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June 19, 2025

District Trustee Kenney Enney

Open letter to the U.S. Department of Justice by Kenney Enney

My name is Kenney Enney. I am a member of the Paso Robles Joint Unified School District School Board in Paso Robles. I am writing to thank you for your efforts regarding the June 2 letter issued by the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) Civil Rights Division. This email solely represents my views and not the views of the district Board of Trustees.

On June 2, I was made aware of the DOJ letter to all California school districts and requested that the district school superintendent schedule a special board meeting in order to draft a response by the June 9 deadline. Per district board bylaws, a majority of the board had to agree in order to hold that special meeting. The effort failed on June 3, with the board opting to ignore the June 2 DOJ letter.

As a duly elected trustee of the school district, I proudly and unequivocally stand in full support of the June 2 DOJ letter and the DOJ Civil Rights Division’s position that California Interscholastic Federation (CIF) Bylaw 300.D is unconstitutional and agree that school districts should reject its implementation.

CIF Bylaw 300.D mandates that California public schools allow male participation in girls’ sports based solely on gender identity. This policy not only violates the Equal Protection Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment, but it undermines the fairness, safety, and integrity of girls’ athletics.

This is not just a legal issue—it is a moral obligation to protect fairness and safety for our daughters.  I applaud the DOJ stance highlighting that biological sex matters in sports, and that forcing girls to compete against male athletes strips them of the opportunities and protections that Title IX was designed to guarantee.

Many recognize the legal risks school districts like PRJUSD face if they continue to abide by CIF Bylaw 300.D, including the threat of civil rights litigation, loss of federal funding, and institutional liability. Our duty is not to comply blindly with unlawful state mandates, but to uphold the constitutional rights of our students and staff.

For the two years that I have been a member of the district board, I have seen a pattern of civil rights violations. From 2020 until 2025, board policies permitted display of “pride” flags on campuses and in classrooms however, banned the “thin blue line” and “Christian” flags as being political.

In spite of being made aware of the Shurtleff v. Boston decision on May 22, the board chose to maintain the bias policy.

In April, a substitute teacher was dismissed after posting on social media, pictures of feminine hygiene products in elementary school boys’ bathrooms along with mocking comments embarrassing to the school district. Ignoring the rights of young girls by forcing them to undress in front of males and to compete against males in athletic events is just another example of the disregard the district board has for the constitutional rights of its students and employees with opposing points of view.

I will continue to fight against implementation of CIF Bylaw 300.D, and for the equal protection of the constitutional rights of all students and employees within the Paso Robles Joint Unified School District.  I sincerely appreciate your efforts in defending the rights of our young women.

 


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sometimes it seems like the Dems are straight up wacko…boys shouldnt compete against girls. what kind of lunatic would think otherwise? todays Liberal Democrats. good luck winning another presidential election with loony thoughts like that.


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Thank you, Mr. Enney It’s about time someone spoke out against the horrendous things being taught to children in our schools.

This has to stop! Children are already being taught such nonsensical things on social media and our schools have no right to further harm them by confusing them about their sexuality. All this does is create tension, and then we have to deal with a social crisis! No wonder so many young people are suicidal. Shame on our district for allowing such destructive policies.


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Enney, the trans-athletes are the least of PRJUSD’s issues. By the way, Nice guise using “protect our daughters” to cover-up your homophobia. Encourage your daughters to be strong and compassionate, not hateful and exclusive.


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There’s no need to be compassionate toward those who choose to mutilate their bodies and seek attention.


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Really? Whats more important for the board to address than the revenue and litigation risk posed by blind adherence to 300.D, which they won’t even meet to discuss? Cuz just ignoring the DOJ letter and refusing to engage in reasoned discussion is SUCH a great strategy for success!


And the only one talking bout homophobia is you, Wildrness, employing the same old hackneyed lefty strategy of painting your opponents as hateful and mean, even as girls are injured physically and emotionally, and endangered by such a pig-headed policy that caters to the tiniest minority while putting OVER half the student body at risk.


Such extreme party line myopia is embarrassing and disgraceful.


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Petrobaron, um, Enney reported pride flags in his op ed, so yes, homophobia is going to come up. And, lefty strategy? Sorry not a lefty or a righty. Dems suck and Trump rightnuts suck harder. As for your remark “over half (of) the student body (is) at risk” has zero proof or research to make this type of conclusion. “Party line myopia”- another bogus conclusion. Why don’t you offer a solution that benefits both cisgender and transgender athletes?


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Objecting to schools supporting specific sexual orientations doesn’t make you homophobic, smearing folks with that and other pejorative labels is definitely a “leftist tactic”.


Pissing off the vast majority of student bodies and parents to indulge a handful of gender confused degrades the educational experience and raises the risk of violence for all concerned.


The concept of Trans and cis gender is an artifice. Be trans if you want, but compete against either your own sex or against other trans. If you’re not obtuse, this is obvious.


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NOT a homophobic issue! Besides you are assuming all Trans are gay….lets talk about your disregard for girls. Why are you bias against girls? Teach your daughters to do the right thing. Like NOT cheat when in a challenge. That means NOT grow your body with testosterone, then wear a dress and call yourself a girl, and go compete against real girls.


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THANK YOU Trustee Enney, its refreshing that there’s at least one board member standing up for what’s right for our girls and young women. Moral people must reject the notion that this is an issue on which honerable people can disagree. CIF 300D is evil, sick, and epically wrong.


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Well stated. Disappointed by the majority of the school board.


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At this point it wouldn’t hurt to teach young women self defense, which will instill bravery and a sense of self-reliance.


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Transgender women are three times more likely to be attacked than cisgender women. Who will protect them, or are they just sub-human?


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Not for a minute would I call them “sub-human”.

But I would call them mentally unbalanced and in need of psychological treatment.


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