Federal Appeals Court Affirms Ruling for School District, Which Was Sued by Athlete for Sex-Based Discrimination

The Tenth U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals has affirmed the ruling of a district judge, finding that the appellant, a high school athlete, failed to make a prima facie showing of sex-based discrimination. The underlying dispute centered on a student at Pecos Independent School District (PISD), De Anza Dimas, who during the 2018-19 academic year was a senior and member of the varsity girls’ basketball team. Dimas, an openly LGBT student, was sitting next to her then same-sex girlfriend, T.H., a