Trans Mississippi teen must wear boys clothes at high school graduation, judge rules
"It felt like I had worked so hard to get to this moment, and now I can't enjoy it,' she said after Judge Taylor McNeel issued the ruling.
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"It felt like I had worked so hard to get to this moment, and now I can't enjoy it,' she said after Judge Taylor McNeel issued the ruling.
The school's attorney argued that the right to attend graduation is not found in the Constitution.
Late Friday night, U.S. District Court Judge Taylor McNeel denied a Harrison County transgender student’s request for a temporary relief order from the court.
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.
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.