Thursday 18 August 2022 08:28 PM Utah parents triggered SECRET probe into gender of girl who outclassed ... trends now
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A Utah high school secretly investigated whether a female student was transgender after she 'outclassed' her opponents in a state-level competition last year.
The probe was launched after parents of the girls who finished second and third complained to the Utah High School Activities Association (UHSAA) that the girl must have once been biologically a boy to win as decisively as she did.
The school looked at the girl's records going as far back as kindergarten to determine whether she had ever been enrolled as a boy, only to discover the girl was, in fact, a girl.
Neither the girl nor her family were ever informed about the investigation, according to UHSAA legislative representative David Spatafore, who said 'there was no reason to make it a personal situation' after she had been cleared of the accusation, according to Desert News.
Advocates for HB11 outside the Utah capital building. The bill outlawed transgender students from competing in girls' sports
The story of the girl investigated by her high school was shared during a meeting of the Utah Legislature Education Interim Committee on Wednesday to discuss updates on HN11
Spatafore shared details of the incident during a meeting of the Utah Legislature Education Interim Committee on Wednesday to discuss updates on HN11, a Utah law passed in March which banned transgender students from competing in female sports.
He said the case was just an example of similar
