By Timothy Gardner (Reuters) - A transgender Mississippi girl declined to participate in high school graduation on Saturday after a U.S. District Judg.
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.