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.
Opposing attorneys clashed Friday over whether a Mississippi school district can require a transgender girl to abide by a boys dress code as she and her classmates graduate from high school this weekend.
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) Opposing attorneys clashed Friday over whether a Mississippi school district can require a transgender girl to abide by a boys' dress code as she and her classmates graduate from high school this weekend.
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.
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A federal judge says he will not block a Mississippi school district from requiring a transgender girl to dress as a boy for high school graduation. U.S. District Judge Taylor McNeel filed his order late Friday after holding a hearing on a lawsuit that the American Civil Liberties Union filed on behalf of the 17-year-old girl against the Harrison County School District. The girl had chosen a dress to wear with her cap and gown Saturday at Harrison Central High School in Gulfport. Graduating boys are expected to wear white shirts and black slacks, while girls are expected to wear white dresses.
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) A federal judge says he will not block a Mississippi school district from requiring a transgender girl to dress as boy for high school graduation.
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