FHSAA
April 4, 2023
Florida Governor Ron DeSantis may control FHSAA appointments
Florida Governor Ron DeSantis may be one step closer to being in charge of appointments to the Florida High School Athletic Association (FHSAA). House Bill 225 was passed by the House and has been sent to the Senate floor. Delaware is the only oth...
February 23, 2023
Florida won’t ask girl athletes about menstrual cycles
The Florida High School Athletic Association (FHSAA) Board of Directors rejected a proposal this month that would have required high school girls to answer quetions about their menstrual cycles in order to play school sports. Previously the questi...
February 9, 2023
Following Florida Ref Attack, Others Protest Until Arrest is Made
After an attack by a spectator on a referee during a Florida high school basketball game in early January, other referees are joining together to say they will not officiate another game for the host school until an arrest is made. According to a ...
February 7, 2023
FHSAA May Require Girl Student-Athletes to Report Menstrual Cycles
The State of Florida is weighing a decision that would force teenage girls who play high school sports to report their menstrual cycles to their respective schools. Governor Ron DeSantis' education commissioner sits on the Florida High School Athl...
January 25, 2023
New Proposal Would Allow Prayers before FHSAA Events
As a federal appeals court prepares to hear arguments in a long-running dispute about the issue, a Florida state senator filed a proposal last week that could allow high schools of the Florida High School Athletic Association (FHSAA) to offer prayers...
October 10, 2022
Florida School Sports Health Form Inquires About Women’s Periods
Concerns have risen about an alleged rule impacting female high school student-athletes in Florida. News outlets and some people on social media have claimed that female student-athletes in the Sunshine State have to report their menstrua...
June 9, 2021
Proposal to FHSAA Wants to Block Middle School Athletes from Varsity Sports
The Florida High School Athletic Association (FHSAA) brought forth a proposal to its board of directors that would prohibit middle school athletes from competing on high school teams. The proposal, submitted by Merritt Island athletic director Jef...
April 22, 2021
Florida Transgender Athlete Bill May Be Off Table For 2021
Florida lawmakers said this week that a bill to ban transgender females from girls' and womens' high school and college sports may have hit a roadblock this week. According to a recent report from The Orlando Sentinel, a key senator noted there wa...
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