School board member resigns over policy to restrict transgender girls' participation in sports

School board member resigns over policy to restrict transgender girls' participation in sports

A school board member at RSU 73 in Livermore Falls is resigning following the board’s vote last month to change its official Title IX policy to restrict transgender girls’ participation in sports. Bryan Riley described the vote as “unnecessary” and “reckless,” and criticized the board for listening to the advice of an outside law firm rather than the district’s legal counsel in making its decision. Riley expressed his concerns through a letter r…