""When she was in junior high and participating on the other gender sports team in cross-country and track and starting to understand who she was, she wasn't fully there," Norcross recalled. "Her saying, 'I'm participating on the girls team,' and the joy and acceptance that was there was amazing.""
""exclusion of [Pepper-Jackson] from girls' sports teams not only treats [her] differently - it treats her worse.""
Transgender student participation in school sports is contested across the United States, with some states requiring inclusion and more than half passing bans on transgender girls in girls' teams. California law requires public schools to allow students to play on teams consistent with their gender identity and recently created a commission to study youth sports inclusion. Families and athletes have filed legal challenges against exclusionary laws, arguing differential and worse treatment. Community opposition appears in local school board meetings and religious settings. National legal developments influence the broader legal landscape and may prompt further challenges.
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