A Maine school district is following the current federal definition of Title IX and banning biological trans athletes from girls’ sports State Government Fight Enable trans inclusion.
MSAD #70 School Board voted unanimously on Monday night to comply Title IX“Know only two genders – biological males and biological females, and all private spaces are biology-separated.”
MSAD #70 principal Tyler Putnam told Fox News Digital that due to this vote, he is now instructed to modify the region’s policies to prevent trans athletes from participating in women’s sports.
“The motion directed me to rewrite our policies to comply with the motion. This is my explanation that the school board will seek to approve policies that align biology with its specific sports teams, i.e., the same biology males, who can only play with other biology males, and for biology females, will be the same policies. These policies will be approved by the Policy Committee.
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MSAD #70 is headquartered in Hodgdon, Arostook County. It is the northernmost county in the state and voted for President Donald Trump in the November election. The county also voted for two Republican state senators and seven Republican state legislators.
Now, the county’s school district will join Trump and his Republican lawmakers in the ongoing battle of inter-athletes in the women’s sports.
Putnam told Fox News Digital that the district has no communication with state authorities, including the Attorney General, the Maine Department of Education (MDOE) or the Maine Principal Association (MPA).
“We have not communicated about this particular motion. Our board is similar to many people in Maine and has been communicating back and forth between the federal government and the state. We hope both sides work together to help us with local school districts like us,” Putnam said.
“As the cost of education rises, it’s a time when we need to work with each other rather than oppose it. The number one priority for the board and staff is to provide our students with an education that will have a positive impact on their future in our great state and country. I am proud to work from Hodden, Maine, and from Hodden, Maine. I hope all of our students benefit from local leadership decisions from leadership, ””
Rep. Tracy Quint, one of the Republicans representing Aluske County, praised the vote for MSAD #70.
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Fox News Digital has contacted the Maine Attorney General’s Office and the Office of Gov. Janet Mills.
The state is currently facing enormous federal pressure to comply with Trump’s February executive order banning trans athletes from entering the girls and women’s sports, but has firmly violated the order under Mills’ leadership.
Maine was transferred to the Department of Justice twice last month and faces federal funding frozen by the USDA
Maine officials Last Monday, a lawsuit was filed against the USDA against the agency’s decision to freeze funds.
A federal judge ruled Friday that the USDA “must immediately thaw and release any federal funds to Maine because Maine allegedly failed to comply with Title IX’s requirements and they have frozen or failed or refused to pay.”
Then, the state’s gap for trans people was revealed when Rep. Laurel Libby of Maine, who won the women’s pole vault contest at Greeley High School in February.
Libby was condemned by the premise of her name and photo recognition in her social media posts. However, since then, Libby has filed a lawsuit seeking to overturn the condemnation, believing that the trans athlete has been identified by other media before her position. The lawsuit has been tried in Rhode Island District Court.
In addition to the incident involving Greely High School pole bragging, other instances have affected multiple girls across the state who have to compete with biomas and share locker rooms.
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Maine teen Cassidy Carlisle told Fox News Digital how she shared a locker room with trans students during middle school. She then had to compete with another trans athlete who skied Nordic last year.
“The failure that happened at that moment was heartbreaking,” Carlisle said. “I was just shocked to some extent. I don’t believe it. … I don’t think it’s happening to me.”
one investigation The American Parents League found that of about 600 registered Maine voters, 63% said school sports participation should be based on biological nature, while 66% agreed that “it is fair to limit women’s exercise to biological women.”
Polls also found that 60% of residents will support voting measures to limit participation exist Women and girls sports Bio-female. This includes 64% of independents and 66% of parents of children under the age of 18.
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