WIAA stands with trans athlete participation in recent policy amendments
RENTON—The Washington Interscholastic Activities Association (WIAA) Representative Assembly announced Monday, April 21, that two transgender related advisory amendments—one restricting participation in girls’ sports to be limited to “biological females” and the other that would have offered separate athletic programs for boys, girls, and an open division for all students—did not meet the 60% threshold to […]
OSPI and WIAA respond to Trump restrictions on trans athletes from participating in women’s sports
OLYMPIA—President Trump signed an executive order on Wednesday, January 5, which would prohibit transgender women and girls from participating in women’s sports. This order could also block transgender athletes from entering the country for the 2028 Olympics. The order directs the Department of Education, of which Trump seeks to eliminate, from carrying out “enforcement actions” […]
Is the state-worker vaccine mandate legal and does it violate the Nuremberg Code?
OLYMPIA, Wash., September 7, 2021 — Immediately following Gov. Inslee’s press conference on August 18, wherein he issued a vaccine mandate for state employees, the Lynnwood Times reached out to his office, inquiring whether a governor has the authority to mandate a vaccine that isn’t FDA approved. The Executive Director of Communications for the Governor’s […]
