(WFRV) – The Wisconsin Interscholastic Athletic Association (WIAA) Board of Control voted on Wednesday to update its policy regarding eligibility for girls’ sporting competitions.
WIAA Executive Director Stephanie Hauser released a statement regarding the Board of Control’s Wednesday vote, saying that they updated its policy to comply with a February 5 executive order from President Donald Trump.
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“Today the WIAA Board of Control voted to update the organization’s policy regarding student-athlete eligibility – affirming its compliance with federal directives that only students designated as females at birth will be allowed to participate in girls competitions.
Working in consultation with legal counsel, our Board updated this policy to ensure clarity is provided to our membership as they work to comply with new federal guidance from the White House.”
Stephanie Hauser, Executive Director – WIAA
The vote from the WIAA Board of Control came about two weeks after the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) voted to do the same, following the federal directives.
The policy is in place effective immediately; however, it does not alter the current policy for practices between students at the same school, only WIAA competitions in regular season, post-season, scrimmages and exhibitions.
The full policy is available here.
