As the Owasso Public School district and the community grapples with the death of a student, the investigation has fueled misinformation online.The incident in
Owasso police are interviewing school staff and students and will forward their investigation into the death of Nex Benedict to the Tulsa County District Attorney’s Office for prosecution review.
GoFundMeUnder a law signed two years ago by Oklahoma Gov. Kevin Stitt, students can only use public school bathrooms that correspond with the gender designation on their birth certificate.That is why on Feb. 7, Nex Benedict, a non-binary, gender fluid 16-year-old sophomore at Owasso High School, was in the girls’ bathroom with another student, who is trans.The pair encountered three older girls, and a physical altercation ensued. In a statement on Tuesday, the school said the incident lasted jus