected it outright.
In a Feb.6 statement, he said the order tried to force schools to "discriminate against trans female athletes" in exchange for federal funds, and that it sought to "restrict transgender girls from participating in girls’ sports with their peers."THE STATES THAT STILL ALLOW TRANS ATHLETES IN WOMEN'S SPORTS FACE QUESTIONS AFTER SUPREME COURT RULINGWashington state girls wrestler Kallie Keeler.
(Alliance Defending Freedom)He called the order unlawful, said it contradicted the Washington Law Against Discrimination and state school rules, and added: "Our state...