IHSA upholds policy on transgender athletes, seeks clarity on state conflict with Trump order

For trans athletes in high schools sports, IHSA says it will follow state law — not Trump executive order – Chicago Sun-Times

The IHSA’s announcement came in a letter issued to Republican lawmakers. It said that Attorney General Kwame Raoul and the Illinois Department of Human Rights had informed the agency that it was required to maintain a policy in lockstep with state law. It also clarified that its trans athletes policy only applied to the state series competition it sponsors, and that individual schools could determine whether transgender students participated dur…

For trans athletes in high schools sports, IHSA says it will follow state law — not Trump executive order

Trans athletes can continue to participate in high school sports competitions, the Illinois High School Association said this week as it affirmed its current policy in the face of demands to exclude trans athletes by the Trump administration and Illinois Republican lawmakers.President Donald Trump issued an executive order in February aimed at “keeping men out of women’s sports” and threatened to withhold federal funding from schools that didn’t…

Letter: Thanks to NIAA for position on transgender athletes

The use of a birth certificate to clarify the situation and to ensure equality on the field is a step in the right direction.

IHSA upholds policy on transgender athletes, seeks clarity on state conflict with Trump order

CHICAGO (WGN) — The Illinois High School Association this week said it would keep in place its policy to allow transgender athletes to compete in high school sports competitions despite an executive order from President Donald Trump because the order may conflict with state law. In a Tuesday letter, the IHSA's board president and executive director said the Illinois Human Rights Act "requires that transgender athletes be permitted to participate…

Athletics Department updates policy on transgender athletes – The Bowdoin Orient

On Monday afternoon, Director of Athletics Tim Ryan  ’98 emailed all student athletes to share the Athletics Department’s updated policy on transgender student-athlete participation. Ryan wrote that these changes apply to all National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) sports separated by …

IHSA says it is 'seeking clarity' on conflicting state and federal law regarding transgender participation in athletics - Muddy River Sports

BLOOMINGTON, Ill. — The Illinois High School Association (IHSA) published a letter on Tuesday to state representatives explaining its decision to allow transgender participation in athletics.President Donald Trump signed an executive order on Feb. 5 intended to ban transgender athletes from participating in girls’ and women’s sports. The order, titled “Keeping Men Out of Women’s Sports,” gave federal agencies wide latitude to ensure entities tha…