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   A transgender high schooler in Texas says she’s been banned from school
   and told not to come back until she agrees to adhere to the school’s
   dress code for male students.
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   high school.

   But at the start of this school year, when she transitioned and asked
   to be identified by the name matching her gender identity, rather than
   her “deadname,” school officials balked.
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   Martinez says she and her best friend, Alexis Mendoza, are likely to
   transfer to nearby El Campo High School, where she can study
   cosmetology, and believes her identity will be more accepted.

   “They’re being really disrespectful. They know [Sanae] since [she] was
   in Pre-K,” Mendoza said, adding that the school was fine when Martinez
   came out as gay, but when she came out as trans, “everything changed.”
   [INS: :INS]

   Regardless of whether she ultimately transfers, Martinez hopes that
   other trans students will stand up for their rights.

   “I’m here to tell everyone, that transgender students should be allowed
   for their education,” she said. “It is their rightful purpose for them
   to go into the school and get their education. It doesn’t matter what
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   John Riley is the local news reporter for Metro Weekly. He can be
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