Weekly civic intelligence report · v2.2
Colorado school district approves ban on transgender athletes. This represents local implementation of gender-based sports policy.
Single school district policy affecting narrow population (student athletes in one district). Civil_rights driver scores 3 for categorical exclusion based on identity, but limited by extremely narrow scope (single district, reversible local policy). Rule_of_law scores 1 for formal policy process. Mechanism modifier 1.15 for policy_change with enforcement. Scope modifier 0.65 for single_state/narrow population yields A-score 0.5. B-score elevated: outrage_bait 4 (transgender sports is maximally polarizing), media_friendliness 4 (simple narrative, clear sides), pattern_match 4 (fits established culture war template). Layer 2: mismatch 3 (local policy generates national attention), narrative_pivot 3 (feeds broader gender ideology debates). Intentionality indicators present: culture war framing, wedge issue dynamics, tribal signaling. Intent_weight 0.55 yields B-score 32.8. Delta -32.3 clearly indicates List B: high distraction relative to minimal constitutional impact.
Monitor for: (1) litigation challenging policy under state/federal civil rights law, (2) state-level legislative response, (3) pattern of similar district-level policies indicating coordinated strategy. Actual constitutional significance would require judicial precedent, state constitutional challenge, or federal intervention. Current event is local administrative action with high culture-war amplification but minimal systemic impact.