The board will meet Thursday to discuss a proposal that would ban the participation of transgender girls in girls high school sports.
taking immediate action on the issue, amid vocal opposition from Democratic lawmakers, parents of transgender students and LGBTQ+ rights advocates.
Hundreds of Alaskans wrote to the board during a public comment period that was open in June and July. The proposed regulation states that “if a separate high school athletics team is established for female students, participation shall be limited to females who were assigned female at birth.” One of those writing to the board in favor of the new regulation was Gov. Mike Dunleavy, a Republican who had previously indicated his support for the policy.
“The proposed regulation is a necessary and appropriate parameter to ensure fairness, safety and equal opportunity for female athletes,” Dunleavy wrote the board in aDunleavy went on to suggest that the new regulation should classify participants allowed in girls sports as “biological females” rather than “those assigned female at birth,” as the board had suggested.
If the board, which is made up of voting members appointed by Dunleavy, adopts the policy, it would be up to the Alaska School Activities Association, which governs high school sports in the state, to implement it.
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