Massachusetts father files Title IX complaint after daughter’s injury by a transgender athlete

A Massachusetts father has filed a Title IX complaint against the Massachusetts Interscholastic Athletic Association (MIAA) and the local school district after his daughter was reportedly injured by a transgender athlete.

The Massachusetts father filed the complaint with the U.S. Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights against the MIAA and the Somerset Berkley Regional School District for “violating the rights of my daughters and countless other female student-athletes.”

The incident allegedly took place in November 2018.

A recent article from The Boston Herald detailed the parent’s complaint and the incident that sparked the complaint. Below is an excerpt from The Boston Herald article.

The parent is calling for the feds to investigate the MIAA and the school district for “noncompliance with Title IX and with President Trump’s recent executive orders on protecting women and girls from gender ideology.”

Title IX violations should lead to canceling federal funds from these organizations and schools, the father wrote in his complaint.

The parent’s youngest daughter in November of 2018 was reportedly severely injured by a male player when she was playing in a field hockey tournament game against Somerset Berkley.

“This male player shattered my daughter’s thumb when he whipped a shot toward the goal during the game,” the father wrote in the complaint. “My daughter suffered significant pain from this injury and was forced to miss her freshman ice hockey season because of it… This boy should never have been allowed to play against my daughter in a girls’ tournament game, and his presence on the field led directly to her injury and loss of competitive opportunity.”

The Walpole all-girls field hockey team lost to the Somerset Berkley team with two male players in the state tournament semifinals. Then the next year, Somerset Berkley again beat Walpole in the state semis.

This Title IX complaint comes after the Department of Education last month announced a Title IX investigation into the MIAA after a viral high school basketball game when a reportedly transgender player injured three girls.

A Swampscott High School boy player’s shot struck a Dighton-Rehoboth High School player in the face, sending her to the hospital with significant facial and dental injuries. The incident led to shrieks and tears all over the field hockey pitch.

The viral shot from the male player led to calls for gender rule changes for high school sports, especially when it comes to girls’ field hockey.

To read the full story from The Boston Herald, click here.