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Parents at a New Hampshire school are speaking out after being banned for wearing arm bands with \u201cXX\u201d to support their biologically female athletes who were being forced to play against a male who identifies as female. Parents were unhappy when they found out their female soccer players from Bow High School would be forced to compete against a team consisting of a biological male. When they brought their concerns to the school\u2019s athletic director, Mike Desilets, they were told there was nothing the school could do due to a recent federal judge\u2019s recent ruling that \u201cgirl\u201d also included biological males. So, several parents decided to wear pink arm bands with \u201cXX\u201d to a Tuesday soccer game to support their girls.<\/p>\n

The school, however, would not stand for it. According to NH Journal<\/em><\/a>, officials stopped the game and demanded the parents remove the arm bands and placed \u201cNo Trespassing\u201d orders against at least two of the parents. The school barred the parents from entering any of its buildings, grounds and property, including the athletic fields. Anthony Foote received a letter from the school, informing him he was banned from extracurricular activities both at and away from the school. \u201cYou participated and led the protest, which was designed to and had the effect of intimidating, threatening, harassing, and discouraging that student from playing,\u201d the school allegedly said in the letter. \u201cThe District had to obtain additional police presence to ensure order. The District had to order you to remove the armbands and as a result of your \u2018protest\u2019 and other actions, play was temporarily stopped.\u201d Superintendent of Schools Marcy Kelley signed the order.<\/p>\n

Foote called the ban \u201cridiculous.\u201d \u201c\u201cMy daughter\u2019s playing in the homecoming game this weekend, and I\u2019m banned until the 23rd<\/sup>. I can\u2019t watch her play in homecoming \u2014 which is ridiculous,\u201d he told the Journal. Foote stated that parents who wore the armbands did not disrupt the game in any way, stating that it was other parents who disagreed with the arm bands who became disruptive. He stated he has no issue with the transgender student, Parker Tirell, but that he is concerned with the precedent being set. \u201cI don\u2019t care what Parker wants to do with his life. What I do care about is that my daughter could be physically hurt, maybe not by Parker because he\u2019s not the biggest kid on the field. But there\u2019s a chance that next time will be different.\u201d In 2022, 17-year-old Payton McNabb<\/a> was partially paralyzed during a volleyball game when a biological male spiked the ball at her.\u00a0 A later medical evaluation determined she had suffered a concussion, partial paralysis to the right side of her brain, and vision problems. Foote stated that parents need to speak out. \u201cBow is a very blue town, and the people who run things will defend any liberal issue. It\u2019s hard to speak out. But I would say there\u2019s a silent majority.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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