KTRK. “It’s my senior year and I would love to go back to Louise ISD, but I don’t feel welcome at all.”Martinez notes that people don’t have to agree with her gender identity, but she should still be treated with respect.
Dr. Garth Oliver, the superintendent for Louise ISD, said Martinez is accepted, but the school handbook is clear about what dress code standards students must adhere to, based on their assigned sex at birth.
He reportedly told KTRK that it’s simply about following existing rules.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.See also: Texas teacher suspended for “promoting the.