Vermont pays $566K in damages to Christian school it banned from all sports competitions for years
Vermont has paid $566,000 in damages and legal fees to Mid Vermont Christian School after banning it from all sports and academic competitions for two years. The ban followed the school's 2023 decision to forfeit a girls' basketball game against a team with a transgender athlete. A settlement was reached following mediation, allowing the school to resolve the dispute without further litigation.
- ▪Mid Vermont Christian School forfeited a girls' basketball game in 2023 due to religious objections to competing against a transgender athlete.
- ▪Following the forfeit, the school was barred from all athletic and academic competitions by Vermont education authorities.
- ▪The school and its legal representatives, Alliance Defending Freedom, received $566,000 in a settlement finalized in April 2026.
- ▪For two years, the school's teams had to travel out of state to participate in competitions.
- ▪The settlement concluded a prolonged legal and public dispute over religious freedom and participation in school sports.
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Sports Vermont pays $566K in damages, legal fees to Christian school it banned from all sports competitions for years A settlement agreement following mediation was finalized Tuesday after the school was barred from athletics and academic competitions for two years By Jackson Thompson Fox News Published April 28, 2026 7:43pm EDT Facebook Twitter Threads Flipboard Comments Print Email Add Fox News on Google close Video Vermont Christian school fights state ban after girls basketball team forfeits game over trans athlete Mid Vermont Christian School basketball coach Chris Goodwin and Alliance Defending Freedom attorney David Cortman join 'Fox & Friends' ahead of a court hearing to address the school's removal from games for forfeiting against a trans player.
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