Christian School That Forfeited Girls Basketball Game Over Transgender Competitor Suspended From Student Sports Indefinitely
Last month a Vermont Christian high school forfeited a girls basketball game after they were scheduled to compete against a team that included a boy who identifies as a girl. Now that school has been banned from competing in any other competitions
Townhall reported on the incident that involved a scheduled tournament game against Long Trail School on February 21.
“We withdrew from the tournament because we believe playing against an opponent with a biological male jeopardizes the fairness of the game and the safety of our players,” Vicky Fogg, the head of MVCS, said in a statement.
“Allowing biological males to participate in women’s sports sets a bad precedent for the future of women’s sports in general,” Fogg added.
Reportedly, Long Trail’s team has been advancing in the tournament.
On Monday, the Vermont Principals’ Association, which administrates school sports in the state, announced they have declared MVCS ineligible for further participation in any sporting events or activities under the jurisdiction of the Association.
“The VPA again reiterates its ongoing support of transgender student-athletes as not only a part of building an inclusive community for each student to grow and thrive, but also as a clear expectation by Vermont state law(s) in the Agency of Education Best Practices, and in VPA Policy regarding transgender student athletes.”