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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
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Alex Woodward

Transgender student, 13, interrogated in school by Texas agency over ‘child abuse’ order

AP

On 30 August, just days after returning to school from summer break, a 13-year-old transgender boy in Texas was pulled out of his classroom and interrogated by an investigator with the state’s Department of Family and Protective Services, according to court filings.

The eighth grader – identified under the pseudonym Steve Koe – “loves to read, draw, and listen to music,” working on cars with his dad, cooking, and playing football, according to testimony from his mother reviewed by The Independent.

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