Christian School Files Lawsuit Over Exclusion from Events Due to Forfeiting Game Against Transgender Player

Alliance Defending Freedom (ADF) has filed a lawsuit against Vermont officials on behalf of Mid Vermont Christian School (MVCS), which forfeited a girls basketball game against a transgender student. The school was subsequently barred from future tournaments and expelled from the Vermont Principal's Association. The lawsuit accuses school officials of religious discrimination for denying MVCS participation in the state's tuition program and sports league due to their beliefs. The ADF argues that the school is being irreparably harmed by the exclusion, as it is unable to compete in sports and academic competitions. The complaint states that the school's religious beliefs affirm that biological boys are boys and cannot affirm otherwise.