State Rep. Jennifer Wortz this week stood firmly for female athletes, calling on the Michigan High School Athletic Association to keep boys out of girls’ sports.
Wortz, who played basketball and whose daughter is an All-American wrestler at Liberty University, said the association should promote fairness by protecting girls’ sports.
“Sports give players opportunities to get in better shape, develop physical and mental skills, and collaborate with others,” said Wortz, R-Quincy. “Competition gives every athlete motivation to practice and improve their own abilities, but when boys compete in girls’ sports, they seize an unfair advantage and rob girls of their victories. The MHSAA should defend our girls and their chances to excel and win.”
The MHSAA said last month it will continue allowing males to play in female sports, despite President Donald Trump’s executive order making it clear his administration will enforce Title IX, the provision of federal law requiring that both girls and boys at federally funded schools have fair opportunities to compete in school athletics.
On Wednesday, Wortz and her colleagues in the Michigan House of Representatives approved House Resolution 40, urging the MHSAA to change its policy and protect girls’ athletic competitions. The measure passed with bipartisan support. Wortz and fellow Republican women then held a press conference Thursday to reiterate the importance of preserving fair sports for girls and young women.
“Title IX was created to give our daughters and our granddaughters a chance to compete fairly in sports — without men taking those opportunities away from them,” Wortz said. “It’s time to restore that level playing field for our girls.”
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Karen Kirkpatrick, a resident of Matteson Township in Branch County, stands with Rep. Jennifer Wortz, R-Quincy, in the Michigan House of Representatives chamber ahead of Gov. Gretchen Whitmer’s State of the State address on Wednesday, Feb. 26, 2025.
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