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High School League overwhelmingly approves transgender policy
- Article by: DAVID LA VAQUE , Star Tribune
- Updated: December 4, 2014 - 11:45 PM Capping months of emotional debate that brought tens of thousands of e-mails, the board overseeing high school athletics in Minnesota overwhelmingly said yes Thursday to opening up girls’ sports to transgender student-athletes.
The decision by the Minnesota State High School League will take effect in the 2015-16 school year, making the state the 33rd to adopt a formal transgender student policy.