Tennessee passed a law in March that requires students to participate in school sports based on sex, not gender identity. SB1861 creates a disincentive for schools to ignore that requirement.
SB 1861, which Gov. 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.
Laws are funny things, and not just in Tennessee. For example, in New Hampshire, ignoring, subverting, or simply dragging out the right-to-know process is something municipalities love to do. Nashua, for example, is a leader in that sort of nonsense.
If it is a public record, and they don’t want you to have it despite the law, they are prepared to make you take them to court to get it. It deters many who can’t afford the legal costs and cannot represent themselves. The city gets to keep public documents secret and encourages them to keep hiding things.
In other words, absent a penalty or some punishment, politicians or bureaucrats can treat the law as if it does not exist.
Tennessee has read the stitches and is trying to get ahead of the fastball.
At least 14 other states have enacted laws in recent years to restrict male participation in female athletics, as gender-confused men increasingly dominate women’s sports at the high school, college, and professional levels.
It’s almost as if something triggered them all to save women’s sports. Now we need these other states to amp up their enforcement and disincentives and be joined by more states following their lead.
Is your state considering legislation to protect girls and women? Let us know in the comments.
