US EditionFederal Appeals Court Reinstates Vermont Christian School After It Objected to Transgender Player
A federal appeals court ruled the ban was overbroad and hostile to religious beliefs, allowing Mid Vermont Christian School to rejoin the league while its First Amendment lawsuit proceeds.
- A federal appeals court restored Mid Vermont Christian School to Vermont Principals' Association competitions, granting a preliminary injunction while its lawsuit proceeds.
- Forfeiting the playoff game over an opposing transgender athlete prompted the VPA dispute, as Mid Vermont Christian School's Eagles refused to play to protect fairness and avoid violating religious beliefs, while Jay Nichols, VPA Executive Director, accused the school of discrimination.
- Competing in the VPA for nearly 30 years, the school said it forfeited one game to uphold its beliefs, arguing playing would accept the state's view that male athletes can be female.
- Three weeks after the forfeit the VPA expelled Mid Vermont Christian School from all state-sponsored sports and events, forcing student-athletes to travel hours to neighboring states and lose scholarship chances.
- Alliance Defending Freedom, which represents Mid Vermont, filed suit claiming religious discrimination, the appeals court found likely success on Free Exercise claims, and the U.S. Supreme Court will review similar bans this fall.
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Vermont Christian school can rejoin sports league after opposition to trans athlete
A federal appeals court says a Vermont Christian school can participate in the state’s sports league, overturning a previous ruling that upheld a ban on the school after it forfeited a high school girls basketball game against a team with a transgender athlete. In a Sept. 9 ruling, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit granted Mid Vermont Christian School a preliminary injunction to rejoin the Vermont Principals’ Association — also kn…
Federal Court: Christian School Was Wrongly Banned for Refusing to Compete Against Trans Athletes.
PULSE POINTSWHAT HAPPENED: A federal appeals court ruled that a Vermont Christian school can rejoin the state’s sports league, overturning a ban imposed after the school forfeited a game against a team with a transgender athlete.WHO WAS INVOLVED: Mid Vermont Christian School, the Vermont Principals’ Association (VPA), Alliance Defending Freedom (ADF), and the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit.WHEN & WHERE: The U.S. Court of Appeals fo…
Court Sides with Christian School Banned for Refusing to Play Trans Athlete
A federal appeals court has ruled in a favor of a Christian school in Vermont that was banned by state officials from participating in school competitions for refusing to play against a team with a transgender-identifying athlete. The post Vermont Christian School Reinstated After Being Banned for Refusing to Compete Against Trans Athlete appeared first on Breitbart.
Court reinstates Vermont Christian school over transgender player
A federal appeals court has ruled that a Vermont Christian school can participate in the state's sports league. This decision this month overturns a previous federal court order upholding the state's decision to ban the school when it forfeited a…
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