# Colorado high school volleyball players faced alleged benching threat amid trans athlete dispute

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/colorado-high-school-volleyball-players-faced-alleged-benching-threat-amid-trans-athlete-dispute/
- Published: 2026-10-23T22:21:35+00:00
- Updated: 2026-10-23T23:10:32+00:00
- Original publisher: Fox News (publisher lean: Far right)
- Original article: https://www.foxnews.com/outkick-sports/colorado-high-school-volleyball-players-faced-alleged-benching-threat-amid-trans-athlete-dispute
- Topics: World

## Key points

- Two volleyball players were reportedly threatened with benching.
- A parent alleges they could play only if they stopped discussing the issue.
- The district is under a federal Title IX investigation.

## Summary

Two players at Dakota Ridge High School in Colorado were reportedly threatened with being benched after discussing a transgender athlete in their volleyball programme. A parent alleges they were later allowed to play only if they stopped discussing the matter; the claims come as their district faces a US Department of Education Title IX investigation.

A parent’s complaint says the coach pulled three varsity players aside and proposed benching two, after one student reported their private conversation to a teacher. The complaint asks investigators to establish what was said and whether participation was made conditional on silence. Jefferson County Schools acknowledged the report and said its policies prohibit retaliation, but its response did not address the alleged condition or explain the remarks behind the proposed discipline.

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