Panel approves new rules for transgender student athletes
ROBBINSVILLE, N.J. — Transgender high school athletes in New Jersey no longer need documentation to support their gender identity.
The New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association on Wednesday approved a policy that allows athletes to simply notify the school administration if they want to change gender. Previously, they needed a doctor’s note or official documentation.
Association attorney Steve Goodell said a new state law requires that students be allowed to participate in activities corresponding to their gender identities, but the organization didn’t want to wait for the state education department to act.
“We wanted to give our schools firm guidance on how this should happen,” Goodell told the Press of Atlantic City.