Nebraska school district restricts middle, high school athletic team participation to biological sex

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A Nebraska school district restricted middle and high school athletic team participation to biological sex.

The Kearney Public Schools Board of Education on Monday unanimously approved a policy that restricts middle schoolers and high schoolers (grades 6-12) to compete according to their biological sex at birth, as stated on the student’s original birth certificate or subsequent court order.

During the public comment period, many speakers expressed their gratitude to the board for approving the policy. There were 17 speakers during public comment with 15 of those speakers showing support for the school board's vote.

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Kearney Public Schools voted unanimously to restrict middle and high school athletic team participation to compete according to their biological sex at birth. (Education Images/Universal Images Group via Getty Images)

"I just want to thank you for passing policy 6420A in protecting our athletes," one speaker said.

"I’d like to thank the Board for keeping it simple and using common sense," another speaker said. "We have two genders: man and female."

Another speaker recognized that KPS is one of the first in the state to approve a policy that restricts athletes to participate in sports in accordance with their biological sex.

The speaker thanked the board for standing "firm on values and principles."

"What you just agreed up on tonight matters. Keeping boys and girls sports separate matters," the speaker said.

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