A Texas high school sent student Trevor Wilkinson to in-school suspension for having painted fingernails. Clyde Consolidated Independent School District refused to comment on the matter but pointed to the school handbook, which says male students may not wear makeup or nail polish. Wilkinson, who is openly gay, says the dress code is discriminatory.
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