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Breakpoint

Fired VT Coach Receives Settlement

Breakpoint

Colson Center

News, Religion & Spirituality, News Commentary, Christianity

4.82.8K Ratings

🗓️ 27 March 2024

⏱️ 1 minutes

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Summary

Vermont school officials agree to pay damages to snowboard coach who stated boys have a physical advantage in sports.

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0:00.0

The woman a look at culture from a Christian worldview, I'm John Stone Street with the point.

0:04.5

Last year a Vermont High School snowboard coach was fired for stating that boys tend to have an advantage

0:09.3

over girls in sports.

0:10.8

David Block made the comments and an attempt to diffuse a heated argument between two

0:14.4

students about whether it's fair to let trans-identifying male athletes compete against girls.

0:18.9

Well, this month, almost a year later, Vermont school officials have agreed to pay the former coach $75,000 and damages,

0:25.0

acknowledging that he, in fact, did not violate a state-mandated policy that prohibits harassment,

0:30.2

hazing, and bullying.

0:31.2

Regardless, of however a person identifies physical realities mean that boys do have a competitive

0:36.3

advantage over girls in sports.

0:38.3

Pointing to one study, even men who have taken estrogen for two years retained their competitive advantage.

0:43.6

Block's lawyer, Tyson Langhoffer of the Alliance defending freedom,

0:46.8

said that the settlement really isn't about money.

0:48.9

It's about standing up for the right to say what is true.

0:51.8

After all, Langhoffer said, no teacher especially should lose their job

0:56.0

for speaking the truth.

0:57.3

For the Colston Center, I'm John Stone Street with the point.

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