Editor,
As a parent of two girls, I am deeply concerned about the article written by Aragon High School coach Steve Sell. The article shows complete disregard toward fairness in sports and the voice of many parents (whether they are silently protesting or with placards).
Coach Steve divides the community by linking parents asking for fairness in sports with “attacking” transgender children. These are not the same topics and the coach is misleading readers by drawing connections where none exist. Had the coach and school district engaged with parents instead of forcing decisions, we may be seeing different outcomes.
Coach Sell will benefit from reading the World Athletics (international sports governing body) ruling on this topic updated in March 2023.
“Decisions are always difficult when they involve conflicting needs and rights between different groups, but we continue to take the view that we must maintain fairness for female athletes above all other considerations,” World Athletics president Sebastian Coe said in a statement.
“We will be guided in this by the science around physical performance and male advantage which will inevitably develop over the coming years. As more evidence becomes available, we will review our position, but we believe the integrity of the female category in athletics is paramount.”
In closing, Coach Sell should focus on fairness for all participants and stop selling his divisive gender ideology to parents.
Amit Saini
Foster City
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(3) comments
Amit - I could not have said it any better. Thank you for your reasoned response. We need more parents to speak up before the idiocy of denying sport participation by self-identified trans boys in girl activities is equivalent to hating them personally. Nothing is further from the truth. There should be room for all of us but clear gender issues must remain defined in sports in pursuit of fairness.
Thank you Amit for your data points and common sense. Protecting our children is becoming the dominant issue of our times. We never imagined the culture wars would lead us down such a dark path.
Thank you Amit for your very reasonable letter. Sell and his son resort to name calling and baseless accusations to shut down debate but have completely ignored the issue of fairness for girls and women in sports.
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