SPOKANE, Wash. – The Meade City School Board will consider a resolution Monday asking the WIAA to reconsider its policy regarding transgender athletes participating in girls’ sports.
If passed, the resolution would join Eastmont and Linden school districts in asking the WIAA to investigate how current policies allow biological males to compete in high school sports.
The WIAA is the governing body for high school athletics in Washington state.
WIAA policy states, “All students should have the opportunity to participate in WIAA athletics and activities in a manner consistent with their gender identity.”
WIAA says its policy is based on state and federal law.
Although the policy has been in place for years, it has gained attention and controversy this year as the discussion around transgender athletes has become a more visible issue.
The resolution being considered Monday discusses “inherent biological and physiological differences” that give male students “an advantage in physical performance in athletics.”
“The Meade School District does not support biological male athletes participating in the biological female competitive category,” it said.
The resolution says the WIAA’s policies “do not provide a safe environment and do not provide fair opportunities for female athletes to compete in athletics.”
If approved, the district would require the WIAA to engage in “open dialogue and discussion with our membership to restore equity for all student-athletes.”
At its previous work session this month, the Board indicated its intention to pass this resolution.
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