Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton is investigating two North Texas school districts over claims they are circumventing state law to allow transgender students to compete in girls' sports. Paxton's office requested documents from the Hutto and Richardson school districts after a group called Accuracy in Media released videos of school administrators discussing potential workarounds to allow transgender students to participate in sports aligned with their gender identity. Paxton vowed to hold accountable those who violate the law, emphasizing that consequences will be pursued for any unlawful activity.
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton is questioning another North Texas school district over reported attempts to circumvent state law to allow boys to play on girls' sports teams.and requested an"extensive list of documents" to ensure they aren't letting athletes play on teams that don't match their birth sex. Paxton hasn't confirmed whether his office has received any documents or what may have been found in them.
According to Paxton's office,"Richardson ISD’s Executive Director of Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion, Angie Lee, said to a parent that if their male high school student stayed overnight at a hotel on a school trip, he would be allowed to share a room with female students. Lee also implied that the district allows male students to participate in girls’ sports."
The district told NBC 5 they received the public information request from the attorney general's office and said they would comply with responding to the records request per the Texas Public Information Act."RISD closely follows Texas law, including the UIL requirement that student-athletes must compete according to the gender on their original birth certificate. The district is not aware of any instance whatsoever where this requirement was not followed in RISD.
Paxton's office said Hutto ISD’s Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Director, Keyawna Glaze, advised parents about “workarounds” to allow a male student to participate in girls’ sports by changing the sex of his birth certificate.from the Hutto ISD that said the administrator was no longer employed by the district and added, “In Texas, we have a very strict process that we follow.
Also, individuals do not speak on behalf of the district and the message conveyed in the video does not reflect the views or policies of Hutto ISD. We want to reiterate that Hutto ISD respects, follows, and adheres to Texas laws as well as UIL guidelines and policies for our student-athletes.”
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