Trans girl in Mississippi misses graduation after being told to dress like boy

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

told her to dress like a boy and a federal judge did not block the officials' decision, an attorney for the girl's family said Saturday.

"Our client is being shamed and humiliated for explicitly discriminatory reasons, and her family is being denied a once-in-a-lifetime milestone in their daughter’s life," Morris said. "No one should be forced to miss their graduation because of their gender." The ACLU sued the district Thursday on behalf of the student and her parents after Harrison Central principal Kelly Fuller and school district superintendent Mitchell King told L.B. that she must follow the boys' clothing rules. Graduating boys are expected to wear white shirts and black slacks, while girls are expected to wear white dresses.L.B. had selected a dress to wear with her cap and gown. The lawsuit said L.B.

 

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