A female high school runner is appealing the loss of her discrimination lawsuit against Pennsylvania school districts that allowed a transgender girl to compete in events.
Aislin Magalengo on Aug. 29 filed her notice of appeal to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit, less than a month after Philadelphia federal judge Wendy Beetlestone dismissed claims against the Pennsylvania Interscholastic Athletic Association and the Quakertown and Colonial school districts.
Magalengo sued after the principal at Plymouth Whitemarsh High School allowed the other runner to participate in events last school year. Magalengo finished second in a cross-country race in September then again finished second to the transgender girl, known as L.A. in court records, at a 4×400 relay in December.
“You are not a girl. You should not be racing against girls,” Magalengo told the runner, according to her Jan. 20 complaint.
