Mississippi School District Implements Transphobic Dress Code

Source: The Advocate

Mississippi School District Implements Transphobic Dress Code

The district has made headlines for its transphobic policies before.

BY CHRISTOPHER WIGGINS
AUGUST 04 2023 10:13 AM EST

A school district in Mississippi has implemented a dress code that discriminates against transgender students.

Last month, the Harrison County School Board adopted a dress code that requires students to wear clothes matching the gender assigned to them at birth, according to the Sun Herald.

There are multiple changes in the dress code in the 2023-24 student handbook, including three new items related to gender. It states that boys must wear shorts and girls must wear dresses, skirts, shorts, or pants. The third section says attire must follow a student’s birth certificate or permanent file.

The elementary student handbook also uses the same language.

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