Billy Strickland, ASAA’s executive director, said he only knows of one transgender student athlete who has competed in a state championship in Alaska during his nine years on the job.
State Board of Education passes resolution in favor of banning transgender girls from girls’ sports teamsThe State Board of Education met at the Alaska State Museum on March 16, 2023.
The resolution asks the Department of Education and Early Development to divide sports teams into two categories: instead of boys and girls, there would be one for students assigned female at birth and one open to students of all gender identities. “I find this divisive, I find this abhorrent, and I find this utterly disappointing,” she said in an interview. “We are watching the Lower 48 culture wars come to Alaska.”
“It really is impossible to balance the values of competitive fairness, inclusion and safety because they conflict,” Van Diest told the board. “Therefore, one has to prioritize them.”
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