WIAA votes against trans athlete policy changes
The Washington Interscholastic Activities Association completed a vote on several potential amendments, including two regarding transgender athletes. Both the amendments to bar trans women from competing in the female category and to add a third category for trans athletes failed during the vote.
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Office of Public Instruction of the Superintendent Chris Reykdal released a statement on Feb. 6 saying President Donald J. Trump’s executive order to bar transgender women from athletics contradicts Washington state laws against discrimination. Several school districts have sent letters to OSPI and other agencies in regard to federal and state law contradicting one another.
RENTON — The Washington Interscholastic Activities Association completed a vote on several different amendments, including two regarding transgender athletes. Both proposed amendments for trans athletes failed during the vote.
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