1Equal Protection and Gender Classification in Sports ProgramsGrand Canyon UniversityPOS-500: U.S. and Arizona Constitutions for Teacher Candidates2EQUAL PROTECTION AND GENDER CLASSIFICATIONWhen taking into consideration student classifications in sports based on gender, one can look at Missouri as an example as to how things are handled in a fair and equitable manner. As per the 2024-25 MSHSAA Official Handbook, students are classified in the following ways.a. Girls may not participate on a boys interscholastic athletic team in a sport if the school sponsors a girls team in that sport.b. Girls may participate on a boys interscholastic athletic team in a non-contact sport if the school does not sponsor a girls interscholastic athletic team in that sport. It shall be the responsibility of the local board of education to determine whether to allow girls to participate on boys teams in
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