I want to assure transgender and gender-expansive students, their families, and the people who love them that they are still legally protected under state and federal law," one lawyer said.

The PIAA voted to remove a policy that had deferred to school principals to determine an athlete’s “gender” when “questioned or uncertain,” and instead approved one that officials said was

A group of education advocates on Thursday sent an open letter to the Pennsylvania Interscholastic Athletic Association (PIAA) saying the organization’s new ban on the participation of transgender student-athletes in middle and high school athletics violates both state and federal law.

A wave of opposition has emerged against the Pennsylvania Interscholastic Athletic Association’s (PIAA) recent policy revisions concerning transgender student athletes, sparking heated debate about inclusivity and legal