High school basketball game is abandoned after trans player ‘injures three female opponents’ with shocking video showing the biological male hurling an athlete to the floor
A high school girls basketball team in Massachusetts was forced to forfeit their game after a transgender player on the opposing team injured three of their players.
The Collegiate Charter School of Lowell Girls’ basketball team dropped their Feb. 8 game against KIPP Massachusetts after one of KIPP’s players, a biological male, injured three of their athletes.
Collegiate Charter School said the team decided to forfeit because the players were afraid of getting injured and not being able to compete in the playoffs.
“The bench was already empty when we started the game, with the 12-player roster having four players unable to play,” Collegiate Charter School spokesperson Casey Crane said.
“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 just around the corner, and he needed a healthy and robust bench in four days.”
A high school girls basketball team in Massachusetts was forced to forfeit their game after a transgender player on the opposing team injured three of their players
Video shows the transgender player ripping the ball out of another player’s arms, forcing her to fall.
Collegiate Charter exited the game just after 16 minutes of play, with KIPP leading 31-14. The Collegiate Charter player struggles to move and writhes in pain
Collegiate Charter exited the game just after 16 minutes of play, with KIPP leading 31-14.
Video shows the transgender player ripping the ball out of another player’s arms, forcing her to fall.
The Collegiate Charter player struggles to move and writhes in pain.
Collegiate Charter School of Lowell Athletic Director Kyle Pelczar shared The daily item the coach knew that the KIPP player was participating in the match.
“No, and coach (Kevin Ortins) knew it going into the game 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 player, a biological male who identifies as female, is over 6 feet tall and has facial hair, a source said Fox News digital.
DailyMail.com contacted KIPP Academy for comment, but the school is on break from February 19 to 23.
The KIPP player, a biological male who identifies as female, is over 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 that the coach knew the KIPP player was participating in the game. “No, and Coach (Kevin Ortins) knew it going into the game 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 Massachusetts Interscholastic Athletic Association said a team cannot be excluded from a team based on gender identity.
Section 43.3.1 of the handbook states: ‘A student shall not be excluded from participation in a gender-specific sports team that is consistent with the student’s bona fide gender identity.’
The handbook states that 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 appropriate about the gender-specific needs of their team to promote inclusion,” the handbook said.