A dispute over a transgender athlete competing on the Camas High School girls’ track team has escalated into a statewide political debate, drawing comments from Washington Superintendent of Public Instruction Chris Reykdal just weeks before voters decide a ballot measure on the issue.
According to earlier reporting, a male runner switched to the girls’ track team at Camas High School in September, mid-season. A father from a rival school who objected to the arrangement was subsequently banned from the Camas campus for one year and issued a criminal no-trespass order by the school district.
Days later, several female athletes on the team walked off the track rather than compete in a race against the athlete, a protest that drew wide attention online and in conservative media.
On Thursday, Reykdal addressed the controversy during an appearance on the Seattle radio program
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