(CNN) – Two New Hampshire high schoolers are suing the state over new restrictions on transgender students participating on certain sports teams.
The new law signed by Governor Chris Sununu last month requires that middle and high school students participate on the sports team that matches the gender listed on their birth certificate.
Advocacy groups filed the lawsuit on behalf of teens Iris Turmelle and Parker Tirrell and their families.
The lawsuit requests that Turmelle can try out for girls’ tennis and track and field teams and that Tirrell can continue playing with her girls’ soccer team.
The suit argues that students are being denied educational opportunities and discriminated against, which violates federal law.