West Virginia v. B. P. J. · ¶152

B. P. J.’s mother reports that B. P. J. “has had the time of her life participating on these teams.” 10 id., at 4406. She has watched B. P. J. make close friends and gain a sense of belonging. Her mother recalls taking B. P. J. to practice after hours and on weekends, and often witnessing B. P. J. practicing her form in the backyard “by herself, for hours.” Id., at 4407. Above all, her mother explains that B. P. J. “is the happiest I have ever seen her when she is accepted for who she is and able to participate in school sports.” Id., at 4408. In B. P. J.’s words, “[s]ports are an important part of [her] experience at school,” she is “so happy to . . . have the chance to participate,” she has “made so many new friends,” and she “just want[s] to have the opportunity to [play] school sports like any other girl.” 2 id., at 581.

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