Melissa Batie-Smoose Suspended

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San Jose State teammates ‘don’t feel safe anymore’ in transgender controversy after coach suspended: captain

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San Jose State assistant coach Melissa Batie-Smoose was suspended by the university amid the controversy over reports that redshirt senior Blaire Fleming is transgender.

Team co-captain Brooke Slusser said she and her team are worried about who will protect their voice after her suspension.

“ Melissa was that person that we felt like as long as she was there, we had someone that would stand up for us. And now there’s no one there that will”.

Slusser says she did not know at first that Fleming is transgender.

Fleming played the previous two seasons at San Jose State — after one year with Coastal Carolina in 2020 .

The situation made headlines when Southern Utah forfeited its match in the Santa Clara Tournament in September .

That sparked a series of forfeits from four other schools in the tournament.

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