The ACLU released an update Friday afternoon to an ongoing dispute between the Red Lion Area School District and transgender student Issak Wolfe. The statement reads in full:
In an update to an earlier release, Red Lion Area School District informed the ACLU and ACLU of Pennsylvania that transgender student Issak Wolfe and his girlfriend, Taylor Thomas, will be allowed to attend prom this Saturday. Red Lion Area Senior High School Principal Mark Shue had threatened to bar Thomas, an alumna of the school, from attending after she criticized Shue online. The criticism stemmed from Shue denying Wolfe a chance to be prom king by placing him on the ballot under his female birth name in the column for “Prom Queen” despite repeated requests to be listed under his correct gender identity.
The Red Lion Area School District is working with the ACLU and ACLU of Pennsylvania to resolve the remaining issues identified in their original letter to the school district.