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The American Department of Health and Social Services launched an investigation into title IX on the state of Minnesota after a transgender launcher led the Champlin Park High School to a state championship earlier this month.
HHS announced the investigation Thursday, directly citing the controversial situation of softball.
“The participation of the male athlete played a decisive role, bringing the team to win the state title,” said the announcement.
The HHS civil rights office, Paula M. Stannard, insisted that the State must follow the federal law, and not its current state laws which allow the inclusion trans into the sports of girls.
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Marissa Rothenberger celebrated in the canoe with teammates after the dramatic victory of Champlin Park. (Amber Harding)
“Women cannot be relegated to the sidelines under title IX,” Stannard said in the announcement. “As a beneficiary of federal funds, the title IX requires that Minnesota guarantees fair and safe opportunities for women to compete with the teams separated by sex – regardless of the obligations of state law.”
The State is already the subject of an investigation by the American Department of Education of its State laws which allow biological men of sports for girls and challenge the executive decree of President Donald Trump away from sports for women. This investigation was raised to the Federal Investigation team in title IX, which operates in collaboration with the Ministry of Justice on June 12.
The state is also engaged in a pair of prosecution on the issue, one deposited by the Attorney General of the State Keith Ellison against the Trump administration, and another deposited by three anonymous softball players against Ellison and the state of having to compete with a trans athlete.
The state also did not adopt a bill which would have prohibited the biological men of the sports of girls and women in early March after the Democrats of the state legislature voted against.
This allowed the Trans launcher, the junior Marissa Rothenberger, to have a sequence of dominant playoff series for Champlin Park. Rothenberger launched a complete laundering, granting only three strokes and withdrawing six in the championship match on Friday, capping a race which saw Rothenberger launch the 21 heats through three games of the state tournament, abandoning only two points.
The organization representing the complainants pursuing the state about its policies, Alliance Defnding Freedom (ADF), previously provided a declaration by one of the players of his experience against the Trans athlete.
“To face him is not only a physical challenge, but also a mind. It is a mental battle knowing that he has an advantage in the sport that I grew up playing, which makes it difficult to want to hit against him.
“This problem affected me in a way that I would never have imagined. It is simply unfair, and I hate that nothing happens to change this. The boys should not be able to take place of girls in the teams simply because they are able to do it. I hope that more girls affected by this problem will be summed up against this.”
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The anonymous player also called the Attorney General of Minnesota, Keith Ellison, for having aggressively defended the inclusion trans into the sports of girls in the state. Ellison filed a complaint against President Donald Trump and the US Department of Justice for Trump’s executive decree “to give men in women’s sport”.
“It’s really overwhelming to know that [Ellison] does not take the rights of girls and women seriously. It allows boys to compete with girls, and it is not sure and completely unfair. Knowing that Ag Ellison is in total support to let boys and men enjoy women in sport is absolutely disgusting and badly, “added the player.
The Champlin Park school district made a statement to PK Press Club Digital by defending the decision to allow the athlete to compete in the softball team.
“Throughout the season, and as the rebels qualify for the state tournament, it is important to note that all the athlete students participating in the Softball team at Champlin Park are eligible to compete, the district is unable to provide comments on a specific athlete,” a declaration by the Anoka-Hennepin declared the school district.
“In addition, the district is appointed in an active trial which limits the shared information.”
Ellison’s office previously published a statement that meets the state trial for Rothenberger’s participation in the women’s softball season.
“In addition to doing the exercise and the pleasure of competition, playing sports is accompanied by many advantages for young people. You are establishing friendships that can last a lifetime, you learn to work as part of a team, and you feel as if you belong,” said Ellison.
“I believe it is bad to distinguish a group of students, who are already confronted at higher levels of intimidation and harassment, and to tell these children that they cannot be part of the team because of whom they are. I will continue to defend the rights of all students to play sports with their friends and their peers.”
