interscholastic
adjective
in·ter·scho·las·tic
ˌin-tər-skə-ˈla-stik 
: existing or carried on between schools
interscholastic athletics
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The Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education has a policy in place for locker rooms, physical education classes, and intramural and interscholastic athletic activities requiring that students be allowed to participate in a manner consistent with their gender identity.
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Condé Nast, SELF, 24 Aug. 2023
The draft — published last month by the Florida High School Athletic Association, a group that oversees interscholastic athletic programs across the state — proposes making currently optional questions regarding a student’s menstrual cycle mandatory, as reported by the Palm Beach Post.
—al, 3 Feb. 2023
Each year, the organization takes a census of the roughly 1,600 public and private high schools competing in the federation, asking for data on the number of students who participate in each interscholastic sport — this does not include participation in club or intramural sports.
—Nami Sumida, San Francisco Chronicle, 29 Apr. 2023
That’s according to data from the California Interscholastic Federation, (CIF) the organization which governs interscholastic sports at California high schools.
—Nami Sumida, San Francisco Chronicle, 29 Apr. 2023
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Condé Nast, SELF, 24 Aug. 2023
The draft — published last month by the Florida High School Athletic Association, a group that oversees interscholastic athletic programs across the state — proposes making currently optional questions regarding a student’s menstrual cycle mandatory, as reported by the Palm Beach Post.
—al, 3 Feb. 2023
Each year, the organization takes a census of the roughly 1,600 public and private high schools competing in the federation, asking for data on the number of students who participate in each interscholastic sport — this does not include participation in club or intramural sports.
—Nami Sumida, San Francisco Chronicle, 29 Apr. 2023
That’s according to data from the California Interscholastic Federation, (CIF) the organization which governs interscholastic sports at California high schools.
—Nami Sumida, San Francisco Chronicle, 29 Apr. 2023
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interscholastic
adjective
in·ter·scho·las·tic
ˌint-ər-skə-ˈlas-tik
: existing or carried on between schools
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