Vermont Christian school forfeits basketball tournament to avoid playing against transgender opponent

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by Karen Faulkner, Worthy News Correspondent

(Worthy News) -The Mid Vermont Christian School in Vermont has forfeited a state girls basketball tournament so as not to play against a biologically male transgender student-athlete on the opposing team, Valley News reports. Under Vermont law, transgender girls who remain biologically male are allowed to play on female sports teams.

The No. 12 seed Eagles girls basketball team from MVCS withdrew from the Vermont Division IV state tournament on Tuesday last week because the No. 5 seed Long Trail team has a biologically male transgender player, Valley News said. The Eagles forfeited their game to the Mountain Lions.

“We believe playing against an opponent with a biological male jeopardizes the fairness of the game and the safety of our players,” MVCS head of school Vicky Fogg said in a statement to Valley News on Wednesday last week. “Allowing biological males to participate in women’s sports sets a bad precedent for the future of women’s sports in general.”

Lauren Thomas, the assistant executive director for the Vermont Principals’ Association, told Valley News that MVCS had written to say their team would be forfeiting the tournament. “I have received calls (from schools) asking for best practices and how to go forward knowing they were going to play a team with a transgender female on it,” Thomas said. “We just supported our stance and our best practices through our inclusivity statement.”

Earlier this year MVCS applied for private tuition funding from the Vermont Agency of Education, but stipulated: “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…the Mid Vermont Christian School does not waive any such rights.”

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[TrueFollowerOfChrist]

It's very sad that kids have been put in these positions. It's unfair and disgraceful that some elected leaders are putting their political views above the safety of children. I applaud this team for standing up for what is right even though it likely hurt their standing in the sport. As the days grow darker, we will see more Christians (hopefully) making sacrifices for the right way to live. 

[OneLight]

Good for Vicky!  The problem is, VT is a state that favors the LGBTQ+++ agenda over just about anything else.  Through the rolling hills of VT, you will come across two distinct cultures, the old Vermonters, who value God's direction, and the gay community, who hates God's directions.  If the two collide, and they often do, the LGBTQ+++ will win almost 100% of the time.  VT is very progressive in nature, which is really sad to me as it is such a beautiful country side, but the festering sin the lays under it's beauty is rotting the state from the inside out.