The superintendent says the order is "attempting to unilaterally impose an attack on the specific student groups that anti-discrimination laws aim to protect."

Washington leaders are pushing back against President Trump's executive order aiming to prevent transgender athletes from participating in women’s sports.

U.S. President Donald Trump signed an executive order on Wednesday attempting to exclude transgender girls and women from female sports, a directive that supporters say will restore fairness but critics say infringes on the rights of a tiny minority of athletes.