San Jose State University (SJSU) has suspended a volleyball coach for using abusive language toward a transgender player on the school’s volleyball team, Outkick reported on Saturday.
Associate volleyball head coach Melissa Batty Smooth has been suspended indefinitely after sharing concerns about Blair Fleming, a transgender player on the team. According to Go for an out kick. (Related: Green Party vice presidential candidate takes shocking conservative position on hot-button issue)
“As the associate head coach of the San Jose State University women’s volleyball team is not with the team at this time, we will not be providing any further information on this matter,” SJSU said. said Out kick.
Batty Smooth also filed a Title IX complaint against SJSU on Tuesday, accusing the school of giving preferential treatment to Fleming. According to To Quillette.
According to the newspaper’s report, Batty-Smooth said none of the players on the team knew “that Fleming’s birth gender was male, or that there was a player on the team with a male birth gender.” said it was her “understanding”.
Yesterday, SJSU’s women’s volleyball assistant coach filed a Title IX complaint against the university for allowing a man to play on the women’s team.
She was suspended today, effective immediately.
This is how they force people into submission.https://t.co/DwoooXSYjI
— Riley Gaines (@Riley_Gaines_) November 2, 2024
“What stood out was that [ball] Fleming’s jumping ability and hitting power were far superior to any player in this league, and he was able to block in the front row. [Mountain West] Conference,” she continued.
Students from Boise State University, Southern Utah University, University of Nevada-Reno, Utah State University and the University of Wyoming all withdrew from the game against SJSU, the newspaper reported.
The University of Nevada, Reno women’s volleyball team specifically demanded that their “rights to on-court safety and fair competition be protected” and declared that they “refuse to participate in any game that promotes injustice against female athletes.” Outkick newspaper reported. reported.
The student-athletes at the University of Nevada, Reno have decided that they do not want to play against San Jose State University, and I fully respect their decision.
Student-athletes should not be pressured to play in situations where they do not feel safe. pic.twitter.com/YuDtq8eAcV
— Governor Joe Lombardo (@JosephMLombardo) October 15, 2024
The University of Nevada, Reno and Utah State also held games Tuesday, and the Riley Gaines Center and Leadership Institute handed out wristbands and T-shirts that read “Boycott.” According to Go to Fox 13.
Utah Representative Kera Birkeland, who introduced a bill to protect women’s sports in 2022, also said: share Send the shirt to X (previously known as Twitter).
big shout out to @Riley_Gaines_
When he heard that I was looking for this shirt, he sent me 100!! 💙We will be handing them out at the upcoming USU vs. Neveda game.
Both teams heard we were coming and are excited to support us. And wearing these shirts will be important… pic.twitter.com/og6B3YgMgz
— KeraBirk (@KeraBirk) October 24, 2024
