Oklahoma school faces US federal probe following non-binary teenager’s death

The non-binary teenager died a day after a fight in a high school toilet (The Oklahoman via AP)

US federal officials are opening an investigation into the Oklahoma school district where a non-binary high school pupil died following a fight last month, according to a letter sent by the US department of education.

Nex Benedict died a day after the fight inside a girls’ toilet at Owasso High School. Family members say the 16-year-old had been bullied.