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Pembroke School Committee tables decision on sending MIAA letter after heated public comment
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After extensive public comment and divided committee discussion over transgender athletes and fair competition, the Pembroke School Committee withdrew a motion to not send a letter to the MIAA and instead voted to table the matter until the next meeting to allow further research and draft language.
Pembroke School Committee members tabled a decision March 31 on whether to send a formal communication to the Massachusetts Interscholastic Athletic Association about transgender students competing in girls' sports.
The committee opened the meeting to public comment, where Chrissy Nelson of Birch Street asked the board to "protect the integrity of girls and women athletics" and urged the committee to petition the MIAA, citing Title IX and multiple scientific journals. Student athlete Cora Pongratz, a junior at Pembroke High School, described…
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