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More Maine schools ban transgender athletes from girls sports, defying Dem leadership and siding with Trump

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Contributing sentiments towards policy:

57% : "It is my interpretation that the school board will be looking to approve policies that align biological sex to their specific athletic teams too, i.e. biological males will be playing with only other biological males and the same for biological females.
54% : On Tuesday, the board of directors for Maine's Region School Unit (RSU) No. 24 voted 7-1 to rescind a policy that allows trans athletes to compete in girls sports.
53% : Maine has loosely allowed trans athletes to compete with girls since 2005, when the Maine Human Rights Act prohibited discrimination based on gender identity.
47% : HOW STATE'S POLICIES HURT HER CHILDHOOD AND SPORTS CAREER RSU No. 24 operates five public schools in Sullivan, Maine.
46% : Hancock county, where Sullivan is located, voted in favor of Donald Trump in November's election by a margin of 52.9% to 45.3%.
45% : CLICK HERE TO GET THE FOX NEWS APP The Maine Principals' Association (MPA) updated its policies in 2024 to explicitly allow transgender students to compete on teams matching their gender identity.
44% : The rescinded policy, Policy JB, stated that "students shall be able to participate in accordance with the gender identity asserted at school.
33% : The state, particularly its Democratic leadership led by Gov. Janet Mills, is doubling down to defy Trump and protect its trans athletes' rights to compete against girls and share girls locker rooms. Many residents, and now school districts, have taken steps to oppose Mills.

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