https://www.theblackloop.com/girl-not-allowed-in-prom-african-dress/
The girl's dress was lovely (and custom made), but since it had a quirky asymmetrical hem that was a few inches above the floor on one side, she was told it wasn't formal enough, because the hem didn't touch the floor all the way around, so it couldn't be considered a floor-length gown.
I suspect the real issue is that the girl is black and her dress used fabric with African motifs, but rigid dress codes allow little Hitler's to abuse their power:
******* "Instead of simply purchasing a dress off the rack, she had one custom made — laid with African heritage and inspired patterns. However, once she arrived at the door, the school’s principal — Mary Qualey — denied her access."********
The mother of the young woman said this:
******* "The dress code, when I looked over it, it did mention that the dress had to be floor length, and they considered it not formal since it wasn’t the same length all the way around. But then I brought it to [the principal’s] attention that some of the rules in the dress-code policy also state that midriffs, high splits, or low back dresses aren’t allowed. As I’d been standing there, I saw she’d been allowing all those types of dresses into prom, but here she denies my daughter, and she’s dressed appropriately, not showing any skin or anything inappropriate at all. Her response to me was she used her own judgement.” ********
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https://www.theblackloop.com/girl-not-allowed-in-prom-african-dress/
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