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Transgender girl L.B. will not attend Harrison Central High School graduation in Gulfport, MS after a judge denied a plea to let her wear a dress.

The teenager could not participate in the graduation ceremony unless L.B. wears "'pants, socks, and shoes, like a boy,'” according to the lawsuit.

The Mississippi 17-year-old is not participating in her high school graduation ceremony because school officials told her to dress like a boy and a federal judge did not block the officials' decision.

A transgender student in Mississippi skipped graduation Saturday after a judge backed the school system's sex-based dress code for the ceremony, according to the student's legal team.

(CNN) — A Mississippi federal judge denied a motion Friday, filed by the family of a transgender high school student requesting she be allowed to wear a dress and heels

A transgender senior in Mississippi opted to skip high school graduation Saturday when the district refused to allow any deviations from the gender-based dress code.

When prejudice overrides simple humanity.

School officials told her to dress like a boy ,and a federal judge did not block the officials’ decision.

Graduating boys are expected to wear white shirts and black slacks, while girls are expected to wear white dresses. The trans girl was told to dress like a boy.

A transgender teenager has missed her graduation after being told by her District Superintendent to dress 'like a boy'.