BERKELEY COUNTY, S.C. (WCBD) -- A federal appeals court ruled Tuesday that a Lowcountry school district cannot bar a ninth-grade transgender student from using the bathroom corresponding to his gender identity while an appeal plays out.

The Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals granted a preliminary injunction pending appeal in a 13-year-old transgender boy’s lawsuit challenging a South Carolina budget rule that restricts school districts from allowing students to use accommodations that do not match their biological sex. An explanation of its reasoning was not available at the time of publication.

“As transgender students’ legal rights are under attack across the country, it is heartening that a federal appeals court has confirmed that John has the right to go to school as the boy that he is,

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