Vermont religious school that refused to play team with trans player barred...

[posty 2,849]

https://www.yahoo.com/sports/school-refused-play-team-trans-205636006.html

MONTPELIER, Vt. (AP) — A Vermont religious school that withdrew its girls’ basketball team from a playoff game because a transgender student was playing on the opposing team won't be able to participate in future tournaments, the Vermont Principals’ Association announced Monday.

Mid Vermont Christian School, in White River Junction, Vermont, forfeited the Feb. 21 game, saying that it believed that the transgender player “jeopardizes the fairness of the game and the safety of our players."

The executive council of the principals' association, which is the governing body for Vermont school sports and activities for member schools, ruled that the school had violated policies and is ineligible to participate in future tournaments that it sanctions. The move applies to all sports.

“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," the association said in a statement.

It sent a letter to the school saying that Mid Vermont did not meet the association’s policies on race, gender and disability awareness.

The school did not respond to an email requesting comment.

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[RLLD 4,282]

It can be true that standing up for ones beliefs is not always a pleasant or easy route. I commend the team for standing up to this and accepting the consequences.  

Certainly, if another school were to do the same to THAT school because of their faith....it would be without consequence to the other actor.

So this is a brave move on the part of the team and the school. Thankfully, bravery still does exist in some of us. 

[TBayXXXVII 2,679]

The school should apologize and get back into the tournament.  Then, in future years, have a roster with 7 boys that never play unless the team they're playing against, has a trans player.  Then run those 7 boys out there and demolish the other team.