In May 2014, a Richmond, Virginia, teen attending a homeschool prom said she was kicked out because her dress was too short. The teen said the dress was longer than her fingertips, as required by the dress code. She was told that parents complained her attire would lead boys at the dance "to think impure thoughts," she said. <a href="index.php?page=&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.hannahettinger.com%2Ffuck-the-patriarchy-guest-post-by-clare%2F" target="_blank" target="_blank">The teen's blog post</a> about the prom went viral.
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In May 2014, a Richmond, Virginia, teen attending a homeschool prom said she was kicked out because her dress was too short. The teen said the dress was longer than her fingertips, as required by the dress code. She was told that parents complained her attire would lead boys at the dance "to think impure thoughts," she said. The teen's blog post about the prom went viral.
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<a href="index.php?page=&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.kboi2.com%2Fnews%2Flocal%2FBrittany-Minder-Central-Kitsap-Prom-210073221.html" target="_blank" target="_blank">Brittany Minder was sent home</a> from the 2013 Central Kitsap High School prom in Silverdale, Washington, because her dress did not cover her cleavage. She and her parents feel she was singled out by school administrators because she has a naturally large chest.
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Brittany Minder was sent home from the 2013 Central Kitsap High School prom in Silverdale, Washington, because her dress did not cover her cleavage. She and her parents feel she was singled out by school administrators because she has a naturally large chest.
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A year after they were <a href="index.php?page=&url=http%3A%2F%2Fblog.nola.com%2Ftimes-picayune%2F2007%2F04%2Fdress_flap_rocks_higgens_high.html" target="_blank" target="_blank">sent home from the L.W. Higgins High School prom</a> in Marrero, Louisiana, about two dozen students and their parents sued the school over its dress code, claiming it was discriminatory and violated state and federal laws. The girls were turned away from the prom for wearing dresses that did not cover their cleavage.
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A year after they were sent home from the L.W. Higgins High School prom in Marrero, Louisiana, about two dozen students and their parents sued the school over its dress code, claiming it was discriminatory and violated state and federal laws. The girls were turned away from the prom for wearing dresses that did not cover their cleavage.
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<a href="index.php?page=&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.cnn.com%2F2010%2FLIVING%2F03%2F11%2Fmississippi.prom.suit%2F">Constance McMillen</a>, seen here at the 21st Annual GLAAD Media Awards in 2010, wanted to take her girlfriend to the Itawamba Agricultural High School prom in Fulton, Mississippi, and she wanted to wear a tux to the dance. In reaction to McMillen, the high school canceled its 2010 prom.
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Constance McMillen, seen here at the 21st Annual GLAAD Media Awards in 2010, wanted to take her girlfriend to the Itawamba Agricultural High School prom in Fulton, Mississippi, and she wanted to wear a tux to the dance. In reaction to McMillen, the high school canceled its 2010 prom.
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Kevin Logan posed for this photo immediately after being <a href="index.php?page=&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.advocate.com%2Fnews%2F2006%2F05%2F25%2Fgay-boy-dress-barred-school-prom" target="_blank" target="_blank">barred from the 2006 West Side High School prom</a> in Hobart, Indiana. The gay teen began wearing women's clothes to school at the start of his senior year. The school maintained it turned Logan away from prom because of its dress code, not because of his sexuality.
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Kevin Logan posed for this photo immediately after being barred from the 2006 West Side High School prom in Hobart, Indiana. The gay teen began wearing women's clothes to school at the start of his senior year. The school maintained it turned Logan away from prom because of its dress code, not because of his sexuality.
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Jacqueline Duty's <a href="index.php?page=&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.wave3.com%2Fstory%2F2719135%2Fteen-sues-school-district-over-confederate-flag-prom-dress" target="_blank" target="_blank">Confederate flag-themed prom dress</a> got her barred from the 2004 Russell High School prom in Kentucky. She filed a federal lawsuit against the Russell Independent Board of Education.
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Jacqueline Duty's Confederate flag-themed prom dress got her barred from the 2004 Russell High School prom in Kentucky. She filed a federal lawsuit against the Russell Independent Board of Education.
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<a href="index.php?page=&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.stltoday.com%2Fnews%2Flocal%2Fmetro%2Fgranite-city-student-can-t-wear-kilt-to-prom%2Farticle_8fd1bab1-5fc2-5716-be62-15838936758e.html" target="_blank" target="_blank">William Carruba</a> asked his school board on March 27, 2012, why he wasn't allowed to wear a kilt made of his family's Scottish-heritage tartan to the Granite City High School prom in Illinois, across the Mississippi River from St. Louis, Missouri. He was denied again: The kilt was called "nontraditional" by officials, who said it didn't fit into the district's dress code.
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William Carruba asked his school board on March 27, 2012, why he wasn't allowed to wear a kilt made of his family's Scottish-heritage tartan to the Granite City High School prom in Illinois, across the Mississippi River from St. Louis, Missouri. He was denied again: The kilt was called "nontraditional" by officials, who said it didn't fit into the district's dress code.
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<a href="index.php?page=&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.miamiherald.com%2F2010%2F05%2F22%2F1642177%2Fprom-queen-in-a-dress-not-this.html" target="_blank" target="_blank">Omar Bonilla ran for prom queen</a> at Flanagan High in Pembroke Pines, Florida, in 2010. He was ranked in the top three finalists, but school officials told Bonilla he couldn't wear a gown to the prom because they worried for his safety.
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Omar Bonilla ran for prom queen at Flanagan High in Pembroke Pines, Florida, in 2010. He was ranked in the top three finalists, but school officials told Bonilla he couldn't wear a gown to the prom because they worried for his safety.
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