The Tumwater School District board of directors voted to ban transgender girls from playing on girls’ sports teams, two weeks after two Tumwater High School girls basketball players sat out their last game in protest of a trans player on the opposing Shelton High team. The resolution affirming a proposed amendment to Washington Interscholastic Activities Association policy passed with three yes votes. Board President Melissa Beard was the sole vote against, and board member Jill Adams abstained. The meeting was immediately interrupted and then ended by protests from community members who disagreed with the board’s decision. The WIAA, which organizes and sets policy for high school sports, is set to consider two proposals in April. One is to create a separate athletic program specifically for transgender athletes, and the other is to keep participation in girls’ sports limited to those assigned female at birth. Read more at the 🔗in our bio. Follow us here for more state and local news. ✍️ Ty Vinson | The Olympian 📧 tvinson@theolympian.com 📷 Video courtesy of Stephanie Scott #stateofwashington #tumwaterwashington #theolympian #transgender #transathletes #highschool #sports