Washington D.C., Feb 13, 2020 / 14:00 pm
Three female high school athletes have sued over a Connecticut policy allowing males identifying as females to compete in girls' sports.
The three high school students- Selina Soule of Glastonbury High School, senior Chelsea Mitchell of Canton High School, and sophomore Alanna Smith of Danbury High School- are all track-and-field athletes.
In a complaint filed on Wednesday in a federal district court, the students say they were denied an opportunity for fair competition under Title IX, after a state school policy began allowing males identifying as females to compete in girls' high school sports.
At the state's 2019 championships, two males identifying as females won first and second place for the 55-meter indoor track competition; Soule failed to qualify for the finals of the competition by one place.