Federal judge dismisses lawsuit seeking to bar transgender athletes from CT girls sports
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Alanna Smith (right) of Danbury wins the 400 meter dash at the CIAC State Open Outdoor Track & Field Championship in New Britain on June 3, 2019. Smith is one of the plaintiffs in the suit that sought to bar transgender athletes from girls’ sports.Arnold Gold / Hearst Connecticut MediaShow MoreShow Less
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FILE - In this Feb. 12, 2020 file photo, high school track athletes Alanna Smith, left, Selina Soule, center and and Chelsea Mitchell prepare to speak at a news conference outside the Connecticut State Capitol in Hartford, Conn. The three girls have filed a federal lawsuit to block a state policy that allows transgender athletes to compete in girls sports. In a response to their lawsuit, the Connecticut Interscholastic Athletic Conference argued in a court filing that it is not subject to the federal law that guarantees equal access to women and girls in educa
Federal judge dismisses lawsuit seeking to bar transgender athletes from CT girls sports
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The need is still there, she said.
Stark County is echoing a trend seen nationwide.
Meanwhile, Louisiana has stopped asking the federal government for its full allotment of COVID-19 vaccine. About three-quarters of Kansas counties have turned down new shipments of the vaccine at least once over the past month. And in Mississippi, officials asked the federal government to ship vials in smaller packages so they don’t go to waste.
“It is kind of stalling. Some people just don’t want it,” said Stacey Hileman, a nurse with the health department in rural Kansas’ Decatur County, where less than a third of the county’s 2,900 residents have received at least one vaccine dose.
Clinics are set for:
May 10 from 5 to 7 p.m. at the Fairless Elementary School gymnasium, 12000 Navarre Road SW, Sugarcreek Township.
May 11 from 4 to 7:30 p.m. at the Northwest High School field house, 8580 Erie Ave. N.W., Canal Fulton.
May 12 from 4 to 7:30 p.m. at the East Canton High School gymnasium, 310 Browning Court, East Canton.
May 13 from 4 to 7:30 p.m. at the Marlington Middle School gymnasium, 10325 Moulin Ave., Lexington Township.
Registration is open through April 25. To schedule an appointment, see the ArmorVax website at armorvax.com or download the mobile app on your Apple or Android device.
Those who can t access the app, or who are having difficulty using it, can call 330-451-1681 to schedule an appointment.