# Seattle mayor backs effort to block girls’ sports initiative that passed in 36 of Washington’s 39 counties

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/seattle-mayor-backs-effort-to-block-girls-sports-initiative-that-passed-in-36-of-washingtons-39-counties/
- Published: 2026-11-12T11:55:14+00:00
- Updated: 2026-11-12T12:28:01+00:00
- Original publisher: Fox News (publisher lean: Right)
- Original article: https://www.foxnews.com/outkick-sports/seattle-mayor-backs-effort-block-girls-sports-initiative-passed-36-washingtons-39-counties
- Topics: Elections, Politics, World

## Key points

- Seattle’s mayor supports a legal challenge to Initiative 638.
- The sports separation measure won by 13 points.
- It passed in 36 of Washington’s 39 counties.

## Summary

Seattle Mayor Katie Wilson has backed the school board’s decision to pursue legal action over Initiative 638, which would require boys’ and girls’ sports to be separated in Washington state schools. The measure passed by a 13-point margin, winning in 36 of the state’s 39 counties, so the proposed challenge sets a broadly supported vote against the city’s concerns about student privacy, safety and inclusion.

The Seattle School Board voted unanimously to authorise potential legal action after a closed-door discussion and without public testimony, according to the article. Wilson said she supports transgender students and inclusive schools; supporters of the initiative argue it protects girls’ sports, and advocate Amy Sousa said girls should not have to campaign over the issue. The supplied article ends mid-quote, and does not specify what legal action will be filed or when.

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