South Carolina has a law prohibiting elementary school age boys from being on girls sports teams.

Posted by Bulwark Takes, Aug 21, 2026Checked Nov 2, 2026

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Bulwark TakesAug 21, 2026

South Carolina's Save Women's Sports Act, signed May 2022, bars students of the male sex from female-designated teams at public elementary, middle, and high schools, so the claim holds. The law covers all grades, not only elementary-age boys, and the statute and Reuters coverage do not directly confirm the 'four years' timing beyond the 2022 enactment date.

What was said

… Just so you know, there are precisely zero boys playing in girls sports in the state of South Carolina, because for four years South Carolina has had a law prohibiting even elementary school age boys from being on girls sports teams, so this is a, what she says is one of the top two concerns of voters, is a thing which literally does not exist in the state of South Carolina. That's who these people are. But she didn't say they care about debt, right? She did that. …

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What we found

Supports. Reuters reports Governor McMaster signed a law on May 17, 2022 that restricts transgender girls from joining sports teams at public elementary, middle and high schools, and colleges.[1]

Supports. The codified Section 59-1-500 states that athletic teams designated for females at public elementary or secondary schools shall not be open to students of the male sex.[4]

Supports. The enacted Save Women's Sports Act bill text requires middle and high school teams to be designated by biological sex and allows female-designated teams to be restricted to female students.[3]

Context. Earlier 2021 AP coverage reports a House committee rejecting a similar ban twice before the law was later enacted, which explains the 'four years' timeline but does not contradict the claim.[2]