A Vermont Christian school has begun its legal fight against the state after the school was banned from state athletics competitions over their girls’ basketball team’s refusal to play against a team with a male athlete.
In February 2023, Mid Vermont Christian School forfeited a playoff game against Long Trail Mountain because the opponent had a male player on its squad.
Just a few weeks later, Mid Vermont was banned from statewide athletics by the Vermont Principals’ Association after the governing body reached a unanimous decision to bar the school over its refusal to play. The state entity citied a “best practices” document that stated, “Transgender and gender nonconforming students are to be provided the same opportunities to participate in physical education as are all other students.”
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