Girls’ Basketball Team Faces Transgender Opponent as School Disregards Trump Order

The California Interscholastic Federation faces a federal investigation as a result of its plans to violate the executive order.

A basketball goes through a hoop in a file photo. Nicolas Tucat/AFP/Getty Images

A Christian high school girl’s basketball team is facing a team that includes a male athlete who identifies as a female in a playoff game scheduled for Feb. 22.

The game is occurring under the backdrop of an investigation into the California Interscholastic Federation (CIF), the state’s governing body for high school sports, by the U.S. Department of Education and its Office of Civil Rights.