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The list of Minnesota school board members who have signed a letter urging state agencies to protect girls’ sports from trans athletes has multiplied since it launched earlier this week.

As of Friday afternoon, the number of school board members to sign the letter was 245, spanning 104 school districts across the state. The same list had just around 40 signatures on Tuesday.

The added signatures come as the state faces a Friday deadline from the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) to amend its policies to keep biological males out of girls’ sports. The DOE determined the state violated Title IX with its current policies at the end of September.

The letter is addressed to Minnesota Department of Education (MDE) Commissioner Willie Jett, Minneso

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