A federal appeals court says a Vermont Christian school can participate in the state’s sports league, overturning a previous ruling that upheld a ban on the school after it forfeited a high school girls basketball game against a team with a transgender athlete. In a Sept. 9 ruling, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit granted Mid Vermont Christian School a preliminary injunction to rejoin the Vermont Principals’ Association — also known as the state’s executive council that governs school sports — as the legal battle continues in court. Alliance Defending Freedom, which represents Mid Vermont Christian, some students and parents then filed a lawsuit accusing the state of violating the school’s First Amendment rights. Emails seeking comment were sent to Mid Vermont and the Vermont Principals Association. Nichols told lawmakers, “thank goodness the student in question didn’t attend that religious school” and said Vermont shouldn’t condone such discrimination.