Overview
- The Office for Civil Rights launched a directed investigation Friday into whether the district violated Title IX following a reported on‑mat sexual assault during a girls’ wrestling match.
- Rogers High School sophomore Kallie Keeler, 16, alleges a trans‑identifying opponent attempted to forcibly insert fingers into her vagina during a Dec. 6 match.
- Keeler’s family says they alerted coaches on Dec. 8 and contend the district failed to take meaningful action for months.
- The Pierce County Sheriff’s Office and the school district confirm ongoing investigations, and no criminal charges have been publicly announced.
- Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights Kimberly Richey and Education Secretary Linda McMahon condemned the allegations, and the department said at least a dozen female athletes had complained about males in the girls’ locker room.