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Committee hears bill to require sex‑designated teams, bar biological males from female teams
Summary
Senate Bill 211 would require school teams to be designated male, female or coed and bar biological males from female‑designated teams; supporters cited fairness and safety while civil‑rights groups warned of likely litigation and constitutional problems.
Concord — The House Education Policy Committee held a lengthy, often contentious hearing on Senate Bill 211, which would require school teams to be designated male, female or coed, prohibit biological males from participating on female‑designated teams and bar biological males from entering female locker rooms.
Senator Kevin Avard, the bill’s prime sponsor, said the measure responds to constituent concerns about fairness and privacy in school sports and creates a civil cause of action for athletes harmed by violations. “What we're trying to do is protect biological females from biological males who do have an advantage,” Avard told the committee, adding the bill allows coed teams where communities choose that option.
Opponents, including…
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