![]() ![]() ![]() From Mid Vermont Christian School/Facebook Mid Vermont Christian School (MVCS) was set to play Long Trail School on February 21, but MVCS forfeited the game due to a transgender player on Long Trail's roster, according to the head of school at MVCS, Vicky Fogg. We urge the VPA to reconsider its policies, and balance the rights of every athlete in the state.” “Canceling our membership is not a solution and does nothing to deal with the very real issue of safety and fairness facing women’s sports in our beloved state. We intend to appeal the decision,” the head of school at MVCS, Vicky Fogg, said in an email. “Mid Vermont Christian school is disappointed with the decision of the VPA Executive Council to ban us from participation in all VPA activities. In a Tuesday statement, MVCS said it plans to appeal the decision. ![]() “Thus, Mid Vermont Christian school is ineligible to participate in VPA activities going forward,” the letter said. VPA, the state’s governing body for school sports, sent a letter to the Mid Vermont Christian School (MVCS) on Monday saying the school’s forfeiture, and stated rationale for forfeiting, did “not meet the expectations” of the organization’s policies after MVCS forfeited the February 21 game. A Vermont girls’ high school that withdrew from a basketball tournament last month after refusing to play against a team that had a transgender player is no longer able to participate in future Vermont Principals’ Association (VPA) activities and tournaments, the group said in a news release Monday. ![]()
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