MONROE, Mich. (Michigan News Source) – A parent filed a Title IX complaint with the U.S. Department of Education stating the Monroe Public Schools allowed a transgender student to use the locker room without informing parents.
The Michigan House GOP held a press conference Monday in Monroe.
The background.
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Ann Arbor Skyline has been accused of allowing a boy to play on the girls volleyball team, and this directly affects Monroe since the two schools played each other on Sept. 9. Ann Arbor won 3-0.
Skyline finished the season with a 36-11-4 record and won the Southeastern Conference Red Division with a 13-1 record. The transgender student, who Michigan News Source is not identifying, was a first-team all conference selection.
The national news site Outkick broke the Ann Arbor transgender story in the fall. Outkick reported Monday it had a copy of the complaint and quoted Sean Lechner, a parent of a Monroe High School female athlete, as saying his daughter was forced to change in the same locker room as the boy athlete.
“My daughter was forced to share a locker room, where females undressed, with the male athlete. The presence of a male in the girls’ locker room was not disclosed prior to the match, constituting a violation of privacy and bodily integrity protections under Title IX,” the complaint stated, according to Outkick.
The MHSAA on “eligibility waivers.”
The Michigan High School Athletic Association (MHSAA) said one waiver of eligibility for transgender competition was approved for the fall sports season.
“I am able to report that one waiver for eligibility was granted under our transgender student policy for the 2025-26 fall sports season,” Geoff Kimmerly, spokesman for the MHSAA. “I cannot say for which school, or sport, as that would be identifying information. The waiver was granted in compliance with applicable state and federal law. The MHSAA is obligated to follow both, even as state law and federal guidance have evolved in recent years, often in competing ways.”
Kimmerly continued: “The bottom line is this: The MHSAA has communicated with members of the state legislature throughout the fall about this issue. From those conversations, we know elected leaders from both parties recognize that the current issues surrounding eligibility and participation of transgender students remain subject to ongoing legal debate.”
“The MHSAA has consistently emphasized that it must follow the law – but the legislature is responsible for writing laws. At this time, however, legislators appear content with blaming the MHSAA for something only legislators and the courts have the power to change or clarify,” Kimmerly said.
Where do Americans stand?
A January 2025 New York Times/Ipsos poll found that 79% of the people polled thought that male athletes should not be allowed to play female sports.
