Philadelphia, Pa., Sep 13, 2016 / 23:02 pm
A Catholic high school in New Jersey has denied a transgendered student admission after recognizing it would be unable to meet certain accommodations requested by the student and the student's parents.
A 14-year-old originally registered as a female student, Madelyn Catrambone, was accepted to Camden Catholic High School in Cherry Hill, N.J. last February.
The school then received a request form Catrambone's parents to change Madelyn's registration to male, and to register the student as Mason.
After meeting with Catrambone's parents and discussing their requested accommodations, school officials said in a statement that they decided to deny admission to the student, because the accommodations would be in violation of Catholic beliefs about gender.