Massachusetts S350 ensures no student athlete on a single-sex sports team must play against an opposing team with opposite-sex athletes.

Massachusetts S350 amends the General Laws to ensure fairness and safety in school sports by prohibiting public schools from requiring student athletes on single-sex teams to compete against teams with athletes of the opposite sex. The bill also prevents schools from penalizing student athletes or coaches for forfeiting matches against such teams. The Department of Elementary and Secondary Education and other school sports organizations are barred from penalizing schools, teams, coaches, or athletes for forfeiting or refusing to play in such matches. The act takes effect upon passage.

Massachusetts S350 ensures no student athlete on a single-sex sports team must play against an opposing team with opposite-sex athletes.

Massachusetts S350 amends the General Laws to ensure fairness and safety in school sports by prohibiting public schools from requiring student athletes on single-sex teams to compete against teams with athletes of the opposite sex. The bill also prevents schools from penalizing student athletes or coaches for forfeiting matches against such teams. The Department of Elementary and Secondary Education and other school sports organizations are barred from penalizing schools, teams, coaches, or athletes for forfeiting or refusing to play in such matches. The act takes effect upon passage.