Clyde CISD school board votes to update dress and grooming policy

CLYDE, Texas — The Clyde CISD school board voted Monday evening to change the wording in it's student handbook.

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The updated policy no longer separates girls and boys.

All students will now follow the same policies.

Trevor Wilkinson -- an openly gay student at Clyde High School -- was placed on in-school suspension on Nov. 30 because he showed up to school wearing fingernail polish.

The school district's student handbook said male students are prohibited from wearing make-up and nail polish.

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"It is with great honor that I am pleased to announce that Clyde High School’s dress code is officially gender neutral forever," Wilkinson told KTXS.

"I’m at a loss of words for the joy I am feeling on this special day. I am so blessed by the support, love, and help I have received through this experience."