Tennessee Law Defunds Schools That Allow 'Trans' Athletes in Girls' Sports

Raymond Wolfe : Apr 27, 2022
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The law, which Governor Bill Lee signed Friday, mandates that schools lose funding for violating the state's ban on "transgender" athletes in sports for the opposite sex.

(Nashville, TN) — [LifeSiteNews.com] Tennessee public schools will lose state funding under a new law signed by Republican Governor Bill Lee if they allow so-called "transgender" students to compete on sports teams for the opposite sex, including gender-confused males in girls' sports. (Image: Unsplash-Brandon Hooper)

SB 1861, which Governor Lee signed Friday, mandates that the Tennessee education commissioner withhold "a portion of the state education finance funds" from school districts that do not determine a student athlete's sex. The law doesn't state the exact amount of funding that should be withheld from noncompliant districts.

The Tennessee state senate passed SB 1861 in an overwhelming 26-5 vote two weeks ago. It comes into effect at the beginning of July... Subscribe for free to Breaking Christian News here

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