That comment didn’t sit well with Hernandez’s mum, Nereyda, who hit back at a school board meeting later in the week.

“You are a board member. You have an oath to protect all children, not just the ones that fit your beliefs,” she told Vickers. “My daughter is not the problem. The problem is external groups using fear and religion to pit parents against each other.”

She added: “This has nothing to do with fairness in sports and everything to do with erasing transgender children.”

Sadly, this isn’t the first time AB has faced hostility. Earlier this year, she was heckled by around 30 adults (including local school board members) during a track meet in Yorba Linda. The jeers were so loud they even caused a false start.