MA Mom Speaks Out After Trans-Identifying Boy Bumps Girls HS Track Athletes

How many girls need to lose out before MA leaders step up and make it right?

Earlier this month, a mom from Pembroke confronted her local school committee after her daughter, an indoor track athlete, was bumped by a male competing in the girls competition. Watch the viral clip of her testimony below.

In this competition, the MSTCA Northeast Invitational, the top 8 female athletes from the preliminary round go on to be finalists. The male athlete placed highly in the competition, and her daughter came in 9th. Because of the male taking a place in the top 8, her daughter did not receive her rightful spot as a finalist in her event.

We looked into this mom’s claims, and what she said checked out. We were able to identify the young man in question, and while we don’t publish the names of minors, we can say for certain that he is male. We also discovered that this was not the only time he had taken a spot that should have rightfully gone to a female athlete. While competing as a female, he has taken first place in nine out of eighteen events, and second place in six others, just so far this track season alone! The number of girls displaced by his performances is astounding.

The actions of young men like him, and the broken system that enables them, translate to opportunities being stolen from girls. Scholarships, recognitions, and recruitment opportunities can all be lost when a female athlete is forced to compete with the deck stacked against her. We have seen this time and time again nationwide, and now (again) in Massachusetts. The threat to our girls is not theoretical. It’s ongoing.

Track and field isn’t the only sport where Massachusetts girls may be forced to compete against a male. Earlier this month the US Department of Education’s Office of Civil Rights initiated a Title IX investigation into the Foxborough Public Schools related to this issue. The US DoE did not mention a specific sport in their press release, but some reports have suggested that the investigation may be connected to a Foxborough High School girls basketball team player widely reported to be male. If so, this wouldn’t be the first time we have seen girls basketball players in Massachusetts impacted by a boy competing in their sport. And we know this has been happening in field hockey for many years (although not typically due to the male player identifying as female).

This is not the first Title IX investigation to hit Massachusetts because of its gender identity-based athletics policies. Back in February 2025, the MIAA, the governing body of Massachusetts interscholastic athletics, was placed under a similar investigation. In their announcement of this investigation, the DoE specifically mentioned a case we had told you about here before involving a male athlete from KIPP Academy in Lynn whose play during a basketball game was reportedly so rough that multiple girls were injured and the opposing team ended the game early. The story drew national media attention, in addition to the eyes of the White House. That Title IX investigation is ongoing.

With the KIPP Academy incident almost two years old, it’s worth revisiting, because the plight of female athletes in Massachusetts has not improved. In addition, following our original report, it was later reported by other outlets that the multi-sport male KIPP athlete had been previously suspended from a different sports league for ogling female teammates in the locker room. This speaks to yet another concern that still lingers in our state - the safety and privacy of female spaces. The young man from KIPP is now college-aged, presents as masculine and performs as a baritone, but still uses his chosen feminine-sounding name. We hope that he, and others like him, ultimately find their way out of their confusion and fully embrace their identity as males. We blame the adults who make the policies for the injustices faced by female athletes, not the young men who succumb to gender ideology. But the obvious male-ness of the former Lynn student goes to show (yet again!) that permitting a male to compete against girls based on “gender identity” not only victimizes the female players. It demonstrates a failure to think rationally and a willful denial of biological reality.

Now, back to Pembroke. During her now-viral public comments, the mom also brought up the MIAA. She urged the Pembroke school committee to petition the MIAA on behalf of Pembroke’s female athletes to change their policies so that males are no longer permitted to compete in female sports. We agree with this mom’s call for change.

Screenshot from MIAA training, Power of Language and Practical Allyship, still on the MIAA website.

While the MIAA is still stuck in the mire of gender-woo, as evidenced by training material on their website (above) and their policies regarding gender identity (below), we think it’s well past time for them to come to terms with the fact that they are on the wrong side of this issue. The US Supreme Court may ultimately come down with a ruling on gender identity and sports participation that could force their hand, but it would be better if they did the right thing all on their own and protected Massachusetts girls.

A student’s “bona fide gender identity” is what takes precedence over the privacy and safety of girls, according to the MIAA.

The next meeting of the Pembroke school committee will be held on February 3rd, 2026 at 6:00pm, at the North Pembroke Elementary School Library. We encourage every common-sense parent and citizen who believes girls sports and private spaces should be protected to attend this meeting and speak up (come early to sign up to speak). Ask the Pembroke school committee to do the right thing and petition the MIAA for change. Protecting girls isn’t extreme. It is the only rational position.

We also encourage other students or families who have been impacted by this athlete to speak up in their own towns. For every event in which that young man took first place there was a girl who lost her first place spot. Those girls are not just in Pembroke, and it’s time for their voices to be heard. If that’s you (or your daughter, or granddaughter, or niece, or friend), we encourage you to take this mom’s example and speak up where you live. When you do, email us at massinformedparents@gmail.com to let us know. We would love to amplify your story.

At the same time, every family impacted by a male student who competes as a female should file a Title IX complaint. To learn more about how to do this, see this legal advisory and template from Massachusetts Liberty Legal Center or contact malibertylegal.org directly for assistance.

We know the cultural tide is turning on this issue, but in the meantime, Massachusetts girls continue to lose out. Let’s stand up for our girls before one more tournament spot, one more medal, one more opportunity is stolen. Our girls shouldn’t have to wait any longer.

Let’s all take our cues from that brave Pembroke mom. Courage is contagious, and now is time to act.

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