COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — South Carolina’s education superintendent made a surprise appearance at a hearing to ask House members to not pass a bill that would prevent transgender students from playing on girls sports teams in middle and high school.
Just minutes after Education Superintendent Molly Spearman spoke, a House subcommittee Wednesday voted 3-1 in favor of the proposal. It now goes to the full House Judiciary Committee.
Spearman says the bill would not protect transgender students in a very sensitive personal situation.
The superintendent says she thinks the South Carolina High School League can handle any situations on an individual basis.
Education advocacy group SC for Ed also said it opposes the bill. They also shared a petition for educators to sign opposing the bill.