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From Fox News: A school district in Maine is moving to comply with the current federal definition of Title IX and ban biological male trans athletes from girls’ sports, while the state government fights to enable trans inclusion.
The MSAD #70 School Board voted unanimously on Monday night to comply with Title IX, “recognizing only two sexes – biological male and biological female and that all private spaces be separated by biological sex.”
MSAD #70 superintendent Tyler Putnam told Fox News Digital that, due to this vote, he is now directed to amend the district’s policies to prevent trans athletes from competing in girls’ sports.
“The motion directs me to rewrite our policies to adhere to the motion. 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 same for biological females. These policies will need to be approved by the policy committee and the board once rewritten,” Putnam said.
MSAD #70 is based in Hodgdon in Aroostook County. It is the northernmost county in the state and voted for President Donald Trump by a margin of 18% in the November election. The county also voted for two Republican state senators and seven Republican state House representatives.
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Maine State Rep. Laurel Libby, a Republican, cheered, “Thank you to the citizens of Amity, Haynesville, Hodgdon, Linneus, Ludlow, and New Limerick who spoke up for Maine girls, and the board members who voted for a fair, safe, and level playing field AND safe spaces!”
Thank you to the citizens of Amity, Haynesville, Hodgdon, Linneus, Ludlow, and New Limerick who spoke up for Maine girls, and the board members who voted for a fair, safe, and level playing field AND safe spaces!
— Rep. Laurel Libby (@laurel_libby) April 15, 2025
Maine’s latest refusal to comply with Title IX puts the state squarely on the opposite side of biology.
It could also open Governor Mills to federal charges.
We explain: pic.twitter.com/W2YcYT9HUJ
— The Maine Wire (@TheMaineWire) April 14, 2025
🏆 Join the winning team that supported MSAD 70 through this win April 26! #holdthelinewithtitleix
Request more details from the Maine Education Initiative at [email protected] pic.twitter.com/t2hXiXd4Nw— Parents’ Rights in Education Maine (@PRIEMaine) April 15, 2025
A school board in Maine voted unanimously to follow the federal definition of Title IX, and the superintendent says that means keeping trans athletes out of girls’ sports, even as the state fights to keep them in. https://t.co/HZKR6FoAh6
— Jackson Thompson (@JackThompsonFOX) April 15, 2025
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