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Do transgendered teens have the right to attend high school, despite their choice to dress as the opposite sex?
A 16-year-old student at North Cobb High School has accused the school system of failing to protect him and stifling his identity after coming to school dressed in female attire. JONATHAN ESCOBAR recently relocated to Cobb County and left school on Sept. 30 after he says school officials told him to stop wearing women’s clothing. School officials said North Cobb did everything possible to accommodate Escobar, who was unwilling to cooperate.
“I’m an artist and this is my art,” Escobar told Southern Voice of his style of dress. Escobar said he doesn’t like to label his sexuality and is comfortable with either gender pronoun. Escobar said he attended North Cobb for three days in flats, tight jeans and simple shirts.
He said he did not wear anything that violated the dress code, but said he did come to school with a pink wig in his purse on Sept. 30 and later put it on. On Sept. 30 two students got into an argument about Escobar that led to a fight. Escobar and school officials differ on what happened after the fight. Escobar says the school told him to dress like a man or be home-schooled. The district says Escobar refused requests to wear something less disruptive.
