Grace Brethren now participates in the Maryland Independent School Athletic League (MISAL), which has a policy that states, in part, that girls may not compete on boys’ teams and boys may not compete on girls’ teams. It does not specifically address transgender athletes. One instance that received national attention recently involved two transgender sprinters who finished first and second at a Connecticut high school girls’ indoor track championship in late February. In the Washington area, other independent athletic leagues such as the Independent School League (ISL) and the Mid-Atlantic Athletic Conference (MAC) have gender-inclusive policies in place to protect transgender athletes. Saloma said athletic directors at PVAC schools have had meetings about transgender athletes since around June 2016.

Source: Washington Post March 22, 2019 14:26 UTC