The internet is rallying around a Texas teen after he was suspended for wearing nail polish. Following the Thanksgiving break, 17-year-old Trevor Wilkinson, a senior at Clyde High School in Abilene, Texas, wore painted nails to school and was reprimanded by his teachers because they "prohibited him from learning," even receiving an in-school-suspension.
Wilkinson shared what happened on social media and it quickly went viral. "I was told that I will continue to get ISS until I take them off," said Wilkinson, pointing out the "double standard because girls are allowed to paint and get their nails done." Since his suspension, Wilkinson launched a Change.org petition, Allow males to wear nail polish, that currently has nearly 160,000