MURRIETA, CA (MPG) - Today, Advocates for Faith & Freedom filed a major lawsuit on behalf of three courageous female athletes from Jurupa Valley High School who are standing up against California policies that destroy girls’ sports and compromise female safety.

The lawsuit charges the California Department of Education, the California Interscholastic Federation (CIF), and the Jurupa Unified School District (JUSD) with blatant violations of Title IX, the Equal Protection Clause, and the First Amendment. School officials knowingly allowed a male athlete onto the girls’ volleyball and track teams, into the girls’ locker rooms, and ignored repeated reports of “butt tapping,” sexual harassment, and unsafe conditions caused by the male athlete. Instead of protecting young women, administrators retaliated against those who spoke out, threating suspension from school, accusing the athletes of failing to be “team members,” and removing athletes from team communications.

“Title IX was passed to stop sex discrimination against women, not to erase them from their own sports,” said Advocates for Faith & Freedom President and Chief Counsel, Robert Tyler. “Our daughters are being denied fair play and subjected to sexual harassment all because California insists on putting radical gender ideology ahead of common sense and safety.”

The lawsuit seeks to block enforcement of California’s AB 1266, CIF policies, and JUSD policies which compel schools to allow boys into girls’ sports and private facilities. It also asks the court to enjoin JUSD from continuing to force girls to compete with and against and undress alongside male athletes.

“Girls’ sports are for girls. No policy can erase the biological differences between males and females, and forcing young women to compete against boys is both unfair and unsafe,” said Senior Counsel Julianne Fleischer. “This case is about restoring dignity to women’s sports and ensuring that the God-given distinctions between male and female are respected, not erased.”

This case builds upon the courage of two California athletes, Taylor Starling and Kaitlyn Slavin, who earlier stepped forward in a separate lawsuit to challenge these same dangerous policies. Their boldness has paved the way for other young women, such as the three plaintiffs in this case, to rise up, speak out, and advocate for the protection of women’s sports and spaces.

Advocates for Faith & Freedom is committed to defending the integrity of women’s athletics, preserving opportunities for female athletes, and standing against policies that put young women at risk.