Dress code is a constant battle for many high school students around the country, primarily for females.
Many schools often enforce a strict dress code with the belief that certain clothing is a distraction to other students. Some schools have even forbid girls from entering prom because of a gown they felt was too revealing.
Stacie Dunn's daughter, Stephanie Hughes, was recently sent to the principal's office at Woodford County High School in Kentucky because of her outfit. The student's ensemble wasn't scrutinized for its length or for excessive cleavage, but because her collarbone was visible.
"So this is my daughter at school today. I had to come to the school because according to her school principal what she is wearing is out of dress code and inappropriate for school. When I got there I found a group of female students standing in the office due to being out of dress code also. This is ridiculous!" Dunn wrote on Facebook along with a photo of her daughter's outfit.
"Parents are being called away from their important jobs and students are missing important class time because they are showing their collarbones!" she added.
Dunn brought her daughter a scarf to change into, but the outfit was still deemed "inappropriate." The student was then sent home for giving the principal an "attitude."
The Facebook post quickly received national attention and has been shared more than 40,000 times. The school's principal, Rob Akers, even called the disgruntled mother to discuss amends to the longtime dress code.
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Stacie Dunn was called to her daughter's school after she was ridiculed for her outfit. While the student's outfit (seen below) didn't show any cleavage, it did show her collarbone. This is unacceptable for Kentucky's Woodford County High School.
"I had to come to the school because according to her school principal what she is wearing is out of dress code and inappropriate for school. When I got there I found a group of female students standing in the office due to being out of dress code also," Dunn wrote in Facebook post along with a photo of her daughter that day. "WOODFORD County High School and the principle [sic] have been enforcing a dress code where as girls can not show even there collar bones because it may distract their male class mates."
Stacie brought her daughter, Stephanie, a scarf to cover up, but it still didn't appease the school.
"So steph got sent home from school for giving the principal an attitude when he told her the scarf I brought her to cover up with was still inappropriate and she needed to fix it! What did he want her to tie it like a noose around her neck!!!!" she added.
Her Facebook post received tons of attention with more than 40,000 shares. Many other women expressed their frustration as well.
The school's principal even reached out to the angered mother to talk about the possibility of easing up on the strict dress code.
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