Mayor Eric Adams made comments at odds with city and state policy that allows students to use bathrooms aligning with their gender identity.
Elevated rates of absenteeism have bedeviled school districts across the country in the wake of the pandemic.
"Esta detención injusta ha frustrado y paralizado mi educación y mis esfuerzos momentáneamente", dijo Dylan. "Pero no me hará renunciar a esforzarme por alcanzar mis metas educativas".
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