Underly calls superintendent opponent Kerr transphobic
SCOTT BAUER, Associated Press
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MADISON, Wis. (AP) Wisconsin school superintendent candidate Jill Underly accused her opponent Deborah Kerr of being transphobic during a forum Thursday because Kerr supports prohibiting transgender students from playing girls sports.
The spirited back and forth came during a virtual question and answer session hosted by the Milwaukee Press Association just five days before Tuesday s election. The winner will serve a four-year term as secretary of the Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction, the state s top education official.
The candidates were asked whether they support bills introduced by legislative Republicans that would prohibit transgender girls from participating in girls and women s sports at the high school and college levels. Wisconsin is one of more than 20 states that are considering restrictions on athletics or gender-confirming health care for transgen