Christian School Girls’ Basketball Team Refuses To Play School With Boy On Roster. Association Bans Them From Future Tournaments.
A Christian school was forced to forfeit a game of girls basketball in the state playoffs after their opponent had a boy on their team. The Vermont Principals’ Association now has The Christian school was banned Future tournaments
Mid Vermont Christian School’s girls basketball team was set to face Long Trail Mountain in February. Long Trail Mountain has a high school boys on its girls basketball roster. Vicky Fogg (head of Mid Vermont Christian School) issued a statement explaining why her school wouldn’t play.
“We withdrew from the tournament because we believe playing against an opponent with a biological male jeopardizes the fairness of the game and the safety of our players. Allowing biological males to participate in women’s sports sets a bad precedent for the future of women’s sports in general,” Fogg stated.
However, the Vermont Principals’ Association (VPA), the body that oversees high school athletics in the state sent the Christian school a message on Monday. LetterThe following was stated: “On March 13, 2023 VPA Executive Council met and determined that Mid-Vermont Christian’s forfeit (2/20/23) and corresponding rationale as shared in the Valley News of 2/25/23, violates VPA Policies which are aligned with Vermont state law. Specifically, the school’s actions do not meet the expectations of the VPA’s 1st and 2nd policy, Commitment to Racial, Gender-Fair, and Disability Awareness and Policy of Gender Identity, respectively. Thus, Mid-Vermont Christian school is ineligible to participate in VPA activities going forward.”
VPA executive director Jay Nichols revealed VPA Board voted unanimously (15-0) to ban Mid Vermont Christian School. “If you don’t want to follow VPA rules, that’s fine. But then you’re just not a VPA member. It’s fairly simple.”
Fogg wrote to Vermont’s Agency of Education in January asking for public tuition funding. However, Fogg noted that it was entitled to protest the anti-discrimination laws.
“As a religious organization, the school has a statutory and constitutional right to make decisions based on its religious beliefs, including hiring and disciplining employees, associating with others, and in its admissions, conduct and operations policies and procedures,” Fogg wrote. “By signing this form, the Mid Vermont Christian School does not waive any such rights.”
“Transgender and gender nonconforming students are to be provided the same opportunities to participate in physical education as are all other students,” Vermont Agency of Education best practices. “Generally, students should be permitted to participate in physical education and sports in accordance with the student’s gender identity. Participation in competitive athletic activities and sports will be resolved on a case-by-case basis.”
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