Evie Parts, Transgender Athlete Sues Swarthmore College and NCAA for Removal from Track Team

Long-distance runner Evie Parts has sued the NCAA and Swarthmore College as well as members of its athletic department, saying they illegally removed her from the track team because she is a transgender athlete.

Parts’ lawsuit said the NCAA’s ban on transgender athletes in women’s sports did not have legal grounds because it’s not a governmental organization and therefore does not have jurisdiction over Pennsylvania state law or the Title IX federal statute.

She was removed from the team on Feb. 6, the day the NCAA issued its new policy on transgender athletes.

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