A North Carolina school board voted last month to forfeit all women's volleyball matches against a rival school because of the presence of a transgender athlete.
The board's decision had the support of Hiwassee Dam High School's athletic director, who, according to the meeting minutes, told the board that"a statement needed to be made and that it [was] unfair and unsafe" for teams to continue to compete against Highlands.
The meeting minutes indicate there was a substantial disagreement among speakers, but ultimately only one board member, Keesha Curtis, voted against the move. Curtis reportedly said she voted against the measure because she thought all of the district's school principals and athletic directors should have made the decision whether or not to compete against Highlands.
Board member Joe Wood, who voted in favor of the motion, said that he arrived at his decision"based on safety," not on the athlete's sex.Transgender athletes competing in women's sports has become a hot-button culture war issue over the past year after Lia Thomas, a biological male who identifies as a transgender woman, won an NCAA championship in women's swimming earlier this year.
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