The Maine Principals’ Association, which oversees high school sports, approved a policy last year allowing transgender athletes to compete on teams either according to their birth-assigned gender or gender identity, but not both at the same time.

I oppose the President’s attempt to curtail funding for Maine, and will advocate vigorously for our fair share of federal funding for Maine schools.

President Donald Trump announced on Thursday that his administration would withhold Maine federal funding following the news of a transgender-identifying boy taking first place in girls’ pole vaulting at Maine’s Class B state championship.