Schools in Philadelphia will continue to allow transgender athletes to play in girls sports even after the state of Pennsylvania announced that it would comply with the executive order of “No Men In Women’s Sports” by President Donald Trump.
The Philadelphia school district announced in a statement on Tuesday that it will continue to follow its previous policy that allows transgender inclusion.
“The district will continue to align its practices to support its LGBTQ+ students according to the Board of 252 for transgender and gender students not conforming,” said the statement, according to the Philadelphia inquiring.
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The statement comes only one day after the Interestic Athletic Association of Pennsylvania (PIAA) approved a review in its policy that prevents Trans athletes from competing in women’s sports. The new policy defends the directors to determine the “sex” of a student when “questioned or uncertain”, and adds a line that says, according to Trump’s executive order, “schools must consult with their school lawyers in relation With compliance with the fulfillment of order “
The refusal of Philadelphia to comply with Trump’s order is the first known instance of a city that defies the trans inclusion policy of its own state since Trump’s executive order entered into force.
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In New York City, an education officer spoke with the intention of the State to challenge Trump’s order. However, the city and the State appear that they will continue to allow Trans athletes to compete.
He New York The State Athletics Association of Public Secondary School (Nysphsaa) provided a statement to Pak Gazette Digital saying that it has advised schools that comply with current state law that allows Trans athletes to compete with girls, but is collecting public contributions Before making a final decision.
But the director of the Office of Sports, Welfare and Recreation of the Mayor of New York City, Jasmine Ray, declared his position in favor of following Trump’s order in his Instagram history.
“For those who ask about my position, as director of NYC Sports & Rec, I am with the recent executive order that reinforces the importance of equity in women’s sports,” he wrote.
However, Ray then withdrew his story and said he eliminated her in the “guide” of the mayor’s cabinet chief, Camille Joseph Varlack.
With Pennsylvania trying to comply with Trump’s order but facing the resistance of Philadelphia, other battlefield states are also divided on the subject.
The Wisconsin Interest Athletic Association (WIAA) announced last week that it updated its policies to allow athletes “designated as births at birth” compete in girls’ sports. Wisconsin previously enabled the trans inclusion in sports of girls dating from 2013.
Meanwhile, Michigan has not complied with Trump’s executive order and continues to allow Trans athletes to compete in girls’ sports, but a bill has been introduced in the state legislature that would avoid trans inclusion in sports in the sports of the sports of the Girls
Four states are under investigation by the Trump Department of Education to refuse to comply with the Order: California, Massachusetts, Maine and Minnesota.
The United States Attorney General PAM Bondi warns those states that comply with federal anti -discrimination laws that require them to keep children out of women’s sports or face legal actions, Pak Gazette Digital reported Tuesday.
“This Department of Justice will present responsible states and state entities that violate the federal law,” Bondi wrote. “In fact, we have already begun to do it.”
Bondi referred to the move of the Department of Justice to Sue Illinois and New York in early February to challenge federal immigration laws.
“We are also ready to sue the States and the state entities that challenge federal laws of anti -discrimination,” Bondi wrote.
