About 12 Camas Girls Walk Off Cross-Country Meet After Male Runner Joins Varsity Team
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Updated · Fox News · Oct 15
About 12 Camas Girls Walk Off Cross-Country Meet After Male Runner Joins Varsity Team
3 articles · Updated · Fox News · Oct 15
Summary
Roughly a dozen Camas High School girls left the starting line at an Oct. 13 meet against Battle Ground, protesting a midseason decision that let a male athlete move onto the girls' varsity roster.
Parents Kevin and Sarah Burns said the walkout reflected wider dissent: team captains had already quit, and more girls opposed the change than appeared in the protest video.
The district told families Washington law and high school athletic rules required athletes to compete according to gender identity, a response the Burns family said shut down objections over fairness.
At the meet, security tried to remove parents carrying protest signs, but they stayed; the family said other parents quietly backed the girls, underscoring a broader dispute over girls' sports eligibility rules.