Transgender Mississippi girl misses high school graduation after judge denies dress-code appeal
Posted on AllSides May 22nd, 2023
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A transgender high school student in Mississippi did not participate in a graduation ceremony on Saturday after a federal judge ruled that the student would need to comply with the school's dress code for the event. The 17-year-old is represented by the American Civil Liberties Union of Mississippi, who said in a statement on Twitter Friday that the court's decision to bar their client, who goes by initials L.B. in court papers, from dressing according to gender identity is "deeply disappointing and concerning." "All Mississippi students should have the right...