Vermont has decided that female athletes must be forced to play against biological males no matter the concerns for their safety. If it has its way, one Christian school will be blocked from ever playing any sport in the state.

In 2023, the Mid Vermont Christian School girls’ basketball team forfeited a Division 4 state playoff game against Long Trail School. Long Trail’s girls’ team included Rose Johnson, a 6-foot-1-inch player born male, so Mid Vermont Christian decided to protect its female athletes by refusing to risk their health and safety against a biologically male athlete. Basketball is a contact sport, and biological males playing against girls at the high school level have repeatedly injured opposing players, including at least one case involving Johnson.