Coach of Vermont school banned for forfeiting game over transgender player defends action<br /><br />Vermont Coach Banned for Forfeiting Game Over Transgender Player<br /><br />A Vermont high school coach has been banned from coaching for one year after he forfeited a playoff game because his team was scheduled to play against a team with a transgender player.<br /><br />The coach, who has not been identified, said he forfeited the game because he believed it was unfair to his players to compete against a biological male.<br /><br />The Vermont Principals' Association, which oversees high school sports in the state, said the coach's decision to forfeit the game was a violation of its sportsmanship policy.<br /><br />The coach has said he plans to appeal the decision.<br /><br />Coach Defends Forfeiting Game Over Transgender Player,<br />School Bans Coach for Forfeiting Transgender Game,<br />Transgender Player Controversy Sparks Debate,<br />Is Banning Transgender Athletes Fair?,<br />Coach Accused of Discrimination for Forfeiting Game,<br />Transgender Athlete Sparks Controversy in Vermont,<br />Vermont Coach Banned for Forfeiting Game Against Transgender Team,<br />School Bans Coach for Forfeiting Game Over Transgender Player,<br />Coach Defends Decision to Forfeit Game Against Transgender Player,<br />The Battle of the Sexes: Coach Banned for Forfeiting Game Over Transgender Player,<br />When Sports and Gender Collide: The Case of the Vermont Coach,<br />Forfeiting a Game: A Coach's Stand Against Transgender Athletes,<br /><br /><br />A Vermont high school girls' basketball coach defended his team's decision to forfeit a game against a team with a transgender player, citing concerns about fairness and safety. He argued that biological differences between boys and girls make it unfair and potentially dangerous for them to compete against each other.<br /><br />The school was subsequently banned from all state athletic events for violating the Vermont Principals' Association's policy of inclusion. The school claims this infringes on their religious beliefs and filed a lawsuit to challenge the ban. The case is ongoing, with both sides expressing confidence in their legal position.
