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South Dakota GOP criticized for ‘petty, obnoxious’ debate over trans student athletes

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The national debate over the inclusion of transgender athletes in competitive high school sports has been reignited in South Dakota after a group of Republican lawmakers objected to the state’s policy of permitting students to compete according to their gender identity.South Dakota’s Government Operations and Audit Committee assembled last week to urge the head of the South Dakota High School Activities Association, Dan Swartos, to investigate the legality of their trans-inclusive policy, the Associated Press reports.Republican State Rep.

Sue Peterson spent her time during the committee meeting questioning the policy — time which could have instead been spent dealing with South Dakota’s handling of the COVID-19 pandemic, or grappling with.

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