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The University of Pennsylvania accepted a resolution with the administration of President Donald Trump to keep men away from female sports and apologize to each swimmer who was affected by the presence of the Trans Lia Thomas athlete during the 2021-222 season.
However, a trial against university by three former female swimmers on their experience in sharing a team with Thomas is still active.
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The ancient swimmers of Upenn Grace Estabrook, Margot Kaczorowski and Ellen Holmquist filed their trials against the University, the University of Harvard, the NCAA and the Ivy League on February 5. The pursuit alleges the officials of the law university. “
The activist group funding the trial, the independent council on female sports (icons), published a statement on UPENN resolution on Tuesday.
“In less than three weeks, lawyers at the University of Pennsylvania will appear before the Federal District Court of Boston, Massachusetts. They informed the court that they will argue that the university did not violate title IX by authorizing Lia Thomas to participate in the female swimming team,” the statement said.
“Upenn will now admit the federal judge – just as they did to the Trump administration today – that they have violated title IX? Or will they continue to fight responsibility and against the swimmers of Upenn in court?”
Meanwhile, the former swimmer of Upenn Paula Scanlan, who is not part of the trial but who was one of the first Thomas teammates to denounce the situation, shared the e-mail she received from the university apologizing.
The icons have added in his statement that Tuesday’s announcement should serve as a warning to other institutions.
“We, as well as the female athletes that we represent, we are grateful to the Trump administration and the Ministry of Education for their commitment to restore justice in female sports. Today’s announcement, concerning one of the most notable violations of title IX, sends a clear message to all educational establishments: refusing women of women’s equality and the right to confidentiality is unequivocal.
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“The icons remain dedicated to the holding of organizations such as NCAA, Ivy League and the University of Pennsylvania responsible, ensuring that the precedents are fixed so that such violations can never happen again.”
PK Press Club Digital contacted UPENN for an answer to the declaration of icons.
Thomas, a biological man, previously competed for the male swimming team of the Upenn from 2017 to 20 under the name of Will Thomas. According to the trial, Thomas was presented by the female swimming coach Mike Schnur to female swimmers at a team meeting in the fall of 2019 as an incoming teammate.
Each of the three complainants claims that experience has left them “emotionally traumatized several times”.
The complainants allege that the administrators of the university have pushed pro-trans-trans ideology on them throughout Thomas’ acceptance process in the team and in their locker room. The old swimmers say that they were led to feel their concerns about the fact that Thomas’ teammates were rooted in a “psychological problem”.
“The administrators of Upenn told women that if someone had trouble accepting Thomas’ participation in the UPENN women’s team, they should ask for advice and support from CAPS and the LBGTQ center,” said trial.
“Administrators also invited women to a conference entitled” Trans 101 “. Thus, women were led to understand that Upenn’s position was that if a woman in the team had a problem with a trans-identifying man in her team, this woman had a psychological problem and needed advice.”
The complainants also allege that the administrators warned them not to publicly denounce the situation.
“The administrators of Upenn continued to tell women that if women spoke publicly about their concerns about Thomas’ participation in the women’s team, the reputation of those who complain of Thomas would have the team would be tainted with transphobia for the rest of their lives and they could probably never find a” “job.
The three swimmers allege that they were made to believe that they would be withdrawn from the team if they were trying to protest against Thomas’ participation before the Ivy League 2022 championships.
“The members of the UPENN swimming team were informed by coach Schnur and the administrators of Upenn that the administrators of Upenn have coordinated in close collaboration with the NCAA and the Ivy League to ensure that Thomas would be eligible for the 2021-2022 female swimming season,” said the costume.
“These statements concerning the close coordination between Upenn, the Ivy League and the NCAA concerning the eligibility of Thomas led the members of the Upenn female team to understand the resistance or the protest of Thomas’ participation in the team or its presence in the lockers would be futile and could lead to the withdrawal of women from the team or the UPENN.”
The trial alleys that UPENN coaches and administrators told female swimmers not to talk about Thomas’ situation. Schnur would have told female swimmers that Thomas would not share a cloakroom with them when they asked for the initial introduction.
But that would have changed later.
Thomas officially started practicing and competing with women’s swimmers in the fall of 2021.
And it is at this point that the swimmers say they discovered that the alleged affirmation of Schnur Thomas would not share a wardrobe was not true.
“When the female swimmers of Upenn returned to school in the fall of 2021, they were shocked to discover that Thomas was authorized to use the wardrobe of women in Upenn and would be authorized to use the wardrobes of women in Swim Meets,” said the trial.
“Margot [Kaczorowski] Only learned that Thomas had been authorized by Upenn to use the wardrobe of women when [Kaczorowski] Entering the wardrobe of women to find Thomas in front of his clothes. “”
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According to the costume, Kaczorowski confronted Schnur in tears about his shock to discover that Thomas would now share a cloakroom with her. She alleges that the coach replied by saying, “I know it’s bad, but I can’t do anything.”
“Coach Schnur told the complainants that he would be dismissed by Upenn if he had not authorized Thomas to use the female changing rooms and to compete in the female swimming team,” said the trial.
In December 2021, another team meeting took place to discuss the presence of Thomas in the team and the attention of the media he attracted, according to court documents. The swimmers allege that they have been told that Thomas would continue to be part of their team and that “the swimming is non -negotiable”.
Upenn tackled resolution with Trump administration in a statement on Tuesday.
“The OCR of the Ministry of Education investigated the participation of a transgender athlete in the female swimming team three years ago, during the swimming season of 2021 – 2022. At the time, Penn was in accordance with the eligibility rules of the NCAA and in title IX as then interpreted,” said the press release.
“Penn has always followed – and continues to follow – title IX and the applicable NCAA policy concerning transgender athletes.
“Penn has never maintained his own policy concerning the participation of transgender athletes in intercollical sports. We also do not maintain our own policies related to other NCAA rules. We join the NCAA and the rules of the Ivy League which are designed to ensure fair and transparent sports competitions for all schools and participants.”
