A lawsuit has been filed by three California students over the inclusion of a transgender teammate on their high school track and volleyball teams.

Filed in the US District Court for the Central District of California on Tuesday (9 September), the lawsuit has been brought by Madison McPherson, a former student at Jurupa Valley High School who now plays volleyball at the collegiate level. She used to compete one the track, field, volleyball, and soccer teams.

The other defendants listed in the filing are referred to by their initials “A.M” and “H. H,” though CNN confirmed they were Alyssa McPherson, the younger sister of Madison, and Hadeel Hazameh. Both of their mothers, Maribel Munoz and Hanan Hazameh, are also named in the lawsuit. Like Madison, Alyssa and Hadeel are both multi-sport a

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