Legal challenges emerge after WA's transgender sports ban

After voters approved a ban on transgender girls competing in K through 12 girls sports, the fight by opponents to try and stop the initiative is only just beginning. Sean Chitnis is live this morning with the latest on the lawsuits already targeting the ban. Sean, what do you know? Well, Aaron, good morning. We know that the ACLU wants to move forward with this lawsuit to try and prevent 638 from becoming a law. This is coming as we just heard from leaders here at Seattle Public Schools saying at the beginning of the week that they're going to take steps toward possible legal action against that ban as well. Now the ACLU is saying that this initiative is discriminatory because it requires sex verification on all girls, but not on boys. They argue it intrudes on student privacy rights and violates the Equal Rights Amendment of the state constitution. They're representing the non-profit trans families and the Washington Education Association, which is the statewide union for teachers and other educators. Protesters on both sides of the issue made their voices heard here at a recent SPS school board meeting. The state's largest district is trying to get clarity on the law and if it should pursue legal action. before the law takes effect on December 3rd. So in a statement, the ACLU said, Sports gives young people a place to make friends and be a part of a team, but Initiative 638 seeks to deny transgender girls those opportunities. Washington has long had strong protections against discrimination. We will fight to stop this law from taking effect and prevent this needless attack on youth in our state. Now, Let's Go Washington, which campaigned I-638 responded to the ACLU saying in a statement, they want boys in girls sports at all costs and they are willing to undermine democracy to get them there. Girls leagues should never have become the all-purpose leagues that these organizations want them to be and the vast majority of Washington state voters agree. We look forward to the Attorney General defending the law. Enacted by Washington state voters and last week in that election we did see 638 56% of voters saying yes on that initiative. Live in Seattle, Sean Jettness, Fox 13 News.