Is a 14-year-old biological boy who socially identifies as a female competing on the William Floyd Girls track team?
A concerned parent who contacted the South Shore Press who wishes to remain anonymous says that is the case, and expressed concern over student safety and future funding for the William Floyd School District.
If this is the case, the participation of a biological boy competing in a girls' Varsity team at William Floyd High School would be in direct violation of President Trump’s Executive Order that threatens to withhold federal funds from schools that allow biological boys to compete in girls’ sports”
“Therefore, it is the policy of the United States to rescind all funds from educational programs that deprive women and girls of fair athletic opportunities, which results in the endangerment, humiliation, and silencing of women and girls and deprives them of privacy. It shall also be the policy of the United States to oppose male competitive participation in women’s sports more broadly, as a matter of safety, fairness, dignity, and truth.”
Multiple parents sought answers from the District and shared emails they sent to administrators, coaches, and athletic directors, to what they see as a clear violation of President Trump’s Executive Order.
“The mental health of students comes first. The District has to make a decision: abide by federal law or continue letting a biological boy compete on a girls team,” said the parent of a William Floyd student who agreed to be quoted by the South Shore Press, but not identified by name.
A second parent who also requested anonymity told the South Shore Press the biological boy who is competing on the William Floyd Girls Track team is considered a trans athlete, is around six feet tall and retains typical male physical characteristics.
This athlete’s transition has been strictly social according to two parents and one member of the William Floyd School District girls tram team, which would mean no medical hormone treatment has been undertaken to alter their appearance.
As a result, two parents and a teammate believe this remains a male Freshman student who has simply chosen to identify as female.
“Even in practice when we’re supposed to be at the same pace, he bolts in front of everyone and looks back at us,” said one William Floyd Girls Track Team member to the South Shore Press, who asked to remain anonymous out of fear of physical harm and retaliation from other students.
The parent who agreed to be quoted by the South Shore Press said the biological boy was allowed to use a girls locker room in the past, with some sort of plastic sheet separating that athlete and the rest of the girls on the team.
The concerned parent stated Section XI, the governing body of high school athletics in Suffolk County, requires all athletes to participate in six practices before competing in games.
Because of that practice rule, it is believed the first track competition the biological boy would be able to participate in would be the Middle County at William Floyd meet on Tuesday, April 1st, 2025.
The South Shore Press has emailed a list of questions to representatives from the William Floyd School District, and will update this web story if a response is received.
According to the District website, the next public meeting within the William Floyd School District is its Budget Adoption and Board of Education meeting at 7:00 PM on Tuesday, April 22nd, 2025, at the Jeanne Dawson Memorial Library.
The two parents provided the name of the biological male athlete in question, who appears on the active roster of the William Floyd Girls Track Team, but the South Shore Press is not publishing this individual’s identity because they are a minor, with an expected graduation date of 2028.