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University of Pennsylvania Agree to the resolution President Donald Trump’s administration shuts men out and apologizes to every female swimmer who has been present by trans-athlete Lia Thomas in the 2021-22 season.
However, litigation The objection of the college was played by three former female swimmers with them sharing a team’s experience with Thomas.
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Former Upenn swimmer Grace Estabrook (Contributed by Grace Estabrook)
Former UPENN swimmers Grace Estabrook, Margot Kaczorowski and Ellen Holmquist filed a lawsuit against the University, Harvard, NCAA and the IVY league on February 5. The lawsuit says university officials say they made them displeased with Thomas’ concerns and allowed Thomas to compete for “Thomas” through “Thomas” and competed with “Themation,” a competitor in Themation, and competed with Thomas as Thomas and competed for Thomas as Thomas. law. ”
The Independent Commission for Women’s Sports (ICONS), which activist groups funding litigation, issued a statement on Tuesday recounting Upenn’s resolution.
“In less than three weeks, the University of Pennsylvania attorney will appear in the federal district court in Boston, Massachusetts.
“Will Upenn now admit to federal judges like he did to the Trump administration today that they violated Chapter IX? Or will they continue to oppose accountability and fight Upenn’s female swimmers in court?”
Meanwhile, former Upenn swimmer Paula Scanlan is not part of the lawsuit, but one of Thomas’ first teammates to object to the situation, shared an email she received from the university to apologize.
The icon added in its statement that Tuesday’s announcement should serve as a warning to other agencies.
“We join the female athletes on behalf of the Trump administration and the Department of Education for their commitment to restoring justice in women’s sports. Today’s announcement, regarding one of the most notorious violations of Title IX, sends a clear message to all educational institutions: denying women’s right to equal opportunities and privacy is totally wrong,” the statement remains.
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“Idols remain committed to having the responsibilities of organizations like the NCAA, the Ivy League and the University of Pennsylvania to ensure legal precedents are set so that such violations will not occur again.”
Fox News Digital has responded with Upenn in response to the Icons statement.
Thomas is a biological male who has previously competed for the Upenn Men’s swimming team for 2017-20 years under the name Will Thomas. According to the lawsuit, Thomas is the female swimmer introduced by head women’s swimmer Mike Schnur as their incoming teammates at a team meeting in the fall 2019.
Each of the three plaintiffs claimed that the experience caused them to be “repeatedly emotionally traumatized.”
The plaintiff claimed that the university administrators accepted Thomas’ acceptance of Thomas in the team and in the locker room throughout the process. Former swimmers said they were led to their concerns about becoming Thomas teammates rooted in “psychological issues.”
“UPENN administrators told women that if anyone is working to accept Thomas’ participation in the Upenn Women’s Team, they should seek consultation and support from the CAPS and LBGTQ Center,” the lawsuit said.
“The administrator also invited women to a speech entitled ‘trans 101.’ So the women were told that Upenn’s position was that if one of the women on the team had any problems with trans men in her team, it was that the woman had psychological problems and needed consultation.”
The plaintiff also claimed that administrators warned them not to publicly object to the situation.
“Upenn administrators then tell women that if women speak publicly about their concerns about Thomas joining the women’s team, the reputation of those who complain about Thomas’s on the team will be tainted by trans fears for the rest of their lives and they may never find a job,” the lawsuit. ”
Three female swimmers claim they will be believed to be evacuated from the team if they try to protest Thomas’ participation ahead of the 2022 Ivy League championship.
The lawsuit alleges that the lawsuit states: “UPENN Swimming Team members were told by coaches and Upenn administrators that the UPENN administrators were in close coordination with the NCAA and the IVY league to ensure Thomas is eligible for the 2021-2022 women’s swimming season.”
“These statements about Thomas’ qualifications between Upun, the Ivy League and the NCAA have been closely coordinated, leading to members of the Upun Women’s Team understanding that Thomas’ boycott or protests about the team or his presence in the locker room would be futile and could result in women being evacuated from the team or from Upun.”
The lawsuit says coaches and UPENN administrators told women swimmers not to talk about Thomas’ situation. Schnur allegedly told the women swimmer that Thomas would not share the locker room with them when requested after the initial introduction.
But it was said to have changed later.
Thomas officially begins practicing and competes with female swimmers in fall 2021.
At that time, female swimmers said they found it wrong to Schnur’s alleged claim that Thomas would not share the locker room.
“When Upenn’s female swimmers returned to school in the fall of 2021, they were shocked to find Thomas was allowed to use Upenn’s women’s locker room and allowed to use the women’s locker room during swimming competitions,” the lawsuit said.
“Kaczorowski only learned that Thomas was authorized to use the women’s locker room by Upenn, when Kaczorowski walked into the women’s locker room and found Thomas in front of the change of clothes.”
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According to the suit, Kaczorowski faces Schnur, surprised to find out that Thomas will now share a dressing room with her. She claimed the coach replied, “I know it’s wrong, but I can’t do anything.”
“Coach Schnur told the plaintiff that if Thomas did not allow Thomas to use the women’s locker room and compete in the women’s swimming team, he would be fired by Upun,” the lawsuit said.
In December 2021, another team meeting was held to discuss Thomas’ presence on the team and the attention the media has gained in court documents. The female swimmer claimed they were told Thomas would continue to join their team, “Leah swim is not negotiable.”
Upenn settled the resolution with the Trump administration in a statement Tuesday.
The statement said: “The Ministry of Education OCR investigated the participation of a transgender athlete three years ago during the 2021-2022 swimming season.
“Pennsylvania has been following – and continues to follow – the applicable policies of the IX and NCAA regarding transgender athletes. NCAA eligibility rules were changed in February 2025, with orders 14168 and 14201, and Pennsylvania will continue to comply with these new rules.
“Pennsylvania has never maintained its own policies for the participation of trans athletes in intercollegiate sports. We also do not uphold policies related to other NCAA rules. We abide by NCAA and IVY Alliance Rules to ensure fair and transparent sports competitions for all schools and participants.”
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