Athletics

Transgender students should not be denied the opportunity to participate in physical education. Students should be allowed to participate in gender-segregated recreational gym class activities and sports in accordance with their sincerely held gender identity.

Competitive Athletics The Department is in discussion regarding this issue. For any questions, please contact Nicole Isa-Iijima, Title IX Specialist at (808) 586-3322 or lotus notes.

A student must be permitted to participate in interscholastic activities for the gender with which that student identifies (assuming the student is eligible otherwise). The Iowa High School Athletic Association (IHSAA) has a Statement protecting these students.

Students should be allowed to compete on single-sex/gender teams based upon their gender identity. In general, if a student’s gender identity changes in concert with athletic seasons, the educational institution may request additional information supporting the student’s stated gender identity, unless 2 the school is already aware that the asserted gender identity, which may be fluid, is the student’s sincerely held core belief as to their gender. If the participation of a transgender student on the single-sex/gender team that most closely matches the student’s gender identity poses a significant risk of substantial physical harm to the student or to other participants, the educational institution and the student shall enter into interactive discussions to minimize or eliminate the threat of substantial harm, while also providing mutually-acceptable athletic opportunity for the student. The assessment that there is a significant risk of substantial physical harm cannot be based on generalizations or on assumptions about transgender athletes, or about sex/gender differences generally. Rather, the educational institution should engage in an individualized assessment of the individual student’s participation on the particular team at issue.

• Include transgender students in sex-segregated athletic activities based on their gender identity.  Allow athletic participation without medical or legal documentation regarding gender.
• Protect the student athlete’s privacy rights. Personal information regarding transgender status, medical history, or sex assigned at birth should not be disclosed to teammates, or to staff or students of other schools without the student’s consent.
• Follow Maryland Public Secondary Schools Athletic Association Guidelines/COMAR for participation in Interscholastic Athletics.
• Regulations: Each school system should develop and apply criteria for students to participate on interscholastic athletic teams consistent with their bona fide gender identity. All students who participate in interscholastic athletics must meet eligibility standards in COMAR 13A.06.03.

Physical education is a required course in all grades in Massachusetts’ public schools, and school-based athletics are an important part of many students’ lives. Most physical education classes in Massachusetts’ schools are coed, so the gender identity of students should not be an issue with respect to these classes. Where there are sex-segregated classes or athletic activities, including intramural and interscholastic athletics, all students must be allowed to participate in a manner consistent with their gender identity. With respect to interscholastic athletics, the Massachusetts Interscholastic Athletic Association will rely on the gender determination made by the student’s district; it will not make separate gender identity determinations.

Physical Education Classes and Intramural Sports. Students should be allowed to participate in physical education classes and intramural sports in accordance with their gender identity.

Interscholastic Sports. Generally, students should be allowed to participate in interscholastic sports in accordance with their gender identity.21 Eligibility of transgender students in Michigan High School Athletic Association (MHSAA)-sponsored, post-season tournaments is governed by the MHSAA, subject to state and federal civil rights laws.

Physical education is a required course in all grades in Rhode Island public schools, and schoolbased athletics are an important part of many students’ lives. Most physical education classes in Rhode Island schools are co-ed, so the gender identity of students shall not be an issue with respect to these classes. Where there are sex-segregated classes or athletic activities, including intramural and interscholastic athletics, all students must be allowed to participate in a manner consistent with their gender identity.

With respect to interscholastic athletics, the Rhode Island Interscholastic League (RIIL) has its own policy related to participation and gender identity. The school administrator or athletic director must contact the RIIL to start the gender identity eligibility appeal process. According to the RIIL policy: All students should have the opportunity to participate in the RIIL activities in a manner that is consistent with their gender identity, irrespective of the gender listed on the student’s records. Once the student has been granted eligibility to participate in the sports consistent with his/her gender identity, the eligibility is granted for the duration of the student’s participation and does not need to be renewed every sports season or school year. All discussion and documentation will be kept confidential, and the proceedings will be sealed unless the student and family make a specific request.

Sports and Physical Education Physical education is a required part of the curriculum and an important part of many students’ lives. Transgender students are to be provided the same opportunities to participate in physical education as are all other students. Generally, students should be permitted to participate in physical education and intramural sports in accordance with the student’s gender identity that is consistently asserted at school. 25 Id. at page 13. 26 ORS 174.100. 27 See Doe v Regional School Unit, 86A.3d 600 (2014). 11

Generally, transgender students should be permitted to also participate in interschool activities. Oregon law that prohibits discrimination in education also applies to interschool activities where the activity is financed in whole or in part by moneys appropriated by the Legislative Assembly.28 School districts should also review guidance provided by the Oregon School Activities Association (OSAA) relating to participation in competitive high school inter-school

Physical education is a required course in all grades in Rhode Island public schools, and schoolbased athletics are an important part of many students’ lives. Most physical education classes in Rhode Island schools are co-ed, so the gender identity of students shall not be an issue with respect to these classes. Where there are sex-segregated classes or athletic activities, including intramural and interscholastic athletics, all students must be allowed to participate in a manner consistent with their gender identity.

With respect to interscholastic athletics, the Rhode Island Interscholastic League (RIIL) has its own policy related to participation and gender identity. The school administrator or athletic director must contact the RIIL to start the gender identity eligibility appeal process. According to the RIIL policy: All students should have the opportunity to participate in the RIIL activities in a manner that is consistent with their gender identity, irrespective of the gender listed on the student’s records. Once the student has been granted eligibility to participate in the sports consistent with his/her gender identity, the eligibility is granted for the duration of the student’s participation and does not need to be renewed every sports season or school year. All discussion and documentation will be kept confidential, and the proceedings will be sealed unless the student and family make a specific request.

Sports and Physical Education Transgender and gender nonconforming students are to be provided the same opportunities to participate in physical education as are all other students. Generally, students should be permitted to participate in physical education and sports in accordance with the student’s gender identity. Participation in competitive athletic activities and sports will be resolved on a case-by-case basis. Schools should refer to the Vermont Principal’s Association Activities/Athletics Policies: Article 1 Section 2.

Schools must allow all students to participate in physical education and athletics that correspond to their gender identity. Eligibility for interscholastic athletics is determined by the Washington Interscholastic Activities Association (WIAA). WIAA Handbook: Eligibility

DCPS athletics are managed and operated by the DC Interscholastic Athletics Association (DCIAA); athletics activities at the District level are managed and operated by the District of Columbia State Athletic Association (DCSAA). Both the DCIAA and the DCSAA support the participation of transgender and gender-­‐nonconforming students in all athletics activities in alignment with the DC Human Rights Act, Title IX, and other laws and regulations prohibiting discrimination or promoting participation in interscholastic programs and activities. All students should have the opportunity to participate in DCIAA and DCSAA activities in a manner that is consistent with their gender identity, irrespective of the gender listed on a student’s records or identification documents.

Physical Education All students must be permitted to participate in physical education classes and intramural sports in a manner consistent with their gender identity.