HARRISON COUNTY, WV — Five middle school students have been excluded from future track and field events after protesting the participation of a transgender athlete in a recent competition.
The incident has escalated to the national level, with West Virginia Attorney General Patrick Morrisey appealing to the US Supreme Court to revisit the issue of transgender student-athlete bans.
/**
* SNN Article Link Cleanup & Display Stability
* Disable BOTH "Link Cleaner" and "WP Perf" before activating.
* Paste into Code Snippets as PHP; run everywhere.
*
* Standard RSS feeds, REST output, schema and article identifiers
* are not rewritten. Requires WordPress 6.2+ for link cleanup.
*/
if ( ! class_exists( 'SNN_Safe_Display_20261031', false ) ) {
final class SNN_Safe_Display_20261031 {
public static function boot() {
add_action( 'init', array( __CLASS__, 'head_cleanup' ), 20 );
add_filter( 'the_content', array( __CLASS__, 'article_links' ), 99 );
add_action( 'wp_enqueue_scripts', array( __CLASS__, 'display_css' ), 100 );
}
public static function head_cleanup() {
if ( is_admin() ) {
return;
}
remove_action( 'wp_head', 'wp_generator' );
remove_action( 'wp_head', 'print_emoji_detection_script', 7 );
remove_action( 'wp_print_styles', 'print_emoji_styles' );
}
public static function skip_request() {
return is_admin()
|| is_feed()
|| is_trackback()
|| ( defined( 'REST_REQUEST' ) && REST_REQUEST )
|| wp_doing_ajax()
|| is_preview();
}
/**
* Remove UTM parameters while preserving other query parameters,
* their order, encoding and the URL fragment.
*/
public static function clean_url( $url ) {
if ( ! is_string( $url ) || $url === '' ) {
return $url;
}
// Preserve non-web schemes such as mailto:, tel: and data:.
if (
preg_match( '/^[a-z][a-z0-9+.-]*:/i', $url )
&& ! preg_match( '~^https?://~i', $url )
) {
return $url;
}
$parts = explode( '#', $url, 2 );
$base = explode( '?', $parts[0], 2 );
if ( count( $base ) !== 2 ) {
return $url;
}
$pairs = explode( '&', $base[1] );
// Preserve commonly signed URLs.
foreach ( $pairs as $pair ) {
$parameter = explode( '=', $pair, 2 );
$key = strtolower( urldecode( $parameter[0] ) );
if (
in_array(
$key,
array(
'signature',
'sig',
'x-amz-signature',
'x-goog-signature',
),
true
)
) {
return $url;
}
}
$kept = array();
$changed = false;
foreach ( $pairs as $pair ) {
$parameter = explode( '=', $pair, 2 );
$key = urldecode( $parameter[0] );
if ( stripos( $key, 'utm_' ) === 0 ) {
$changed = true;
continue;
}
$kept[] = $pair;
}
if ( ! $changed ) {
return $url;
}
$query = implode( '&', $kept );
return $base[0]
. ( $query !== '' ? '?' . $query : '' )
. ( isset( $parts[1] ) ? '#' . $parts[1] : '' );
}
/**
* Clean anchor URLs in displayed single-post content only.
* Do not buffer or rewrite the full page or feed response.
*/
public static function article_links( $html ) {
if (
! is_string( $html )
|| self::skip_request()
|| ! is_singular( 'post' )
|| ! in_the_loop()
|| ! is_main_query()
|| apply_filters( 'snn_safe_display_skip_links', false )
|| ! class_exists( 'WP_HTML_Tag_Processor' )
) {
return $html;
}
$processor = new WP_HTML_Tag_Processor( $html );
while ( $processor->next_tag( 'A' ) ) {
$href = $processor->get_attribute( 'href' );
if ( ! is_string( $href ) ) {
continue;
}
$clean = self::clean_url( $href );
if ( $clean !== $href ) {
$processor->set_attribute( 'href', $clean );
}
}
return $processor->get_updated_html();
}
public static function display_css() {
if ( self::skip_request() || ! is_singular( 'post' ) ) {
return;
}
/*
* Space reservations apply only to ad wrappers with these classes.
* Adjust the heights to match your actual ad placements.
* Unfilled ad slots can retain blank space.
*/
$css = '
.snn-ad-container.snn-ad-inarticle {
min-height: 280px;
}
.snn-ad-container.snn-ad-sidebar {
min-height: 280px;
}
.entry-content p.wp-block-paragraph {
overflow-wrap: break-word;
}
@media (max-width: 921px) {
.snn-ad-container.snn-ad-sidebar {
min-height: 100px;
}
}
';
wp_register_style(
'snn-safe-display',
false,
array(),
'1.0.0'
);
wp_enqueue_style( 'snn-safe-display' );
wp_add_inline_style( 'snn-safe-display', $css );
}
}
SNN_Safe_Display_20261031::boot();
}
On April 18, during a shot put event at a track meet, five girls from Lincoln Middle School chose not to compete in protest against competing alongside Becky Pepper-Jackson, a 13-year-old transgender athlete.
Pepper-Jackson, who is currently undergoing hormone therapy, won the event. Following their protest, the students were barred from participating in future meets, leading to Morrisey’s legal action against the Harrison County Board of Education. This lawsuit was prompted by a recent federal appeals court decision, which stated that state laws banning transgender girls from participating in girls’ sports teams could not be applied to Pepper-Jackson.
/**
* SNN Article Link Cleanup & Display Stability
* Disable BOTH "Link Cleaner" and "WP Perf" before activating.
* Paste into Code Snippets as PHP; run everywhere.
*
* Standard RSS feeds, REST output, schema and article identifiers
* are not rewritten. Requires WordPress 6.2+ for link cleanup.
*/
if ( ! class_exists( 'SNN_Safe_Display_20261031', false ) ) {
final class SNN_Safe_Display_20261031 {
public static function boot() {
add_action( 'init', array( __CLASS__, 'head_cleanup' ), 20 );
add_filter( 'the_content', array( __CLASS__, 'article_links' ), 99 );
add_action( 'wp_enqueue_scripts', array( __CLASS__, 'display_css' ), 100 );
}
public static function head_cleanup() {
if ( is_admin() ) {
return;
}
remove_action( 'wp_head', 'wp_generator' );
remove_action( 'wp_head', 'print_emoji_detection_script', 7 );
remove_action( 'wp_print_styles', 'print_emoji_styles' );
}
public static function skip_request() {
return is_admin()
|| is_feed()
|| is_trackback()
|| ( defined( 'REST_REQUEST' ) && REST_REQUEST )
|| wp_doing_ajax()
|| is_preview();
}
/**
* Remove UTM parameters while preserving other query parameters,
* their order, encoding and the URL fragment.
*/
public static function clean_url( $url ) {
if ( ! is_string( $url ) || $url === '' ) {
return $url;
}
// Preserve non-web schemes such as mailto:, tel: and data:.
if (
preg_match( '/^[a-z][a-z0-9+.-]*:/i', $url )
&& ! preg_match( '~^https?://~i', $url )
) {
return $url;
}
$parts = explode( '#', $url, 2 );
$base = explode( '?', $parts[0], 2 );
if ( count( $base ) !== 2 ) {
return $url;
}
$pairs = explode( '&', $base[1] );
// Preserve commonly signed URLs.
foreach ( $pairs as $pair ) {
$parameter = explode( '=', $pair, 2 );
$key = strtolower( urldecode( $parameter[0] ) );
if (
in_array(
$key,
array(
'signature',
'sig',
'x-amz-signature',
'x-goog-signature',
),
true
)
) {
return $url;
}
}
$kept = array();
$changed = false;
foreach ( $pairs as $pair ) {
$parameter = explode( '=', $pair, 2 );
$key = urldecode( $parameter[0] );
if ( stripos( $key, 'utm_' ) === 0 ) {
$changed = true;
continue;
}
$kept[] = $pair;
}
if ( ! $changed ) {
return $url;
}
$query = implode( '&', $kept );
return $base[0]
. ( $query !== '' ? '?' . $query : '' )
. ( isset( $parts[1] ) ? '#' . $parts[1] : '' );
}
/**
* Clean anchor URLs in displayed single-post content only.
* Do not buffer or rewrite the full page or feed response.
*/
public static function article_links( $html ) {
if (
! is_string( $html )
|| self::skip_request()
|| ! is_singular( 'post' )
|| ! in_the_loop()
|| ! is_main_query()
|| apply_filters( 'snn_safe_display_skip_links', false )
|| ! class_exists( 'WP_HTML_Tag_Processor' )
) {
return $html;
}
$processor = new WP_HTML_Tag_Processor( $html );
while ( $processor->next_tag( 'A' ) ) {
$href = $processor->get_attribute( 'href' );
if ( ! is_string( $href ) ) {
continue;
}
$clean = self::clean_url( $href );
if ( $clean !== $href ) {
$processor->set_attribute( 'href', $clean );
}
}
return $processor->get_updated_html();
}
public static function display_css() {
if ( self::skip_request() || ! is_singular( 'post' ) ) {
return;
}
/*
* Space reservations apply only to ad wrappers with these classes.
* Adjust the heights to match your actual ad placements.
* Unfilled ad slots can retain blank space.
*/
$css = '
.snn-ad-container.snn-ad-inarticle {
min-height: 280px;
}
.snn-ad-container.snn-ad-sidebar {
min-height: 280px;
}
.entry-content p.wp-block-paragraph {
overflow-wrap: break-word;
}
@media (max-width: 921px) {
.snn-ad-container.snn-ad-sidebar {
min-height: 100px;
}
}
';
wp_register_style(
'snn-safe-display',
false,
array(),
'1.0.0'
);
wp_enqueue_style( 'snn-safe-display' );
wp_add_inline_style( 'snn-safe-display', $css );
}
}
SNN_Safe_Display_20261031::boot();
}
/**
* SNN Article Link Cleanup & Display Stability
* Disable BOTH "Link Cleaner" and "WP Perf" before activating.
* Paste into Code Snippets as PHP; run everywhere.
*
* Standard RSS feeds, REST output, schema and article identifiers
* are not rewritten. Requires WordPress 6.2+ for link cleanup.
*/
if ( ! class_exists( 'SNN_Safe_Display_20261031', false ) ) {
final class SNN_Safe_Display_20261031 {
public static function boot() {
add_action( 'init', array( __CLASS__, 'head_cleanup' ), 20 );
add_filter( 'the_content', array( __CLASS__, 'article_links' ), 99 );
add_action( 'wp_enqueue_scripts', array( __CLASS__, 'display_css' ), 100 );
}
public static function head_cleanup() {
if ( is_admin() ) {
return;
}
remove_action( 'wp_head', 'wp_generator' );
remove_action( 'wp_head', 'print_emoji_detection_script', 7 );
remove_action( 'wp_print_styles', 'print_emoji_styles' );
}
public static function skip_request() {
return is_admin()
|| is_feed()
|| is_trackback()
|| ( defined( 'REST_REQUEST' ) && REST_REQUEST )
|| wp_doing_ajax()
|| is_preview();
}
/**
* Remove UTM parameters while preserving other query parameters,
* their order, encoding and the URL fragment.
*/
public static function clean_url( $url ) {
if ( ! is_string( $url ) || $url === '' ) {
return $url;
}
// Preserve non-web schemes such as mailto:, tel: and data:.
if (
preg_match( '/^[a-z][a-z0-9+.-]*:/i', $url )
&& ! preg_match( '~^https?://~i', $url )
) {
return $url;
}
$parts = explode( '#', $url, 2 );
$base = explode( '?', $parts[0], 2 );
if ( count( $base ) !== 2 ) {
return $url;
}
$pairs = explode( '&', $base[1] );
// Preserve commonly signed URLs.
foreach ( $pairs as $pair ) {
$parameter = explode( '=', $pair, 2 );
$key = strtolower( urldecode( $parameter[0] ) );
if (
in_array(
$key,
array(
'signature',
'sig',
'x-amz-signature',
'x-goog-signature',
),
true
)
) {
return $url;
}
}
$kept = array();
$changed = false;
foreach ( $pairs as $pair ) {
$parameter = explode( '=', $pair, 2 );
$key = urldecode( $parameter[0] );
if ( stripos( $key, 'utm_' ) === 0 ) {
$changed = true;
continue;
}
$kept[] = $pair;
}
if ( ! $changed ) {
return $url;
}
$query = implode( '&', $kept );
return $base[0]
. ( $query !== '' ? '?' . $query : '' )
. ( isset( $parts[1] ) ? '#' . $parts[1] : '' );
}
/**
* Clean anchor URLs in displayed single-post content only.
* Do not buffer or rewrite the full page or feed response.
*/
public static function article_links( $html ) {
if (
! is_string( $html )
|| self::skip_request()
|| ! is_singular( 'post' )
|| ! in_the_loop()
|| ! is_main_query()
|| apply_filters( 'snn_safe_display_skip_links', false )
|| ! class_exists( 'WP_HTML_Tag_Processor' )
) {
return $html;
}
$processor = new WP_HTML_Tag_Processor( $html );
while ( $processor->next_tag( 'A' ) ) {
$href = $processor->get_attribute( 'href' );
if ( ! is_string( $href ) ) {
continue;
}
$clean = self::clean_url( $href );
if ( $clean !== $href ) {
$processor->set_attribute( 'href', $clean );
}
}
return $processor->get_updated_html();
}
public static function display_css() {
if ( self::skip_request() || ! is_singular( 'post' ) ) {
return;
}
/*
* Space reservations apply only to ad wrappers with these classes.
* Adjust the heights to match your actual ad placements.
* Unfilled ad slots can retain blank space.
*/
$css = '
.snn-ad-container.snn-ad-inarticle {
min-height: 280px;
}
.snn-ad-container.snn-ad-sidebar {
min-height: 280px;
}
.entry-content p.wp-block-paragraph {
overflow-wrap: break-word;
}
@media (max-width: 921px) {
.snn-ad-container.snn-ad-sidebar {
min-height: 100px;
}
}
';
wp_register_style(
'snn-safe-display',
false,
array(),
'1.0.0'
);
wp_enqueue_style( 'snn-safe-display' );
wp_add_inline_style( 'snn-safe-display', $css );
}
}
SNN_Safe_Display_20261031::boot();
}
/**
* SNN Article Link Cleanup & Display Stability
* Disable BOTH "Link Cleaner" and "WP Perf" before activating.
* Paste into Code Snippets as PHP; run everywhere.
*
* Standard RSS feeds, REST output, schema and article identifiers
* are not rewritten. Requires WordPress 6.2+ for link cleanup.
*/
if ( ! class_exists( 'SNN_Safe_Display_20261031', false ) ) {
final class SNN_Safe_Display_20261031 {
public static function boot() {
add_action( 'init', array( __CLASS__, 'head_cleanup' ), 20 );
add_filter( 'the_content', array( __CLASS__, 'article_links' ), 99 );
add_action( 'wp_enqueue_scripts', array( __CLASS__, 'display_css' ), 100 );
}
public static function head_cleanup() {
if ( is_admin() ) {
return;
}
remove_action( 'wp_head', 'wp_generator' );
remove_action( 'wp_head', 'print_emoji_detection_script', 7 );
remove_action( 'wp_print_styles', 'print_emoji_styles' );
}
public static function skip_request() {
return is_admin()
|| is_feed()
|| is_trackback()
|| ( defined( 'REST_REQUEST' ) && REST_REQUEST )
|| wp_doing_ajax()
|| is_preview();
}
/**
* Remove UTM parameters while preserving other query parameters,
* their order, encoding and the URL fragment.
*/
public static function clean_url( $url ) {
if ( ! is_string( $url ) || $url === '' ) {
return $url;
}
// Preserve non-web schemes such as mailto:, tel: and data:.
if (
preg_match( '/^[a-z][a-z0-9+.-]*:/i', $url )
&& ! preg_match( '~^https?://~i', $url )
) {
return $url;
}
$parts = explode( '#', $url, 2 );
$base = explode( '?', $parts[0], 2 );
if ( count( $base ) !== 2 ) {
return $url;
}
$pairs = explode( '&', $base[1] );
// Preserve commonly signed URLs.
foreach ( $pairs as $pair ) {
$parameter = explode( '=', $pair, 2 );
$key = strtolower( urldecode( $parameter[0] ) );
if (
in_array(
$key,
array(
'signature',
'sig',
'x-amz-signature',
'x-goog-signature',
),
true
)
) {
return $url;
}
}
$kept = array();
$changed = false;
foreach ( $pairs as $pair ) {
$parameter = explode( '=', $pair, 2 );
$key = urldecode( $parameter[0] );
if ( stripos( $key, 'utm_' ) === 0 ) {
$changed = true;
continue;
}
$kept[] = $pair;
}
if ( ! $changed ) {
return $url;
}
$query = implode( '&', $kept );
return $base[0]
. ( $query !== '' ? '?' . $query : '' )
. ( isset( $parts[1] ) ? '#' . $parts[1] : '' );
}
/**
* Clean anchor URLs in displayed single-post content only.
* Do not buffer or rewrite the full page or feed response.
*/
public static function article_links( $html ) {
if (
! is_string( $html )
|| self::skip_request()
|| ! is_singular( 'post' )
|| ! in_the_loop()
|| ! is_main_query()
|| apply_filters( 'snn_safe_display_skip_links', false )
|| ! class_exists( 'WP_HTML_Tag_Processor' )
) {
return $html;
}
$processor = new WP_HTML_Tag_Processor( $html );
while ( $processor->next_tag( 'A' ) ) {
$href = $processor->get_attribute( 'href' );
if ( ! is_string( $href ) ) {
continue;
}
$clean = self::clean_url( $href );
if ( $clean !== $href ) {
$processor->set_attribute( 'href', $clean );
}
}
return $processor->get_updated_html();
}
public static function display_css() {
if ( self::skip_request() || ! is_singular( 'post' ) ) {
return;
}
/*
* Space reservations apply only to ad wrappers with these classes.
* Adjust the heights to match your actual ad placements.
* Unfilled ad slots can retain blank space.
*/
$css = '
.snn-ad-container.snn-ad-inarticle {
min-height: 280px;
}
.snn-ad-container.snn-ad-sidebar {
min-height: 280px;
}
.entry-content p.wp-block-paragraph {
overflow-wrap: break-word;
}
@media (max-width: 921px) {
.snn-ad-container.snn-ad-sidebar {
min-height: 100px;
}
}
';
wp_register_style(
'snn-safe-display',
false,
array(),
'1.0.0'
);
wp_enqueue_style( 'snn-safe-display' );
wp_add_inline_style( 'snn-safe-display', $css );
}
}
SNN_Safe_Display_20261031::boot();
}
