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School District Bans 2 Fathers Who Wore Pink 'XX' Wristbands To Girls' Soccer Game

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School Calls Cops On Parents Wearing 'XX' Wristbands To Protest Male Player On Girls Team

Superintendent: bands were 'threatening, harassing, intimidating'

A New Hampshire high school called the cops on several parents who showed up at a girls soccer game wearing wristbands with "XX" on them.

The two Xs, which signify women's chromosomes, were to protest the participation of a biological male on Bow High School rival Plymouth Regional HS's team.

According to NH Journal, parents had asked the Bow High athletic director to do something about the situation ahead of time, but he noted his hands were tied "in the wake of a federal judge's ruling that the term 'girl' includes males who identify as female."

As a result, the parents engaged in a silent protest by wearing the wristbands at the game.

Upon seeing the parents' "XX" bands, however, school officials not only stopped the soccer match, they told the parents to remove the wristbands and "issued [a] police-enforced 'No Trespassing order'" against two of them.

In a letter to one of the parents, Anthony Foote, Superintendent Marcy Kelley (pictured) said "prior to and during the soccer game [Foote] brought and distributed pink armbands … to protest the participation of a transgender female student on the other team."

Wearing the armbands, Kelley said, "violate[d] school policy against 'threatening, harassing, or intimidating…any person.'" She added "no person shall 'impede, delay, disrupt or otherwise interfere with any school activity.'"

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Kelley alleged the district had to get additional cops to "ensure order."

But Foote said there was no "discernible protest" other than wearing the wristbands. He provided NH Journal with videos taken at the game which, according to the report, show "no disruptive actions such as shouting, chanting, marching, sign-waving, etc."

Foote said he has "no issue" with the transgender player, only that he's concerned about incidences of "biological mismatch" — where (biological) girls are forced to compete against (biological) boys.

"I don't care what [the player] wants to do with his life," Foote said. "What I do care about is that my daughter could be physically hurt, maybe not by [this particular player] because he's not the biggest kid on the field. But there's a chance that next time will be different."

Foote said the town of Bow is "very blue" and those in charge "will defend any liberal issue." He added "it's hard to speak out" if one has a different opinion.

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Parents' Protest Over Transgender Player Leads To Delay During Girls Soccer Game In Bow

The superintendent of the Bow School District confirmed Friday that they have issued a no-trespass order to a parent involved in a protest during a recent girls soccer game.School officials said the protest targeted a transgender athlete on the Plymouth team during a game on Tuesday.According to the district, several parents were specifically targeting and harassing one transgender student. They said they were displaying signs and also wore armbands with "XX" on one side, which references female chromosomes.The district said that the actions of those people did not align with school rules and pointed out that it is just following NHIAA rules. They also told WMUR-TV that they had reminded parents of the rules regarding no protesting prior to the game.As a lawsuit about a state law concerning transgender athletes is going through the court system, one parent WMUR spoke with Friday night said she fully agrees with the decision, and they do not believe that there is any space for disruptions like what they saw on Tuesday.WMUR reached out to one of the parents who protested, but he said he was not available for an interview.However, another parent from the Bow girls soccer team said that she was sitting near the parents and that she did not see or hear them disrupting the game.>> Download the free WMUR app to get updates on the go: AppleGoogle Play <<"Nothing was being said. Nothing. The ref came over and stopped the game and said, 'Take off those wristbands,'" said parent Lindsay Ashooh.Ashooh said the disruption came after the game was stopped by a referee, adding that she believes that the parents had every right to wear the bands, and should be allowed to watch the games."They're are pink wristbands, and it's supporting female sports. It's not protesting," Ashooh said.Advocates argue that these student-athletes simply want to play sports and should not be held down by the politics of this moment."These kids are here to play matches. They all want to get on the field and play, so to have adults in the community making it something that it shouldn't be, as you know, just harmful to all the kids on the field," said Zandra Hawkins, executive director of Granite State Progress.Hawkins stressed that schools should be welcoming environments to all students."Schools should be places of learning and belonging, and no one, especially adults, should be threatening, intimidating, harassing students or any other person, whether it's verbally or by their actions. Doing so not only harms that student who's being targeted, but every other kid who sees that happening on the sidelines," Hawkins said. "As a society, we expect more from adults, especially parents, at a youth soccer game.Regardless of what happened on the sidelines, Hawkins added that on the field, there was sportsmanship, as some of the Bow soccer players reached out to the transgender girl on the Plymouth team."Some of the fellow soccer players from Bow actually sent supportive letters of love and support and encouraging that student to continue to play," Hawkins said.

BOW, N.H. —

The superintendent of the Bow School District confirmed Friday that they have issued a no-trespass order to a parent involved in a protest during a recent girls soccer game.

School officials said the protest targeted a transgender athlete on the Plymouth team during a game on Tuesday.

According to the district, several parents were specifically targeting and harassing one transgender student. They said they were displaying signs and also wore armbands with "XX" on one side, which references female chromosomes.

The district said that the actions of those people did not align with school rules and pointed out that it is just following NHIAA rules. They also told WMUR-TV that they had reminded parents of the rules regarding no protesting prior to the game.

As a lawsuit about a state law concerning transgender athletes is going through the court system, one parent WMUR spoke with Friday night said she fully agrees with the decision, and they do not believe that there is any space for disruptions like what they saw on Tuesday.

WMUR reached out to one of the parents who protested, but he said he was not available for an interview.

However, another parent from the Bow girls soccer team said that she was sitting near the parents and that she did not see or hear them disrupting the game.

>> Download the free WMUR app to get updates on the go: AppleGoogle Play <<

"Nothing was being said. Nothing. The ref came over and stopped the game and said, 'Take off those wristbands,'" said parent Lindsay Ashooh.

Ashooh said the disruption came after the game was stopped by a referee, adding that she believes that the parents had every right to wear the bands, and should be allowed to watch the games.

"They're are pink wristbands, and it's supporting female sports. It's not protesting," Ashooh said.

Advocates argue that these student-athletes simply want to play sports and should not be held down by the politics of this moment.

"These kids are here to play matches. They all want to get on the field and play, so to have adults in the community making it something that it shouldn't be, as you know, just harmful to all the kids on the field," said Zandra Hawkins, executive director of Granite State Progress.

Hawkins stressed that schools should be welcoming environments to all students.

"Schools should be places of learning and belonging, and no one, especially adults, should be threatening, intimidating, harassing students or any other person, whether it's verbally or by their actions. Doing so not only harms that student who's being targeted, but every other kid who sees that happening on the sidelines," Hawkins said. "As a society, we expect more from adults, especially parents, at a youth soccer game.

Regardless of what happened on the sidelines, Hawkins added that on the field, there was sportsmanship, as some of the Bow soccer players reached out to the transgender girl on the Plymouth team.

"Some of the fellow soccer players from Bow actually sent supportive letters of love and support and encouraging that student to continue to play," Hawkins said.

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