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Kern County Board to sign on to Title IX amicus brief after contract edits and promise to review filing
Summary
The Kern County Board of Education agreed to join an amicus brief in two U.S. Supreme Court cases involving transgender athletes — provided the district’s requested edits are accepted and the board reviews the final brief before filing by the court deadline.
The Kern County Board of Education voted to move forward with signing on to an amicus brief in two U.S. Supreme Court cases concerning transgender participation in school sports, but only after the district’s requested edits to the attorney engagement agreement and an opportunity to review the brief before it is filed.
Board members discussed the request from Advocates for Faith and Freedom to join Little v. Hecox (Idaho) and West Virginia v. B.P.J., both described at the meeting as cases raising whether state laws that limit transgender girls’ participation in girls’ athletics conflict with Title IX and the Equal Protection Clause. The board was told the firm preparing the brief planned to file by May 18 and that oral arguments in related matters were scheduled in mid‑month.
“It's a historical landmark,” the board president said, arguing the county’s…
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