The Philadelphia school will continue to be able to play in women's sports, even after Pennsylvania announces it will comply with President Donald Trump's “Women's No Men in Women's Sports” executive order.
The Philadelphia school district announced in a statement provided Tuesday that it will continue in accordance with previous policies enabling transgender inclusion.
“The Philadelphia school district strives to ensure safety, equity and justice for all students, regardless of gender identity or gender expression, so we can imagine and realize the future we want. According to Board Policy 252 for Transgender and Gender Nonconforming Students,” the statement read.
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The statement comes one day after the Pennsylvania Interstate Athletic Association (PIAA) approved a revision of its policy to prevent trans-athletes from competing in women's sports. The new policy defends the principal to determine the “sex” of students when “question or uncertain” and follows Trump's executive order, “schools will consult with school lawyers in relation to compliance with the order It needs to be done.”
Philadelphia's refusal to adhere to Trump's order is the first known example of a city that has opposed its own state transport policy since Trump's executive order came into effect.
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In New York City, one education official opposed the state's intention to violate Trump's orders. But cities and states are likely to continue to allow trans athletes to compete.
new york The State Public High School Athletics Association (NYSPHSAA) will allow Fox News Digital to comply with current state laws that gather public opinion before making a final decision. He provided a statement stating he advised the school.
However, director of New York Mayor Eric Adams's office of sports, wellness and recreation, Jasmine Ray, has put her position in her Instagram story in favor of following Trump's orders.
“As Director of NYC Sports & Rec, to those who ask me about my position, I stand on a recent executive order that strengthens the importance of fairness in women's sports,” she writes.
However, Ray later said he defeated her story and deleted it with the “guidance” of the mayor's Chief of Staff Kamille Joseph Barlac.
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Other battlefield states have also been split on the issue as Pennsylvania is trying to comply with Trump's orders but are looking to face resistance from Philadelphia.
The Inter-Wisconsin Governance Athletics Association (WIAA) announced last week that it would update its policy to allow only athletes who were “designated as women at birth” to compete in women's sports. Wisconsin previously encompasses trans to women's sports, dating back to 2013.
Meanwhile, Michigan is not following Trump's executive orders, allowing trans athletes to compete in women's sports, but bills are being introduced in state legislatures that prevent trans inclusion in women's sports.
Four states are investigating Trump's Department of Education's refusal to comply with orders from California, Massachusetts, Maine and Minnesota.
U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondy warns these states to comply with federal prevention laws that require boys to leave women's sports and face legal action, Fox News Digital reported on Tuesday.
“This Department of Justice holds accountable states and state entities that violate federal law,” writes Bondi. “It's true, we've already begun to do that.”
Bondi mentioned the Justice Department's move to Sue Illinois and New York at the beginning of February, in violation of federal immigration laws.
“We are also ready to sue states and state entities that violate federal anti-discrimination laws,” Bondy wrote.
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