Did you know 70% of Americans believe boys should not play in girls' sports?
In Massachusetts, local school districts are beginning to take action to protect girls in high school sports.
Earlier this year, the Dighton-Rehoboth school committee unanimously approved a policy that allows coaches and student-athletes to choose whether to compete against teams that include athletes of the opposite sex. The policy states that no coach or student-athlete of a single-sex team shall be penalized by the district with the loss of playing time, starting status, or other penalties for forfeiting or refusing to play against a team that includes athletes of the opposite sex.
In September, the coach of the same district announced that the female field hockey team would be forfeiting an upcoming game against Somerset Berkley Regional High School due to a male player on the opposing team.
Public figures, athletes, and policymakers have increasingly voiced concerns about the potential impact to the fairness and safety in girls’ and women’s sports. Even Seth Moulton, a U.S. Representative from Salem, who has historically affirmed diverse sexual and gender identifications, recently stated, “I have two little girls, I don’t want them getting run over on a playing field by a male or formerly male athlete, but as a Democrat, I’m supposed to be afraid to say that.”
We need common sense laws and policies to increase not only across the nation but right here in the Commonwealth.
If you haven’t done so already, sign the petition demanding that the Massachusetts Interscholastic Athletic Association amend its rules to protect girls in sports. The petition already has 1,130 signatures!
Together, we can pave the way for bipartisan, common sense policy solutions that preserve safety and fairness for girls.
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