Parents must confirm sex at birth for students in girls' sports in Edmonton Public Schools
Posted on: Sep 02, 2025 05:18 IST | Posted by: Cbc
Kids trying come out for female person sports teams in Edmonton Public Schools this come testament demand their parents to sign a form vouching that they were assigned female at birth.
It comes as the Fairness and Safety in Sport Act sets new rules prohibiting transgender athletes from competing in amateur female sports divisions. The bill came into effect Sept. 1.
These rules do not apply to physical education class or children under 12 years old.
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Gomez said under the new rules, every student registering for a female-only team will need in-writing confirmation they are following the requirements of the policy.
Questions about how school authorities are implementing the rules should be directed to individual organizations, she said.
If a written challenge questioning a student's right to compete as female is made and it's deemed to be valid, the child will have to provide a copy of their birth certificate. Eligibility complaints must also be reported to the province.
Supporters of the new ban have said the legislation will provide much-needed clarity to sport administrators across the province. But not everyone is in favour of the approach.
"Trans women will always be men is essentially what these permission slips are subtly saying."
French said the number of trans athletes is very small and having all girls 12 and older who want to try out for an amateur team needing a permission slip could pose a barrier to getting involved, he said.
"That's where I worry that this is just going to prevent children from seeking out sport because they don't want to potentially subject themselves to a test to prove that they are female or aren't male," he said. "That will just make people work out less, have less trust in sport and slowly break down the kind of societal bond that that sport brings between people."
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