SD lawmakers to ponder school transgender policy for sports
Published: Jan. 14, 2019 at 12:23 PM CST
Two South Dakota lawmakers want to void the State High School Activities Association transgender policy for participating in sports.
would make students participate in sex-segregated sports based only on the sexual identity on that student’s birth certificate.
The current
states that “All students should have the opportunity to participate in SDHSAA activities in a manner that is consistent with their gender identity, irrespective of the gender listed on a student’s records.”
The bill is sponsored by state Senator Jim Bolin (R-District 16) and Representative Tomas Brunner (R-District 29). No other lawmaker signed on to sponsor this bill.
