School official appears to advise parents of trans athletes to change birth certificate to play girls' sports

When asked if a hypothetical trans athlete had the gender on a birth certificate changed to female and would be able to then play on the girls' soccer team, the man allegedly identified as Lizardo responds, "Yeah." He also says the school district could plead plausible deniability if the athlete's birth gender was uncovered and prompted a lawsuit. 

"If a parent found out or a student found out and said, 'Wait a second. This person isn't this gender,' and they, like, sued the district, we'd be in trouble. But, we can also say, 'We didn't know' ... So, there's a plausible deniability, I guess," he is seen saying before suggesting their conversation not be spoken about again. 

"Me and you never had this conversation."

In June 2023, Texas passed the Save Women's Sports Act that bans trans athletes from competing in girls' and women's sports, and only allows students to compete in the gender category listed on their birth certificate. The law only allows schools to recognize changes made to birth certificates that were made to correct a clerical error.

Texas is one of 25 states in the U.S. to have a law in place to prevent or restrict trans athletes from competing against girls and women, and a national bill is currently making its way through Congress. 

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott addressed the footage involving Lizardo in a post on X, and called for him to be fired and criminally investigated. 

Fox News Digital has reached out to the Irving Independent School District for comment.