A Massachusetts high school girls’ basketball team was forced to forfeit its game after a transgender player on the opposing team injured three players.
The Collegiate Charter School of Lowell Girls’ Basketball team dropped out of their February 8 game against KIPP Massachusetts after one of KIPP’s players, who is a biological male, injured three of their athletes.
Collegiate Charter School officials said the team decided to forfeit because the other players feared getting injured and not being able to compete in the playoffs that were a few days later.
‘The bench was already depleted going into the game with the 12-player roster having four players unable to play,’ said Collegiate Charter School spokesperson Casey Crane.
‘When the coach saw three more go down in the first half leaving him with five players, he made the call to end the game early. The upcoming Charter School playoffs were looming, and he needed a healthy and robust bench in four days.’
A Massachusetts high school girls basketball team was forced to forfeit their game after a transgender player on the opposing team injured three players
Video shows the transgender player ripping the ball from another players arms, forcing her to fall
Collegiate Charter left the game just after 16 minutes of play, with KIPP leading 31-14. A Collegiate Charter player is seen struggling to move and writhing in pain
Collegiate Charter left the game just after 16 minutes of play, with KIPP leading 31-14. However, the final score now, because of the forfeit, will be 10-0.
Shocking video from the game shows the taller, bulkier transgender player ripping the ball from another players arms, forcing her to fall.
The Collegiate Charter player is seen struggling to move and writhing in pain.
Collegiate Charter School of Lowell Athletic Director Kyle Pelczar told The Daily Item the coach knew about KIPP’s transgender player ahead of time and she wasn’t the reason they forfeited.
‘No, and Coach (Kevin Ortins) knew going into the game, already, because we had them at home the first game of the year and nothing happened then, so he knew going into the game,’ Pelczar said.
The KIPP’s player that is a biological male who identifies as a female is more than 6 feet tall and has facial hair, a source told Fox News Digital.
DailyMail.com reached out to KIPP Academy for comment, however the school is on break from February 19 to 23.
The KIPP’s player that is a biological male who identifies as a female is more than 6 feet tall and has facial hair, a source told Fox News Digital .
Collegiate Charter School of Lowell Athletic Director Kyle Pelczar told The Daily Item the coach knew about KIPP’s transgender player going into the game
The Massachusetts Interscholastic Athletic Association said a player cannot be excluded from a team based on gender identity.
Section 43.3.1 on the handbook said, ‘A student shall not be excluded from participation on a gender-specific sports team that is consistent with the student’s bona fide gender identity.’
The handbook noted a student cannot be listed on a team roster for the purpose of gaining an unfair advantage.
‘It is a recommended best practice that schools communicate with their opponents as necessary about the gender-specific needs of their team in order to promote inclusion,’ said the handbook.
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