Parents and School Leaders Mobilize Against Transgender Sports Rules
WHO:
KOMO - The Seattle Public Schools (SPS) board authorized the district to hire lawyers and pursue legal action over Initiative IL-638 if needed.
KOMO - Board President Gina Topp said the resolution would allow the district to seek court guidance when a new law raises questions about existing laws and constitutional protections.
KOMO - Board member Joe Mizrahi said the initiative could conflict with Washington laws protecting student privacy and equal access to educational opportunities.
KOMO - Initiative supporter Amy Sousa said, “It should never have come to a situation where any males were allowed to participate in the female category.”
KOMO - Simon Thornton of Seattle said enforcement could make screening girls “a really difficult situation.”
Fox News - Erin Lee, whose daughter Lee said was secretly socially transitioned at school, helped lead the grassroots campaign behind Colorado ballot measures.
9News - Erin Lee co-founded Protect Kids Colorado and introduced Colorado Propositions 134 and 135.
9News - Nadine Bridges, executive director of One Colorado, opposed both measures and said their outcome was painful.
9News - Gov.-elect Phil Weiser said Colorado would review the measures and consider whether adjustments were appropriate.
WHAT:
KOMO - The Seattle school board approved a resolution authorizing possible legal action over Initiative IL-638 and restating its opposition to the initiative.
KOMO - The board said the initiative applies only to girls’ sports and could expose girls to scrutiny and privacy checks not imposed on boys.
KOMO - Washington voters approved Initiative 638, with 55.83% voting yes and 44.17% voting no, a margin of nearly 12 percentage points.
KOMO - The initiative’s law goes into effect Dec. 3.
9News - Colorado voters approved Proposition 134, which restricts school sports participation based on sex assigned at birth, and Proposition 135, which bans certain gender-related surgeries for minors.
9News - Bridges said misinformation contributed to the results and called the measures “super vague.” Lee said voters had sent a clear message and called the measures “common sense widely agreed upon nonpartisan issues.”
9News - Crowds rallied at the Colorado Capitol in downtown Denver in support of transgender youth.
WHERE:
KOMO - The legal action concerns Seattle Public Schools and Washington’s Initiative IL-638.
9News - The measures concern Colorado; the rally took place at the Capitol in downtown Denver.
WHEN:
KOMO - The board approved its resolution at a special meeting on Monday; it had voted to oppose the initiative in September. No timeframe was given for deciding what legal action to take.
9News - Weiser’s review comments were made the prior week; Lee spoke the day after the election, and the rally took place on Saturday.
WHY:
KOMO - The board cited potential conflicts with student privacy, equal treatment, access to sports and educational opportunities, and its other legal obligations.
9News - Lee said Proposition 134 mirrors existing practice; she said Proposition 135 applies to surgeries for minors 17 and younger intended to change their sex, excluding developmental sex disorders and certain physical abnormalities.
HOW:
KOMO - The resolution leaves the type of legal action to district officials and attorneys; Topp said the board did not specify what action to pursue.
9News - Lee said Proposition 134 would be enforced through doctors’ notes. Weiser said the legislature could consider adjustments because the measures are statutory.
9News - Bridges said lawmakers should examine constitutionality, fiscal impacts, unintended consequences, and the rights of affected people.
(UPDATED November 10, 2026 10:59 UTC)
Seattle schools authorized lawyers to challenge Washington’s sports initiative, citing student privacy concerns. Colorado voters approved measures restricting sports participation and certain surgeries for minors. Governor-elect Phil Weiser said lawmakers would review the measures.