Midwest
Michigan parent wants Trump to act after daughter shares locker room with trans-athlete
NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles!
A parent of a female volleyball player on Monday urged the Trump administration to get involved after a trans athlete shared a locker room with and competed against his daughter in volleyball in a Michigan high school.
“It’s simple, women play women’s sports,” Sean Lechner said in front of a crowd at the press conference on a cold December afternoon.
Sean was joined by his daughter, Briley Lechner, a middle on Monroe High School’s volleyball team, and several other Republican elected officials and political candidates at a podium near city hall to announce a complaint filed with federal authorities.
The complaint addressed players on the Monroe High School volleyball team, including Briley, being forced to compete against and “undress” in the same locker room as a biological male.
WASHINGTON SWIMMER TAKES ON STATE GOVERNMENT, SAYS GIRLS SHOULDN’T BE PRESSURED TO UNDRESS AROUND BOYS
Fox News Digital obtained a copy of Sean’s official complaint, filed with the Department of Education on Dec. 5, 2025, stating that “parents must have confidence that school administrators prioritize the safety, privacy, equitable treatment, and fairness of female athletes.” The complaint was also filed with the Michigan Department of Education, the Michigan High School Athletic Association (MHSAA), and Monroe Public Schools. The Michigan Department of Education told OutKick that it “received the complaint and is reviewing it.”
A parent of a female volleyball player is urging the Trump administration to get involved after a trans athlete shared a locker room with and competed against his daughter in volleyball. (Fox News Digital) (Fox News Digital)
The complaint stated that the students were not aware that they would be sharing a locker room with a transgender athlete.
According to the complaint, “The presence of a male in the girls’ locker room was not disclosed prior to the match, constituting a violation of privacy and bodily integrity protections under Title IX.”
The Department of Education is investigating several schools across the country for Title IX violations related to transgender athletes but none of those investigations involve schools in Michigan. Lechner filed the complaint with hopes to change that.
Lechner’s remarks during the press conference called out Ann Arbor Skyline High School for rostering a biological male athlete on the girls’ high school volleyball team, “placing female athletes in danger and subjecting them to a loss of privacy, safety, and dignity.”
CALIFORNIA HIGH SCHOOLS AT ODDS AFTER ALLEGED TRANS ATHLETE DISPLACES FEMALE IN CROSS-COUNTRY TOP 10
The Skyline girls volleyball team had the trans athlete in its starting lineup and ended up reaching the Michigan Division 1 state quarterfinals. The athlete earned First Team All-Conference honors.
Sean was joined by his daughter, Briley Lechner, a middle on Monroe High School’s volleyball team, and several other Republican elected officials and political candidates at a podium near Monroe, Michigan’s City Hall to announce a complaint filed with federal authorities. (Fox News Digital)
Under MHSAA guidelines, a transgender athlete who was born male and wants to compete in a high school girls’ team needs to apply for and receive a waiver. The MHSAA confirmed to Fox News Digital that it granted one waiver for eligibility under their transgender student policy, statewide, for the 2025-26 fall sports season.
“We have not and cannot say for which school, or sport, as that would be identifying information, and disregard student privacy laws. The waiver was granted in compliance with applicable state and federal law. The MHSAA is obligated to follow both, even as state law and federal guidance have evolved in recent years, often in competing ways,” an MHSAA spokesperson told Fox News Digital.
Laura Perry, a candidate running for Michigan’s 31st State House District, said that the waiver process “must be eliminated because it directly conflicts with federal law.”
Perry told reporters that they are calling on the U.S. Department of Education and the Trump administration to “act swiftly in this manner.”
“Women’s sports must be separated by biological sex. Federal executive order is being ignored,” Perry said.
TRACK STAR FIRES OFF MESSAGE ABOUT TRANS-INCLUSION IN FEMALE ATHLETICS: ‘IT’S NOT FAIR AND IT’S NOT SAFE’
Laura Perry, a candidate running for state representative serving Monroe County, called on the U.S. Department of Education and the Trump administration to “act swiftly in this manner.” (Getty Images)
“One waiver in Michigan, one displaced female athlete on a varsity roster or a starting lineup, one player of the match taken by a biological male, and one team advancing to the elite eight in the MHSAA tournament because of a male is one too many,” Perry added.
“When we found out weeks after that there was another male in the same locker room as us, as we were changing and also playing against us, it caught everyone off guard,” Briley said at the podium when asked how she felt about the incident by another reporter. “That would have been the last thought because as I was looking at this person, admiring how amazing they were, admiring how high they could jump, I was kind of getting down to myself, like I wonder why I’m not capable of that.”
MHSAA told Fox News Digital that they had conversations with members of the Michigan legislature throughout the fall about this issue.
“From those conversations, we know elected leaders from both parties recognize that the current issues surrounding eligibility and participation of transgender students remain subject to ongoing legal debate. The MHSAA has consistently emphasized that it must follow the law, and when conflicts in law arise, the MHSAA must rely upon the legislature or the courts to provide clarity,” the MHSAA spokesperson told Fox News Digital.
The Department of Education, Michigan Department of Education, and Monroe Public Schools did not immediately respond to Fox News Digital’s request for comment.
Read the full article from Here
Employees at a south Minneapolis child care center said they are increasingly concerned about drug use and safety issues, as a homeless encampment grows nearby under the Cedar Avenue and Highway 55 overpass.
Staff at Baby’s Space child care, which has served the neighborhood for more than 25 years, said things have gotten especially bad over the past month.
Yolanda Reyes is an administrative assistant at Baby’s Space, which is just blocks away from the encampment.
“The encampment was moving and then the cops would clear it out, and they’d wait a few hours and they were right back,” said Reyes.
Staff said a fence installed to discourage people from gathering at the encampment has been ineffective. A WCCO camera captured an opening in the fence that allowed people to continue gathering on the sidewalk.
Drug use has become more visible and has moved right outside the child care center’s front door, Reyes said.
“Open use, just freely using their drugs. I had to go out the front door and say, ‘Hey, this is a child care center,’” she said.
The concerns have affected daily activities at the facility. Debbie Lund, executive director for Baby’s Space, said staff worry about what children could encounter while playing outside. She said Minneapolis police now stand watch by their playground.
“It’s hard for us to play outside because we’re not sure what the kids are going to be exposed to,” said Lund.
The concerns have drawn the attention of city leaders. On Tuesday, Minneapolis City Council Member Jason Chavez sent an email to city officials, including Mayor Jacob Frey and Public Safety Commissioner Todd Barnette, requesting immediate support for unhoused residents in the area.
A city spokesperson said the fencing is temporary to allow time for a better long-term solution, in collaboration with the county, Metro Transit, and the Minnesota Department of Transportation, who all have facilities in the area.
In the meantime, the city said they are working to help people move from unsheltered homelessness into stable housing.
Reyes and Lund emphasized that they sympathize with people living in the encampment who are struggling with addiction.
“It’s so hard because our hearts go out to everybody, and yet we really need to keep our children safe,” said Lund.
July 13, 1931 – June 22, 2026
Karl E. Muszar, Jr., 94, Indianapolis, was called to his heavenly home June 22, 2026. He was born July 13, 1931, in Indianapolis to Karl E. Muszar, Sr. and Golda Lucille (Martin) Jones.
Karl was a 1949 graduate of Howe High School. He then enlisted in the U.S. Air Force where he served until 1955. Following his military service, he attended Purdue University and in 1958 earned a B.S. in Metallurgical Engineering. Karl worked for Allison Aircraft until 1975 at which time he started his own consulting business, Metallurgical Engineering of Indiana, Inc. Karl enjoyed photography and hiking in the mountains of Colorado. He served as a board member of Heritage Christian School from1971 to 2001.
In addition to his parents, Karl was preceded in death by his beloved wife, Barbara J. (Foulk) Muszar; sister, Boni Kennelly, and stepbrother, Wesley Jones.
Survivors include his daughter, Michelle (Mark) Anderson; son, Jeffrey Muszar; granddaughter, Brittany (Alex) Winfield; great-grandchildren, Krystiyan Hall, Czarina Green, Mikhail, and Odessa Winfield; and many nieces and nephews.
Family and friends will gather at 10 a.m. Saturday, June 27, 2026, at Colonial Hills Baptist Church, of which he was an active member, and where the funeral service will begin at noon.
Burial will follow in Union Chapel Cemetery. In memory of Karl, contributions may be directed to Colonial Hills Baptist Church-Missions, 8140 Union Chapel Road, Indianapolis, IN 46240. Envelopes will be available at the church.
Bussell Family Funerals is privileged to assist the family in arrangements. Condolences: bussellfamilyfunerals.com.
-
Miami, FL6 minutes agoMiami Gardens police make arrest in cold case murder from 2019
-
Boston, MA9 minutes agoWoman killed in Mattapan carjacking crash honored at vigil
-
Denver, CO14 minutes agoNuggets trade 26th pick in NBA Draft to Spurs, moving out of first round
-
Seattle, WA21 minutes agoNBA Commissioner says Las Vegas, Seattle remain expansion targets for 2028-29 season
-
San Diego, CA24 minutes agoPadres cap wild game against Braves with extra-innings win
-
Milwaukee, WI29 minutes agoBucks draft Burries, Ament after Giannis trade: 'We're building'
-
Atlanta, GA36 minutes agoSports with Sam: Hawks draft Kingston Flemmings & Zuby Ejiofor
-
Minneapolis, MN39 minutes agoConcerns grow over south Minneapolis homeless encampment near child care center
