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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