The boy's psychiatrist said that forcing him to wear boys 'clothing would harm his mental health. The judge thought that the school's measures would "stifle his sense of self" and thus allowed him to continue to wear girls' clothing to school.
對於校方要他穿男裝的要求，少年的心理醫生認為那會使少年精神受損，法官亦認為校方的作法將「窒息人的個性」，而讓少年可以繼續穿女裝上學。