Five months later, Trevor Wilkinson has seen the fruits of his labor.
This is what change looks like.
In December, 17-year-old Trevor Wilkinson made headlines after speaking out over being suspended for wearing nail polish. The Clyde High School student penned a petition detailing that he was sentenced to in-school suspension for his nail paint. He called for the school to change its rules "because girls are allowed to paint and get their nails done." The missive racked up over 400,000 signatures and landed the story on USA Today, Out, and Good Morning America. Wilkinson also did work offline, heading to a school board meeting and speaking out in person.
"This isn't about me anymore," he told the board while wearing painted nails. "It's about a discriminatory, sexist policy that needs to be changed." And now it has.
According to KTXS, on Monday Clyde CISD school board voted on Monday evening to change the wording in its student handbook, no longer separating guidelines by gender.
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Reposted from Out magazine. To read the full article go to: https://www.out.com/news/2021/4/20/gay-teen-fought-school-over-nail-polish-suspension-and-won
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