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In this May 3, 2017, photo, Ann Elder, of Friendswood, Texas, looks on at her son, Benjamin, as he is interviewed inside their home. Benjamin is an 11-year-old transgender boy. A bill that is likely to pass the Texas Legislature this month could force schools to reveal the identities of some transgender students. Elder said she would homeschool him to avoid "having him humiliated every day in front of his classmates." (AP Photo/John L. Mone)
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FILE - This undated file photo provided by the University of Maryland Police Department shows Sean Urbanski, who was charged with fatally stabbing a visiting student Saturday, May 20, 2017, on campus. (University of Maryland Police Department via AP, File)
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University of Maryland Police Chief David Mitchell, center, with Gordon Johnson, FBI special agent in charge of the Baltimore Field Office, left, and Prince George's County Police Chief Henry Stawinski III, right, speaks during a news conference at the University of Maryland Police Department Headquarters in College Park, Md, Sunday, May 21, 2017, about the stabbing death of a visiting student at the University of Maryland. A University of Maryland student was charged Sunday with fatally stabbing a visiting student on campus in what police have described as an unprovoked attack that rattled the school over graduation weekend. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)
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University of Maryland President Wallace Loh pauses during a news conference at the University of Maryland Police Department Headquarters in College Park, Md, Sunday, May 21, 2017, about the stabbing death of a visiting student at the University of Maryland. A University of Maryland student was charged Sunday with fatally stabbing a visiting student on campus in what police have described as an unprovoked attack that rattled the school over graduation weekend. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster) **FILE**
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University of Maryland President Wallace Loh, center, with University of Maryland Police Chief David Mitchell, right, and Gordon Johnson, FBI special agent in charge of the Baltimore Field Office, left, speaks during a news conference at the University of Maryland Police Department Headquarters in College Park, Md, Sunday, May 21, 2017, about the stabbing death of a visiting student at the University of Maryland. A University of Maryland student was charged Sunday with fatally stabbing a visiting student on campus in what police have described as an unprovoked attack that rattled the school over graduation weekend. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)
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University of Maryland Police Chief David Mitchell pauses as he speaks during a news conference at the University of Maryland Police Department Headquarters in College Park, Md, Sunday, May 21, 2017, about the stabbing death of a visiting student at the University of Maryland. A University of Maryland student was charged Sunday with fatally stabbing a visiting student on campus in what police have described as an unprovoked attack that rattled the school over graduation weekend. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)
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From left, University of Maryland President Wallace Loh, Gordon Johnson, FBI special agent in charge of the Baltimore Field Office, University of Maryland Police Chief David Mitchell, Prince George's County Police Chief Henry Stawinski III, and Bowie State University Vice President for Student Affairs Dr. Artie Lee Travis, gather for a news conference at the University of Maryland Police Department Headquarters in College Park, Md, Sunday, May 21, 2017, about the stabbing death of a visiting student at the University of Maryland. A University of Maryland student was charged Sunday with fatally stabbing a visiting student on campus in what police have described as an unprovoked attack that rattled the school over graduation weekend. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)
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People gather for a candlelight vigil at a bus shelter at the University of Maryland in College Park, Md, Sunday, May 21, 2017, where visiting student was fatally stabbed. A University of Maryland student was charged Sunday with fatally stabbing a visiting student on campus in what police have described as an unprovoked attack that rattled the school over graduation weekend. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)
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People gather for a candlelight vigil and a moment of silence at a bus shelter at the University of Maryland in College Park, Md, Sunday, May 21, 2017, where visiting student was fatally stabbed. A University of Maryland student was charged Sunday with fatally stabbing a visiting student on campus in what police have described as an unprovoked attack that rattled the school over graduation weekend. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)
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People gather for a candlelight vigil at a bus shelter at the University of Maryland in College Park, Md, Sunday, May 21, 2017, where visiting student was fatally stabbed. A University of Maryland student was charged Sunday with fatally stabbing a visiting student on campus in what police have described as an unprovoked attack that rattled the school over graduation weekend. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)
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People gather for a candlelight vigil at a bus shelter at the University of Maryland in College Park, Md, Sunday, May 21, 2017, where visiting student was fatally stabbed. A University of Maryland student was charged Sunday with fatally stabbing a visiting student on campus in what police have described as an unprovoked attack that rattled the school over graduation weekend. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)
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Candles are lit for a candlelight vigil at a bus shelter at the University of Maryland in College Park, Md, Sunday, May 21, 2017, where visiting student was fatally stabbed. A University of Maryland student was charged Sunday with fatally stabbing a visiting student on campus in what police have described as an unprovoked attack that rattled the school over graduation weekend. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)
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In this April 27, 2017 photo, Heartland Community College students gather in a circle during "Boxes and Walls: The Oppression Experience" at the Astroth Community Education Center in Normal, Ill. The exercise was "about raising awareness of what some of their classmates may have gone through to get here," explained Shamelle Grabill, a tutoring services facilitator at Heartland who helped design the immigration part of the program. (Lewis Marien/The News-Gazette via AP )
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In this April 27, 2017 photo, Heartland Community College adjunct instructor of general studies Van Furrh, left, portrays an immigration officer as he gives an oath to student Alec Callender during "Boxes and Walls: The Oppression Experience" at the Astroth Community Education Center in Normal, Ill. The exercise was "about raising awareness of what some of their classmates may have gone through to get here," explained Shamelle Grabill, a tutoring services facilitator at Heartland who helped design the immigration part of the program. (Lewis Marien/The News-Gazette via AP )
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This photo released by the University of Maryland Police Department shows Sean Urbanski. Urbanski was charged Sunday, May 21, 2017, with fatally stabbing a visiting student on campus in what police have described as an unprovoked attack that rattled the school over graduation weekend. Urbanski of Severna Park, M.D., faces charges of first- and second-degree murder as well as first-degree assault for the alleged attack that took place early Saturday, May, 20, 2017, police said. (University of Maryland Police Department via AP)
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2017 Smith College Senior Class President, Badriyyah Salem Alsabah, left, jokes with Oprah Winfrey, seated center, during Smith College's 139th Commencement ceremony on Sunday, May 21, 2017 in Northampton, Mass. The author, actress, philanthropist and former talk show host gave the college's commencement address. (David Molnar/Springfield Republican via AP)
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In this Monday, April 24, 2017 photo, Wahlert Catholic High School seniors Tony Ward, left, and Grant Oberfoell, who helped to create the Feltes One Way, pose with it at Wahlert Catholic High School in Dubuque, Iowa. (Nicki Kohl /Telegraph Herald via AP)
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Notre Dame students walk out of the commencement ceremony in opposition opposed to the Trump administration's policies as Vice President Mike Pence is introduced at Notre Dame Stadium on Sunday, May 21, 2017, in South Bend, Ind. (Santiago Flores/South Bend Tribune via AP)
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Notre Dame students walk out of the commencement ceremony in opposition opposed to the Trump administration's policies as Vice President Mike Pence is introduced at Notre Dame Stadium on Sunday, May 21, 2017, in South Bend, Ind. (Santiago Flores/South Bend Tribune via AP)
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Notre Dame students walk out of the commencement ceremony in opposition opposed to the Trump administration's policies as Vice President Mike Pence is introduced at Notre Dame Stadium on Sunday, May 21, 2017, in South Bend, Ind. (Santiago Flores/South Bend Tribune via AP)
