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House K-12 Subcommittee - February 9, 2021 - House Hearing Room 2
A
Was
20
years
ago-
and
I
was
on
this
committee-
so
I'm
glad
to
be
back
with
chairman
with
you
and
the
other
chairman
white,
proud
grandfather,
seven
and
grandkids.
C
B
B
Just
for
note,
I
live
in
halls
tennessee,
but
it's
the
halls
in
west
tennessee,
not
in
knoxville,
always
confusing,
but
anyway
it's
a
it's
an
honor
to
be
here
an
honor
to
serve
on
the
education
committee.
Thank
you,
representative
clemens.
B
D
C
C
I
will
say
my
wife
and
I
have
three
kids
kendra
cooper
and
kyler
and
after
I
got
elected,
brought
the
kids
up
for
a
little
tour,
and
this
was
one
of
the
first
rooms
they
came
into,
and
so
my
this
is
I'll,
be
the
second
and
or
third
hasting
to
actually
use
the
gavel
in
this
room
because
they
there
was
a
gavel
left
and
they.
This
happened
to
be
this
room,
so
I
thought
that
was
fitting.
C
I'd
like
to
also
introduce
and
recognize
some
people
here,
that'll
be
a
part
of
this
committee
that
will
be
helping
us
in
a
big
way:
executive
cons,
assistant,
holly,
webb,
research,
analyst,
patrick
boggs,
legislative
attorney,
katie,
robertson,
clerk,
carolyn,
moerkel,
archivist,
greg,
yates
and
sergeant
of
arms,
terry
ventrice,
before
we
get
into
the
calendar
today.
I
do
want
to
just
touch
on
a
few
of
the
rules.
The
rules
were
emailed
out
to
the
committee
members
earlier
today.
C
Bill
notices
must
be
turned
in
online
through
the
house
portal
by
3
30
pm
each
wednesday.
In
order
to
be
heard
for
the
upcoming
week,
amendments
for
tuesday
committees
must
be
filed
by
10
am
on
monday.
Amendments
must
be
emailed
to
the
full
committee
to
chairman
white's
office
and
the
k-12
subcommittee
outlook
distribution
list.
Please
do
not
turn
these
into
the
subcommittees
or
to
the
research
analysts.
C
C
A
bill
sponsor
may
roll
a
bill
three
times.
After
that,
the
bill
will
be
placed
on
the
final
calendar.
There
are
some
more
that
we
won't
go
into,
but
if
you
want
to,
if
you
have
any
questions,
you
can
check
with
me
or
my
legislative
assistant
are
the
other
now
announcements
or
personal
orders.
Before
we
get
into
the
calendar,
seeing
none,
we
will
be
going
into
today's
calendar
house
bill
number
one
which
will
be,
which
is
house
bill:
zero
zero.
C
A
Thank
you,
mr
chairman.
This.
The
summary
of
this
bill
requires
the
department
of
education
to
survey
all
local
education
agencies
to
determine
whether
the
number
of
licensed
speech,
language
pathologists
is
sufficient
to
meet
certain
students,
needs
and
report
its
findings
and
recommendations
to
the
education
committees
of
the
senate
and
house
of
representatives
by
january.
The
15th
of
2022.
C
E
E
Chairman
reagan,
thank
you,
representative
darby.
E
I've
been
told
that
I
must
be
merciful,
so
just
be
advised.
It's
coming.
D
B
Well,
back
on
the
bill,
no,
I
just
want
to
say
I
support
you
in
this.
I
had
a
conversation
with
the
department
of
education
today,
and
this
is
something
that
they
could
really
use.
This
particular
survey
that
you're
asking
for
so
I
think
this
is
something
that
that
will
be
beneficial
and
I
totally
support
your
your
efforts
here.
F
Thank
you,
mr
chairman.
You
know
representative
darby.
When
I
first
read
this,
I
mean
it
was
incredible
legislation
and
I
really
want
to
say
thank
you
for
bringing
this
to
the
general
assembly
on
your
first
bill
and
helping
us
move
education
forward.
It's
just
you've
set
a
very
high
bar
for
yourself,
sir,
and
I
hope
you
can
maintain
it.
Thank
you.
C
C
C
F
You,
mr
chairman
members:
this
is,
we
are
not
plowing
new
ground
here.
This
bill
we
ran
last
year.
It
went
through
this
committee,
went
through
the
full
education
committee,
made
it
to
the
house
floor
on
a
vote
of
91-0,
a
bipartisan
bill
that
was
sent
forward,
and
then
we
had
covet
hit
that
derailed
the
whole
situation
there.
It's
the
exact
same
bill
that
chairman
hasten
and
I
worked
on
last
year.
Every
bit
of
the
language
is
exactly
the
same
as
what
we
passed
last
year.
I
think
it
is.
F
F
Let's
get
one
thing
straight:
discipline
is
not
disability.
Two
different
things
there.
Okay,
this
this
bill
deals
with
discipline
in
the
classroom.
F
F
Then
there's
also
language
in
there
that
states
that
the
la
will
promulgate
the
rules
for
the
principal
to
follow
the
guidelines
on
that
student
on
how
they're
going
to
discipline
them
afterwards
and
then
refer
them
back
to
the
classroom
and
then.
Lastly,
what
the
chairman
haste
and
I
worked
on
was:
what
happens
if
a
teacher
wants
to
say
no
I've
had
enough,
I
can't
control,
I
can't
control
my
classroom.
It's
hurting
the
other
students
that
are
remained
in
the
classroom.
F
F
F
Hopefully
we
will
use
this
bill
as
a
tool
to
identify
those
students
that
might
have
a
disability
and
need
to
get
the
help
that
they
need,
so
they
can
be
successful
students
as
they
move
forward
move
through
the
educational
system.
So
hopefully,
with
that
explanation,
mr
chairman
I'll
answer
any
questions.
C
D
F
Thank
you
for
the
question.
I
too
received
those
emails
and
I
did
reach
out
to
a
late,
a
liaison
from
them
and
explain
the
situation
of
what
what
they
want
to
do
is
they
want
to
start
to
narrow
the
box
and
reduce
the
ability
for
local
lease
to
handle
children
with
disabilities
and
be
able
to
recognize
them
and
get
them
the
help
they
need
as
of
right
now.
F
The
way
I
stand
here,
the
bill
we
have
written,
received
no
adverse
action
from
anybody
in
the
state
of
tennessee
last
year,
and
now
we
sit
here
with
somebody
and
the
the
objection
that
I
spoke
with
them.
I
tried
to
address
very
plainly
and
calmly
with
them
of
that.
We
hope
to
give
you
as
much
latitude
as
we
can
from
the
general
assembly
to
address
the
needs
in
individual
lease
across
the
state
on
how
to
handle
discipline
problems,
and
then
they
already
have
the
ability
to
handle.
F
Thank
you
and
disability
issues.
They
are
not
the
same.
This
bill
has
nothing
to
do
with
disability,
that
is
a
protected
class
by
federal
law
and
we
should
protect
disability
with
our
most
earnest.
This
is
discipline,
children
that
are
repetitively
disruptive
to
a
classroom
that
don't
fall
under
idea
or
special
ed.
D
D
You
know,
but
if
we
have
desperate
treatment
from
one
lead
to
the
other
and
there's
a
lack
of
recognition
or
even
acknowledgement
may
be
of
a
disability
creating
some
a
disciplinary
issue.
I
know
when
I
was
growing
up
some
things
we
recognize
now.
As
potentially
you
know,
health
issues,
weren't.
D
So
I
you
know,
I
I
empathize
and
I
understand
the
concerns
of
these
coalitions,
so
I
just
want
to
make
sure
that
the
ability
exists
for
those
concerns
to
be
addressed,
and
I
don't
want
disabled
children
or
you
know
any
child
suffering
from
some
sort
of
health
issue
like
that
to
be
unduly
punished
or
disciplined,
because
an
lea
or
the
state
of
tennessee
has
failed
to
acknowledge.
That
is
a
reality
that
could
re
result
and
play
out
in
the
form
of
disciplinary
actions.
F
You,
mr
chairman,
so
try
to
alleviate
your
concerns
and
I'm
gonna
do
my
best.
Here
is
there's
already
things
in
process
at
the
lea
to
handle
special
ed
handle
disabilities
handle
ida,
handle
ieps
a
lot
of
abbreviations
there,
but
we
should
all.
We
all
know
what
those
are.
F
This
bill
addresses
repetitive
discipline
issues
and
there's
there's
no
teacher,
and
even
in
the
bill,
it
states
that,
if
a
principle
deems
that
a
teacher
is
being
abusive
to
the
system,
they
can
affect
disciplinary
action
on
that
teacher
and,
if
it
it,
this
is
to
provide
a
safer,
better
environment,
but
because
of
the
nature
of
the
bill
where
they
have
to
document
repetitive
things,
the
teacher
will
get
special
ed
involved.
They'll
get
they'll,
look
for
an
iep
they'll
already
start.
F
The
process
and
lea's
already
have
a
process
in
place
to
deal
with
kids
that
are
going
through
special,
ed
or
ida
or
possible
ieps.
So
I
think
we've
done
everything
we
can
to
address
their
issues
with
the
bill
by
giving
them
the
latitude
to
handle
it
at
the
local
level.
We're
just
we're
just
asking
for
a
framework.
C
C
Brings
us
to
item
number
four
house
bill:
zero,
zero.
Three.
Do
I
have
a
motion?
Property
motion?
Chairman
sipiki,
you
are
recognized
and
I
believe
you
do
have
an
amendment.
Yes,.
C
Properly
motioned
we're
looking
at
amendment
zero,
zero.
Two
eight
seven,
five
chairman
sapicki
you're,
recognized
to
explain
your
amendment
very
simply.
F
Sir,
if
the
original
bill
in
there
from
last
year,
this
is
another
bill
that
we
ran
in
the
house
side
on
the
general
assembly
passed
this
committee.
The
next
committee
did
pass
on
the
house
floor
and
so
exact
same
language,
but
t
double
s.
Double
a
had
a
concern
with
the
last,
whereas
clause,
mr
chairman,
and
so
what
the
amendment
does
is
it
puts
the
bill
in
more
current
legal
form
for
t
double
s
double
an
event.
We
have
a
legal
challenge.
C
C
F
Mr
chairman,
being
the
very
sensitive
nature
of
this
bill
under
legal
counsel,
I've
been
advised
to
bear
very
narrow
on
my
definition
here,
because
anything
I
say
can
be
used
further
on
down
the
line.
We
all
know
that
there's
a
possibility
every
bill
we
do
could
be
challenged
in
court
with
the
sensitive
nature
of
this
bill
and
the
possibility
of
this
happening,
I
have
to
be
extremely
narrow.
F
F
In
order
to
experience
the
personal
satisfaction
of
victory,
gain
opportunities
to
participate
in
state
and
regional
events,
gain
access
to
opportunities
to
be
recruited
and
offered
athletic
scholarships
by
colleges
and
more
and
whereas
it
is
unfortunate
for
some
girls
that
those
dreams,
goals
and
opportunities
for
participation,
recruitment
and
scholarships
can
be
directly
and
negatively
affected
by
new
school
policies.
Permitting
boys
who
are
male
in
every
biological,
at
respect
to
compete
in
girls
athletic
competitions
if
they
claim
a
female
gender
identity
and
whereas
allowing
boys
to
compete
in
girls.
F
Athletic
competitions
discriminates
against
girls
by
regularly
resulting
in
boys,
displacing
girls
in
competitive
events
and
excluding
specific
and
identifiable
girls
from
opportunities
to
compete
at
higher
levels
and
from
public
recognition,
critical
to
college,
recruiting
and
scholarship
opportunities.
That
should
go
to
those
outstanding
female
athletes
and
whereas
studies
show
that
boys
on
average
can
be
physically
stronger
than
girls
having
more
skeletal
muscle,
mass
than
girls
and
more
upper
body
and
lower
body
strength,
which
can
result
in
injury
to
girls.
F
If
girls
participate
in
contact
sports
with
boys
and
whereas
interscholastic
athletic
programs
in
public
schools
should
be
conducted
in
a
safe
manner
to
promote
continued
participation
and
equitable
opportunities
for
all
children.
Consistent
with
the
rules
and
guidelines
of
an
association
that
regulates
inter-interscholastic,
athletics,
I'll,
try
to
answer
questions
the
best
I
can.
Mr
chairman.
C
Thank
you,
chairman
sapiki.
Before
we
do
allow
questions
from
the
committee.
We
do
have
someone
who
requested,
in
a
timely
fashion,
the
opportunity
to
speak
in
regards
to
this
bill.
So
with
that
we
will
go
out
of
session
and
miss
chapman.
You
are
welcome
to
come
up
to
the
table.
You'll
have
please
when
you
get
up
there,
just
make
sure
you
turn
your
microphone
on
and
introduce
yourself
and
you'll
have
three
minutes
to
address
the
committee
and
then
we'll
allow
for
some
time
for
some
questions
and
answers.
G
Good,
okay,
I'm
gonna
try
to
be
efficient
with
my
three
minutes.
Thank
you,
mr
chairman
subcommittee
members
for
allowing
me
to
testify
this
afternoon.
I'm
allie
chapman,
a
tennessee
citizen
and
constituent
in
representative
manus
and
senate
massey's
districts.
I'm
a
public
health
professional
who
knows
good
policy
is
based
on
a
preponderance
of
high
quality
evidence.
G
Many
people
think
they
do
not
have
direct
experience
of
transgender
and
gender,
diverse
children
and
mistakenly
believe
their
immutable
identities
are
an
intentional
choice
I
can
attest
to
all
of
you.
It
is
not
I'm
only
one
of
many
tennessee
parents
and
caregivers
who
love
and
honor
our
child's
identities.
G
G
G
Due
to
the
uncertainties
of
acceptance,
stigma,
prejudice
and
discrimination,
they
cannot
live
wholly
in
their
authentic
selves.
If
passed,
this
bill
threatens
the
identities
of
these
children
who
are
already
or
considering
participating
in
interscholastic
sports.
The,
whereas
clauses
in
spicky's
bill
highlights
the
value
of
interscholastic
athletics.
The
evidence
is
overwhelming.
G
They
do
benefit
children's
physical,
social
and
emotional
development.
They
also
increase
self-esteem,
school
belonging,
academic
performance
and
support
positive
mental
and
physical
well-being.
Our
children
deserve
more
of
this,
not
less
legislating.
The
segregation
of
our
diverse
children's
sports
participation
by
their
sex
assigned
at
birth
could
be
a
harmful
president
for
all
minority
children.
G
Not
only
does
this
discriminatory
bill
undermine
their
ability
to
safely
belong
to
their
community,
it
essentially
excludes
them
from
schools
and
sports
participation.
That's
real!
If
you
are
unaware
a
bill
with
the
same
intent
as
hb3
was
passed
last
year
by
the
idaho
legislature.
Since
then,
it
has
been
joined
by
the
u.s
district
by
aus
district
court
and
as
a
tennessee
taxpayer.
I
ask:
why
would
you
pass
a
bill
knowing
it
will
lead
to
litigation
costing
the
state
tens
of
thousands
of
dollars?
G
Finally,
as
a
mother,
I
am
anchored
in
the
belief
that
radical,
unconditional
love
for
all
children
should
be
at
the
forefront
of
any
decision
or
that
our
legislative
legislative
bodies
create.
I
ask
that
you
take
my
kid,
our
kids,
our
children,
into
consideration,
the
evidence
that
the
benefits
and
the
costly
litigation
as
reasons
to
take
it
off
notice.
E
Thank
you,
mr
chairman.
Mr
chapman,
do
you
disagree
with
any
of
the,
whereas
clauses.
E
E
G
I
think
that
this
does
not
acknowledge
transgender
children
as
an
identity
of
their
own
choosing
that
they
identify
with
a
trans
girl
as
a
girl.
Trans
boy
is
a
boy.
The,
whereas
clause,
I
think,
is
misleading
and
when
you
talk
about
academic
scholarships,
ensuring
interscholastic
athletic
programs,
all
of
that's
wonderful.
If
you
truly
want
to
address
that
for
girls,
I
would
suggest
you
look
at
parity
when
it
comes
to
funding
schools
for
girls,
sports
and
opportunities
for
scholarships,
because
right
now,
they're,
very
disparate.
E
A
G
E
Mr
chairman,
chairman
reagan,
at
the
expense
of
wasting
a
little
time
here.
The
first
clause
says,
whereas
girls
who
compete
in
scholastic
athletic
activities,
strive
to
improve
performance
in
a
particular
field
of
competition.
In
order
to
experience
the
personal
satisfaction
of
victory,
gain
opportunities
and
participate
in
state
and
regional
events
gain
access
to
opportunities
to
be
recruited
and
offered
athletic
scholarships
by
colleges.
And
more
do
you
disagree
with
that?.
G
B
E
B
E
G
E
G
G
C
F
C
D
First,
before
I
start
asking
questions
on
this,
you
know
I
look
around
the
subcommittee
and
I
see
a
lot
of
smart
people
and
very
thoughtful
people,
and
I
think
this
subcommittee
is
going
to
accomplish
a
lot
of
great
things
this
year,
we're
coming
off
the
end
of
a
pandemic,
and
we've
got
a
lot
of
serious
issues
to
address
in
education
in
the
state
of
tennessee
as
the
parent
of
three
public
school
kids.
I
know
firsthand
and
I
know
all
of
you
do
as
well.
D
I
I
it
upsets
me
that
this
is
the
priority
that
we're
coming
with
right
out
of
the
gate
in
this
in
this
committee
this
year.
But
with
that
being
said,
let
me
just
start
by
asking
you:
are
you
familiar
with
the
clinical
diagnosis
of
gender
dysphoria.
D
Mr
chairman,
you
know
I
read
the
rules
of
the
subcommittee,
we're
allowed
to
ask
questions
on
this.
I
think
a
big
part
of
this
and
I
think
the
sponsor
just
acknowledged
that
a
big
part
of
this
is
rooted
in
science.
I
you
know
I.
I
would
hope
that
if
this
bill
moves
out
of
here
and
on
to
the
education
full
committee
that
it
will
hopefully
it'll
be
re
re-referred
to
the
health
committee,
so
we
can
have
a
scientific
discussion
about
this,
because
I
think
what
we're
ignoring
here
is
a
lot
of
science.
D
D
Now
I
understand
the
sponsors
argument
about
wanting
to
ensure
fairness.
I
think
fairness,
ensuring
fairness,
fantastic
goal,
sports.
You
want
to
see
fairness.
I've
heard
from
a
lot
of
parents
across
the
state
of
tennessee
support
this
bill
to
ensure
fairness
for
my
daughter
and
I've
also
heard
from
a
lot
of
people
who
are
concerned
about
the
discriminatory
aspects
of
this
bill.
F
If
the
question
is
fairness
in
sports,
which
would
create
a
level
playing
field
and
an
opportunity
to
know
that,
when
a
athlete
goes
into
a
competitive
event
that
they
actually
have
a
fair
chance
of
success
for
what
they've
trained
for
possibly
their
entire
life,
if
that's
fairness
to
you
yeah,
I
would
agree
with
you.
That's
fair
and
I
believe
that
that
we've
reached
a
point
where
we
probably
need
to
step
in
and
make
sure
that
our
athletic
competitions
are
based
on
fairness
of
competition.
F
Is
it?
Is
it
important
to
make
sure
that
children
with
disabilities
are
treated
fairly?
Is
it
fair
to
make
sure
that
children
who
have
learning
disabilities
and
get
the
help
they
need?
Is
that
a
government
thing
that
we
should
be
doing
which
we
do
over
and
over
and
over
again?
Is
it
fair
to
make
sure
that
people
who
are
in
the
justice
system
receive
a
fair
trial
and
fair
outcomes
and
opportunities?
Yes,
you
argue
one
point
one
bill.
You
argue
another
point,
the
other
bill.
F
F
Does
all
the
arguments
being
brought
in
are
being
brought
in
to
help
destroy
the
bill,
we're
just
trying
to
create
a
competitive
balance
in
female
sports
in
tennessee
in
our
middle
school
and
high
schools,
we're
trying
to
create
a
safe
environment
for
those
athletes
to
participate
in
and,
lastly,
from
all
the
hard
work
that
they
put
in?
I
know
athletes
put
in
a
lot
of
hard
work
that
they
have
the
opportunity
to
get
the
fruits
of
their
labor.
Mr
chairman,
that's
all
the
bill
does
and
that's
all
I
can
say.
D
A
A
What
we're
doing
here
is
attempting
to
protect
the
females
who
would
compete
against
males
in
field
hockey
and
wrestling,
and
these
other
sports
that
may
that
some
males
would
like
to
compete
and
and
and
excel
in
and
get
a
free
free
scholarship
to
a
school
and
so
we're
protecting
our
females,
athletes,
middle
school
and
high
school,
and
so
I
compliment
you
on
this
bill.
It's
based
in
science,
it's
based
in
common
knowledge,
and
I
I
think
it's
about
time
to
vote
on
it.
Moving
out
to
full
committee,
come
on
man.
D
F
F
F
F
D
F
Question
I
I
don't.
I
don't
personally
know
hussein
bolt
and
there's
no
way
for
me
to
determine
that.
But
if
you
look
at
the
scientific
data
it
the
hormone
treatment
doesn't
change.
The
bone
structure
doesn't
change.
The
muscle
structure,
doesn't
change
the
ligament
structure,
so
you
are
trying
to
suppress
something
that
is
there
is
there
it
doesn't
go
away
and
when
you
look
across
what's
happening
in
athletics
with
these
athletes
that
are
participating,
they're
changing
the
female
sport
and
all
we're
here
to
do
today
is
maintain.
Once
again.
D
Thank
you
chairman.
I
appreciate
watch
you
out
there.
I
apprec.
I
appreciate
it.
You
know
I
this
bill
is
going
to
be
contested
in
court.
Similar
bills
have
already
been
contested
in
court.
I
think
it's
incumbent
upon
this
body
to
seek
out
the
intent
of
this
bill,
examine
the
discriminatory
impact,
and
this
bill
really
involves
a
lot
of
science
that
hasn't
been
addressed
and
or
because
of
a
refusal
to
address
it.
I
think
there's
a
lack
of
understanding,
and
I
you
know
it
took
me.
D
D
I
I
I
wish
that
if
we're
going
to
discuss
legislation
like
this,
that
the
sponsor
I
wish
you
would
be
more
forthcoming
about
and
answer
the
questions.
I
appreciate
you
answering
what
you
did,
but
I
think
we
really
need
to
be
careful.
We
are
looking
at
this
from
a
perspective
of
50
years
ago,
boy
versus
girl.
It
that's
that
science
has
evolved,
our
understanding
has
evolved.
D
D
I
was
raised
that
same
way,
but
there's
a
lot
of
science
involved
here
and
I
I
really
wish-
and
I
hope
that
as
this
bill,
I
suspect
it's
going
to
move
forward,
that
we
look
at
the
scientific
basis
for
this
issue
that
comes
into
play
here,
that's
recognized
by
virtually
every
medical
association
and
healthcare
association
in
the
country
and
and
really
consider
and
be
thoughtful
about
the
discriminatory
impact
on
our
youth
rather
than
what
we
want
to
see
how
it's
going
to
impact
them.
D
Let's,
let's
put
ourselves
in
their
perspective,
I
mean
you
grew
up
playing
sports.
I
played
sports
as
a
collegiate
athlete,
just
you
know,
like
you
imagine
if
you
woke
up
and
looked
in
the
mirror,
and
you
saw
representative
carringer
looking
back
at
you
how
out
of
place,
would
you
feel
if
you
had
all
the
same
thoughts
that
you
had
today
and
that
same
testosterone,
but
you
saw
a
female
looking
back
at
you
in
the
mirror.
D
D
C
C
H
Statement-
and
I
know
how
I'm
going
to
vote
on
this-
and
I
knew
when
I
came
in-
and
I
had
not
planned
on
really
getting
into
saying
anything,
but
I
kind
of
feel
like
I've
been
put
on
the
spot,
and
so
you
know
what
I
represent:
district
16
in
knox
county
and
I
know
every
one
of
us
have
been
flooded.
H
When
I
say
flooded,
I
mean
more
than
flooded
swamped.
Whatever
word,
we
want
to
come
come
up
with
with
people
saying
please
support
this
bill,
and
this
is
why
and
our
sponsor
brought
it
up,
and
I
was
getting
ready
to
maybe
make
this
comment
that
you
included
it
in
one
of
your
last
few
comments
about.
H
If
you
had
the
fastest
man,
runner
and
the
fastest
woman
runner
still
the
times
wouldn't
compare,
and
I
use
that
as
one
of
the
emails
that
we
got
from
a
lady,
a
grandmother
as
a
matter
of
fact
and
her
daughter
was
an
exceptional
track
runner
and
even
ran
for
the
university
of
tennessee
and
had
high
rewards
from
running,
and
this
lady
now
has
two
granddaughters
and
they
are
very
competitive
in
sports
and
in
track,
and
just
after
their
first
season,
one
in
middle
school,
one
in
high
school,
they
were
up
in
the
top
with
the
state.
H
H
At
that
time
they
were
in
the
same
category,
just
the
the
males
and
and
the
females
running
in
their
heats,
and
so
I
was
an
athlete
all
the
way.
Through
I
played
some
basketball.
I
ran
440
relay.
I
ran
100
yard
dash.
I
played
fast
pitch
softball,
I
cheered.
As
my
mom
said,
you
did
a
little
bit
of
everything
and
I
appreciate
the
fact
that
none
of
the
the
guys
or
males
that
I
went
to
school
with
that
you
know
that's
the
difference.
H
I
was
born
a
girl.
They
were
born
a
boy
and
I'm
from
my
religious
background
I
mean,
I
believe,
that's
how
it
is.
God
made
man
and
woman,
and
there
was
a
reason
why
we
were
created
differently
and
so
not
only
from
my
moral,
my
religious,
my
beliefs
and
my
growing
up,
and
I
have
family
who
are
physicians
and
they
do
not
agree
with
this
and
they've
seen
a
lot
of
those
studies
go
bad.
H
So
again
it
brings
up
the
whole
thing
to
do.
Do
I
want
my
granddaughters
going
going
into
the
boys
restroom
or
do
I
want
the
boys
coming
into
my
to
the
girls
restroom
when
they
start
school?
No,
I
do
not.
There
is
a
difference,
a
very
big
difference
and
I
think
our
kids
are
already
being
subject
to
so
much
more
than
what
we
all
grew
up
with
and
when
do
we
say
enough
is
enough.
H
We
are
the
great
state
of
tennessee
and
we
do
not
operate
like
california
and
new
york
and
wherever
you
choose
and
there's
a
reason
why
we
all
want
to
live
here
in
the
great
state
of
tennessee
and
there's
a
reason
why
I
represent
the
southeast
part
and
my
district,
and
that
is
to
stand
up
and
let
the
people
know
what
the
state
of
tennessee
believes
in
and
what
we're
working
toward
and-
and
that
is
to
do
it
the
right
way.
We
don't
need
any
more
stuff,
confusing
our
children.
H
They
have
way
too
much
now
already
on
social
media
and
everywhere
you
turn.
So
I'm
sorry,
you
know
I'm.
Maybe
this
is
my
first
time
to
speak
and
first
meeting,
but
I'm
going
to
tell
you
I'm
very
passionate
about
this
and
I
you
know
when's
the
right
time
to
bring
something
up
like
this.
We
don't
know
anymore
because
we
live
in
such
an
uncertain
world.
What
normal
is
going
to
be
someday.
We
have
no
way
of
knowing
what
our
normal
is
going
to
be.
So
I
just
want
you
know.
H
Thank
you
sponsor
for
bringing
this
because
it
is
coming
down
the
road
and
if
we,
as
the
state
of
tennessee,
are
afraid
of
ever
making
a
difference
because
we
might
be
sued
someday,
then
we
must.
We
all
should
just
pack
our
bags
and
go
home
because
everywhere
we
turn
nowadays
there's
that
there's
always
that
someone
can
sue
no
matter
what
decision
we
make.
H
So
I'm
sorry,
but
one
of
my
colleagues
kind
of
boosted
me
right
on
to
get
into
this,
and
so
that's
thank
you
for
the
time
and
thank
you
chairman
for
calling
on
me
and
and
I'm
sorry
if
I
maybe
went
on
too
much
for
my
first
meeting
or
whatever.
But
but
you
know
I
was
elected
just
like
all
of
us
up
here.