The Georgia Senate voted to pass a bill that would ban transgender athletes from participating in girls’ school sports. Senate Bill 435, sponsored by Sen. Marty Harbin (R-Tyrone) disallows children assigned male at birth from participating in girls’ sports. Democrat critics of the bill say that it is unnecessary and harmful to transgender children’s mental health.
A select number of students in Chatham County are set to return to public school classrooms Monday amid widespread concern about health and safety due to COVID-19.
Among questions the school district has yet to resolve, however, is how much of the federal coronavirus relief funds allotted to it will go to which schools in the area. A recent judicial ruling means fewer dollars than expected will be going to private schools, amid a larger national debate over whether government funds to offset the economic costs of the coronavirus pandemic should prioritize economically disadvantaged families and businesses.
