Pennsylvania District Restricts Transgender Students to Sports Aligned With Sex at Birth

A protester holds a sign outside the arena where Pennsylvania's Lia Thomas was competing in the 500-yard freestyle final at the NCAA women's swimming and diving championships, at Georgia Tech in Atlanta, Ga., on March 17, 2022. John Bazemore/AP Photo

A Pennsylvania school district approved a policy this week that will minimize how transgender student-athletes may participate in interscholastic athletics.

Board members of the Hempfield School District in Lancaster County approved the measure by a vote of 6–3 on Tuesday. The policy goes into effect immediately and will require all athletes to play team sports aligned with their sex at birth.