NSAA set to tackle guidelines after transgender students express interest in playing H school sports

[Omaha Steve]

http://www.omaha.com/news/metro/nsaa-set-to-tackle-guidelines-after-transgender-students-express-interest/article_645b481d-b9e0-5615-a125-790ea354c5c5.html

POSTED: SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 20, 2015 12:30 AM | UPDATED: 1:36 PM, SUN SEP 20, 2015.
By Paul Hammel / World-Herald Bureau

LINCOLN — The governing body for Nebraska high school sports, after dropping the issue for two years, is moving forward with drafting a policy that governs participation by transgender athletes.

At least two transgender students have expressed interest in participating in winter sports this year, prompting the action by the Nebraska School Activities Association.

“It’s not ‘if,’ I’m pretty sure it’s ‘when,’ ” Jim Tenopir, the executive director of NSAA, said of the likelihood of a transgender student seeking to play sports.

The complicated, controversial and litigation-laden issue has prompted at least 38 states, including Iowa, to adopt policies to determine who can participate in which sports.

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