School officials defend barring parents from premises for ‘wearing anti-trans wristbands’

A US school district is standing behind its decision to stop parents, who were wearing what appeared to be anti-trans wristbands, entering their grounds.

At a court hearing on Friday (22 November), officials in New Hampshire’s Bow School District defended their decision to ban parents Kyle Fellers and Anthony Foote after they were seen wearing the pink “XX” wristbands during a girls’ soccer match in September where a transgender player was on the opposition team.

While the no-trespass orders have now expired, the pair sued the district. A federal judge is now deciding whether the plaintiffs should be allowed to wear the wristbands and carry signs at school events, including basketball games, swim meets and a music concert, while the case continues.

On Thursday (21 November), the parents testified that

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