Friday is the official deadline for Maine to comply with the executive order to “keep men out of women’s sports” by President Donald Trump or risk a second derivation to the Department of Justice.
The Association of the Principal of Maine (MPA) and the Department of Education of Maine have already been sent to the Department of Justice (DOJ) by the US Department of Health and Human Services, and face a second potential reference by the United States Department of Education on Friday. The State has also seen a freezing in USDA funds for its continuous breach.
The MPA and its president, Kim Liscomb, have been subject to local scrutiny in recent weeks for not amending their policies on the inclusion of trans athletes in public schools, as a resident, Nick Blanchard, has launched a petition for Lisccom to have retired from his position as Director of the Intermediate and Secondary School of Cony.
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The MPA issued a statement that addresses this scrutiny and the refusal of the association to change its gender eligibility policy, which suggests that the policy can change if the legislation is established.
“During the last year, Kim Liscomb, president of the Board of Directors of the Association of Directors of Maine, has faithfully executed his duties leading our organization. Recently, local attention has been focused on it, which could be related to the policy of the association of the directors of Maine on sports participation. If the Congress or the state legislature changed the law, which we will adapt our policy accordingly,” said a copy of the statement obtained by Pak Gazette Digital Digital.
“In his role as president of MPA, Kim has shown leadership, compassion and commitment to guide MPA with his extensive experience in education. When he finishes his one -year -old mandate as president this summer, we will miss it.”
Maine residents agree to keep trans athletes out of girls’ and women’s sports, shows the survey
The MPA was previously directed to its first derivation to the Department of Justice, citing the Maine Human Rights Law (MHRA), which was modified four years ago to add gender identity as a protected class, for its continuous reluctance to prohibit trans athletes of girls’ sports.
“The Association of Directors of Maine is obliged by law, including the Maine Human Rights Law (MHRA), which reflects our participation policy,” authorities said. “We cannot sign any resolution agreement that orders that we believe a new policy that violates law and MHRA.”
The gender identity amendment Al MHRA declared that denying a person the same opportunity to participate in sports is discrimination against education. The Association of Directors of Maine updated its policy to allow athletes to compete against the genre that they identify as last year.
A University of New Hampshire Survey published last week He showed that most Maine residents agree that transgender athletes should not compete in girls and women’s sports.
The survey showed that 64% of Maine’s residents believe that transgender athletes “should not definitely” or “should probably not” participate in girls and women’s sports. Only 29% of Maine’s residents believed that transgender athletes “should probably” or “should” compete against girls and women in sports.
The survey also showed that 56% of Maine Democrats He believes that transgender athletes should be allowed to compete in sports of girls and women.
When it came to promulgating policies to combat the issue of transgender participation in sports, the survey showed that 50% of Maine’s residents wanted it at the federal level, while 41% believe that politics should be left in the United States.
