Prom season is a very special time in a teenager's life. For one night, kids are forced to trade in their jeans, T-shirts, and flip-flops for floor-length gowns and crisp tuxedos.
And once their hair is perfectly styled, their flowers firmly affixed, and their parents have snapped tons of photos, they head off into the night to dance and make fun memories.
But sometimes, prom isn't the special memory that teens had hoped for. Sometimes, instead of feeling beautiful, young girls are made to feel flawed — like this lovely girl who was bullied for her looks.
In the case of Alexus Miller-Wigfall of Harrisburg, PA, her body type invited a school suspension, much to her shock and confusion.
I thought I'd end up agreeing with the school's guidelines, but when I saw her prom photos, I was in disbelief.
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When her senior prom gown was finished, Alexus was thrilled. The dress, which she and her mom had designed themselves, was perfect — but she had no idea that it would soon cause a huge stir.
At Harrisburg High, all prom dresses must be pre-screened, so Alexus sent a photo of her beautiful gown to school officials. That's when Alexus and her mom were informed that the floor-length, long-sleeved gown was unacceptable.
But when Alexus reviewed the prom guidelines, she couldn't figure out what made the dress inappropriate. However, she was eager to comply, so Alexus returned to the seamstress and requested additional fabric.
But when she tried on the new version, Alexus felt ridiculous. Her mother called the principal to discuss the situation but never heard back. With the clock ticking until the big night, Alexus' mom made an executive decision: She had the neckline raised, then gave Alexus her blessing to go to prom that Saturday night.
But in school on Tuesday, after Alexus glittered on the dance floor, officials slapped her with a one-day suspension. According to Alexus, the assistant principal approached her and said, "You have more boobs than other girls. The other girls have less to show."
After a lot of hoop-jumping and media coverage, Harrisburg High did finally decide to dismiss Alexus' suspension — but many are still wondering why it was issued in the first place. Everyone who saw Alexus felt her dress was gorgeous and tasteful; even th
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