Tony Thurmond, the state superintendent of public instruction said in a statement last week that the state will continue to follow California law, which protects all students’ access to

Education Secretary Linda McMahon said the Trump administration is preparing to pull federal funding from California‘s education system in the latest escalation of the battle between the administration and California over allowing biological men who identify as women to compete in female sports.

California sued to protect itself from the Trump administration’s threats to pull federal funding over a state law that allows transgender high school athletes to compete in female sports, the latest showdown between President Donald Trump and the most populous state.