US EditionVirginia High School League ratifies transgender student participation policy
- The Virginia High School League ratified an updated transgender athlete policy on February 14, 2025, in Charlottesville, limiting girls' sports participation to students assigned female at birth.
- This policy change followed President Donald Trump's February 5, 2025 executive order restricting transgender athletes from competing in women's sports and its subsequent effect on NCAA rules.
- The VHSL, an association of 318 schools with over 177,000 student participants, confirmed on February 10 that it would comply with the executive order despite previously allowing transgender athletes to compete by gender identity.
- From late 2020 through the end of 2024, a total of 31 requests to change athlete gender classifications were submitted, with 28 approved. Among those approved, nine involved transgender girls who will be impacted by the new policy, while transgender boys will continue to be allowed to participate.
- The policy likely impacts a small number of athletes, and VHSL is withholding identifying details to protect privacy, signaling an alignment with federal rules that may reshape inclusivity in Virginia high school sports.
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