Socially Transitioned Teen On Girls Track Team Divides LI Town — Could Cost District $13M In Funding

[Sugar Cookie]

A transgender girl on a Long Island high school’s track team has ignited fierce debate over fairness in sports — and whether the district could lose all of it federal funding under a recent White House order.

The controversy centers around a 6-foot, 14-year-old freshman on the girl’s varsity track team at William Floyd High School in Shirley.

The unidentified student has “socially transitioned” to female, meaning she is not on hormone treatment and retains biologically male characteristics but identifies as a girl, according to the South Shore Press.

Her presence since joining the team in March for the spring season has split the community and sparked multiple rallies both in support of and against her participation on the girls team.

The controversy over the trans athlete could cost the school district more than $13 million in federal funding, too.

In February, President Trump signed an executive order saying the government would “rescind all funds” from schools that allow trans athletes to play on teams based on their gender identity as opposed to biological sex.

“This is demeaning, unfair, and dangerous to women and girls, and denies women and girls the equal opportunity to participate and excel in competitive sports,” Trump wrote in his order of schools that defy his declaration.

The potential loss in federal funding would be a massive hit to William Floyd, as the district receives more than $1,500 per student for nearly 10,000 students, according to the district budget.

Some parents of district students told the South Shore Press that they have asked local school officials to address the issue but have yet to hear back.

“The district has to make a decision: abide by federal law or continue letting a biological boy compete on a girls team,” a parent told the outlet.

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Trans teen on girls track team divides LI town — and could cost district $13M in funding

The unidentified student has “socially transitioned” to female, meaning she is not on hormone treatment and retains biologically male characteristics but identifies as a girl.

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[knockout]

How in hell can the community be split, again agenda politics reporting. Seems the poles are 80% against males in female sports, so the split is a few vocal morons, dimwit school administrators and woke progressive reporters against the community

Nearly 80 percent of Americans don’t want men playing in women’s sports​

 

[Freyja]

Sorry, this boy is not a female nor will he ever be. He has an unfair over the biological girls on the team and knows it. He probably can't place on the boys team so now he's cheating by competing as a girl.

 

[Freyja]

Pull the funding for that school NOW, along with any other school that thinks it is cute to pull this kind of crap. That will put a stop to it. Yank the money, the shenanigans will end.

 

[elmgems]

"What radicalized you?"

This. This is what radicalized me.

 

[the cat did it]

I know this area very well, ALOT of crime. It use to be a nice middle class place, now it's like the ghetto compared to what it use to be, that district can't afford to lose any funding especially over ONE person who now thinks they are a girl and wants to play dress up. Biological males should NOT be competing w/ women, they have an unfair advantage, plain and simple. Men stick with men, women stick with women and then there could be a 3rd group where any gender can play against each other if they want to. Simple. Easy Peasy (to me anyway).

And as a side note the name of the school district "William Floyd" is named after one of the founding fathers of this country, William Floyd signed the Declaration of Independence and lived in that area until his death. His mansion is still there, preserved and sits on like 600acres. I wonder what this "founding father" would think of his area in LI now and country as a whole?!

 

[runninfawn]

just saying "socialy" that you are something or someone doesn't make it so ... if it did well i am now socialy saying and i am a queen so i expect everyone to from now own treat me like one and cater to me , shower me with gifts and yes money too i will gladly accept lmao.. i don't think that will wash out and neither socially saying you are a gender you aren't doesn't make it so....

 

[BuffettGirl]

Yeah, sociallly, I'm 5'9" and 125 lbs...

 

[cubby]

Yeah me too, and I'm also Miss America.

 

[BuffettGirl]

Yeah me too, and I'm also Miss America.

Oh another one! I'm 1993, what year are you?

 

[cubby]

1977, the year I had the world by the tail and I graduated high school, I was 18 and thought nobody could tell me anything.