US EditionTransgender runner Evie Parts sues NCAA and Swarthmore College for removal from track team
Evelyn Parts alleges Title IX violations and emotional distress after NCAA policy changes restricted her competition options as a transgender woman, Swarthmore officials said.
- On Thursday, Evelyn Parts, a former Swarthmore track athlete, sued Swarthmore College, officials, and the NCAA in the Eastern District of Pennsylvania, alleging Title IX violations.
- On Feb. 6, the NCAA amended its policy to limit women's sports to athletes assigned female at birth, prompting Swarthmore to remove Parts from the team.
- After running unattached in two meets, Parts was fully reinstated on April 11 to the women’s track team, but she received no coaching, travel, or support, the lawsuit alleges.
- In the complaint, Parts alleges the ban caused her to engage in self-harm and suicidal thoughts, and Susan Cirilli stated `We stand by the allegations in the complaint`.
- Meanwhile, Pennsylvania’s state Senate approved a bill on May 6 to ban transgender athletes from women’s sports, reflecting broader legislative efforts.
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Pa. college athlete sues NCAA over transgender decision
Long-distance runner Evie Parts sued the NCAA and Swarthmore College as well as members of its athletic department on the grounds they illegally removed her from the track team because she is a transgender athlete.Parts’ lawsuit said the NCAA’s ban on transgender athletes in women’s sports did not have legal grounds because it’s not a governmental organization and therefore does not have jurisdiction over Pennsylvania state law or the Title IX f…
Another trans athlete sues school over being banned from women's sports in growing trend
A third transgender athlete has sued a U.S. college in the span of one month in response to the ongoing national crackdown on biological males in women's sports. However, the latest lawsuit also claims a trans athlete was reinstated to a women's team in April despite NCAA policy and federal law prohibiting it. Trans track and field runner Evelyn Parts is suing Swarthmore College and the NCAA, alleging the school violated Title IX when it banned …
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