West Virginia middle school students barred from track meet after protesting transgender athlete’s inclusion [Video]

Last week, five middle school girls were barred from competing in a track and field event after protesting a court’s ruling to block enforcement of the state’s “Save Women’s Sports Act,” according to the West Virginia Attorney General’s office.

The state law prohibited transgender girls from competing against biological girls in sports. But, in a 2-1 ruling, the 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals found the law violated Title IX, siding with the American Civil Liberties Union, its West Virginia chapter and Lambda Legal.

OutKick notes that the students refused to participate in the event due to a transgender athlete’s inclusion in the meet. A biological male finished in first place in the shot put and second in the discus event.

Video provided to Outkick shows the girls stepping into the shot put circle but stepping out without a throw, resulting in a foul, and, evidently, a forfeit.

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The students, from Lincoln Middle …