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Healey Administration Supports MCAS Graduation Requirement For Massachusetts High School Students

By Chris Lisinski State House News Service

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Massachusetts Senate Passes ‘Comprehensive’ Sex Education Bill Seeking To Introduce Non-Reproductive Sex Acts To Seventh-Graders

The Massachusetts Senate has passed a bill that would require school districts that teach sex education use a "comprehensive" curriculum approved by the state agency that oversees public primary and secondary education. As New Boston Post has reported in the past, sex education curriculums recommended by the state

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KIPP Academy Girls’ Basketball Team Won’t Compete In Playoffs This Season Despite Qualifying 

The opportunity was there if the KIPP Academy girls' basketball team wanted it, but the team did not take it. School officials haven't publicly said why.

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Transgender KIPP Academy Lynn Basketball Player Is A Three-Sport Star On Girls’ Teams

A playoff-bound high school girls' basketball team in Massachusetts this season has received strong contributions from a male player who excels in three different sports. Lazuli Clark, a male, is a senior at KIPP Academy Lynn. Clark is not only a key contributor to the girls' basketball team

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Transgender Maine High School Skier Had Three Third-Place Finishes At State Championship Meet This Week

A male transgender skier got three third-place finishes at a state championship meet in Maine this week.  Maine Coast Waldorf School sophomore Soren Stark-Chessa had those three third-place finishes in the Maine Principals Association Class C girls' Nordic skiing state championship meet on Monday, February 19, and Tuesday, February

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Massachusetts High School Girls’ Basketball Team Forfeits After Transgender Opponent Injures Its Players

A high school basketball game in Massachusetts was cut short earlier this month after one team forfeited due to injuries caused by a male transgender athlete on the other team — including at least one injury caught on video. Collegiate Charter School of Lowell ended its game against KIPP Academy Lynn

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Western Massachusetts District Attorney Was Disturbed By Reports of Gender Queer in Middle School — Initially

Upon hearing about oral sex illustrations in a graphic novel recommended by an eighth grade teacher to certain students, the district attorney for Berkshire County was disgusted. "This book needs to be out [of] that school forever right now – I don't care if it's artistic

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Vermont High School Girls’ Basketball Team With A Transgender Center Is 17-1 This Season

A high school girls' basketball team in Vermont that has received some strong contributions from a male player is 17-1 this season. Rose Johnson, a 6-foot-1 senior on the Long Trail School girls' basketball team, is the male player helping the team succeed.