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Board reviews draft policy to restrict K–12 athletic teams by biological sex; legal risks noted, board divided
Summary
Director Jorgensen introduced a draft policy (JBA) that would classify athletic teams as boys, girls or coed and limit girls’ teams to biological females, citing competitive fairness and privacy; board members requested a legal review before action.
Director Richard Jorgensen presented a draft athletics participation policy (JBA) that would require District 11 teams and related shared facilities (locker rooms, hotel rooms) be classified as boys, girls or coed and would limit participation on girls’ teams to biological females. The proposal was pitched as a measure to preserve competitive fairness and privacy in athletics, and the presenter recommended the board consider joining a pre‑enforcement federal lawsuit (filed by neighboring District 49) seeking declaratory relief to resolve the issue at the…
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