Female Volleyball Players in Vermont Banned From Own Locker Room After Transgender Complaint

A number of girls playing for a high school volleyball team in Vermont have been barred from using their own locker room after filing a complaint to school officials about a transgender teammate, according to a report.

Blake Allen, who, along with some of her fellow teammates, now has to get changed in a single-stall bathroom, told WCAX-TV that the dispute started after the transgender player at Randolph Union High School made an “inappropriate comment” to some of the girls while they were changing in the locker room.

The report doesn’t detail the comment. The transgender athlete also hasn’t been publicly identified.

Allen noted that she’s not the only girl who has raised these concerns. Some parents have also approached school officials to inform them how uncomfortable it makes them feel that a biological male is changing with their daughter.

“There are biological boys that go into the girl’s bathroom, but never a locker room,” Allen said.

The girls and parents who’ve raised the issue want the school to relocate the transgender athlete, but officials have instead advised the group of girls to find another room to change.

“They want all the girls who feel uncomfortable—so pretty much 10 girls—to get changed in a single-stall bathroom, which would take over 30 minutes. Where if one person got changed separately, it would take a minute, like no extra time,” Allen argued.

In an emailed statement responding to the families of affected players, school officials stated that there’s “plenty of space where students who feel uncomfortable with the laws may change in privacy,” WCAX-TV reported.

According to Vermont’s state law, students can play sports and use the locker room that correspond to the gender with which they identify.

Meanwhile, the school reportedly sent out a second email to inform parents that they’ve launched an investigation

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