In an Oct.15 filing, her attorneys at Alliance Defending Freedom accused the three defendants, the Puyallup School District, Washington’s Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction and the Washington Interscholastic Activities Association, of shifting responsibility for providing those protections."Defendants’ briefs mostly point the finger at each other, trying to pass the buck for the harm inflicted," Alliance Defending Freedom (ADF) attorneys wrote in an Oct.
15 reply supporting the girl, Kallie Keeler and her mother, Stephanie Brown.WOMEN WHO FACED BIOLOGICAL MALES IN GIRLS' SPORTS AND LOCKER ROOMS SPEAK OUT AHEAD OF WASHINGTON STATE VOTE"Exit isn’t accommodation.It’s the injury, and Brown and K.M.K.
are suffering it now," the attorneys added, rejecting the argument that withdrawing from competition adequately addresses the family’s concerns.Keeler, identified in court as K.M.K., alleges a transgender opponent sexually assaulted her during a girls’ wrestling match in December 2025.Pierce County prosecutors declined to file criminal charges.
Her family is seeking protection against being matched with male opponents while its lawsuit proceeds.Washington state girls wrestler Kallie Keeler (Alliance Defending Freedom)The reply follows opposition briefs from the Puyallup School District, Washington’s Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction and the Washington Interscholastic Activities Association."The ‘irreparable’ nature of Applicants’ claimed harm is manufactured," the state argued, challenging the asserted emergency and likelihood of future injury.The statement addressed the justification for immediate court intervention, rather than characterizing the alleged assault as fabricated.The district said Brown could decline matches without district-imposed penalties.
It also cited supportive measures, an expedited school transfer and an ongoing independent Title IX investigation.The defendants raised concerns about their authority to...