Yet another California high school has pulled its girls’ volleyball team out of a scheduled match against Jurupa Valley and trans player AB Hernandez.
Patriot High School have become a remarkable eighth school to refuse to pit their girls against a biological man, sending the season into chaos and sparking confusion across the district.
In a statement to Fox News, Jurupa Valley said: ‘We can confirm the Patriot High School volleyball team will forfeit their September 26 match.’
Jurupa Valley have been desperately seeking opponents willing to play against them and Hernandez, while three current and former volleyball players last week filed a lawsuit in a bid to get their trans teammate banned.
‘Girls’ sports are for girls,’ read a statement from Advocates for Faith & Freedom attorney Julianne Fleischer, who represents the three plaintiffs. ‘No policy can erase the biological differences between males and females, and forcing young women to compete against boys is both unfair and unsafe.’
Identified only by their initials in the lawsuit, current and former Jurupa Valley High School volleyball players Hadeel Hazameh, Alyssa McPherson and Madison McPherson have previously spoken out publicly on Fox News and were also identified by the East Bay Times.
Transgender athlete AB Hernandez (right) has won state medals in the long jump and triple jump. She’s currently a member of the Jurupa Valley girls volleyball team
From left, plaintiffs Hadeel Hazameh, Alyssa McPherson and Madison McPherson have launched a lawsuit against Hernandez
Hernandez last year helped Jurupa Valley to a championship and undefeated league season
Outkick previously reported on one of Jurupa Valley’s matches this season in which Hernandez played, and they wrote of ‘an advantage so clear and obvious that several members of the opposing team’s supporters were visibly upset by it.’
In the lawsuit, meanwhile, Hernandez is accused of sexual harassment.
‘Beyond the locker room, A.H. engaged in unwelcomed and offensive contact, including slapping and/or placing his hands on female players’ buttocks, including Plaintiffs, during practices, games, and huddles,’ read the filing.
The filing includes a photo of volleyball players huddled with their arms around each other’s hips.
Hernandez’s mother has responded to the East Bay Times, saying the suit contains ‘defamation, false claims, fabricated evidence, harassment and perjury,’ although the website did not include any specifics and it’s unclear if she offered any.
