A Student Body President Was Sent Home From School For Wearing This Outfit
Carey Burgess is going viral on Facebook after she posted a status to fight what she called a “sexist” dress code.
This is Carey Burgess, a 17-year-old student at Beaufort High School in South Carolina.
Carey is the student body president of her high school, a junior marshal, and a recipient of the state's Palmetto Fellows Scholarship.
Carey Burgess
But the teen is now going viral on social media after she got suspended from her high school. The reason? She wore the outfit pictured below.
Carey Burgess
According to Carey, she was stopped by a teacher in the hallway and told, "Your skirt is too short. You need to go to in-school suspension and then go home."
According to the school's dress code, skirts must be "modest and of sufficient length" and no more than three inches above the knee.
The school's website states that first-time dress code offenders must be informed they violated the dress code and change. If they don't, they can receive an in-school suspension.
Carey said she has broken the dress code before, usually for wearing a sweater in a color not allowed by the rules. But, she said she never thought her skirt would be a problem.
"I have worn the same skirt at least dozen times and have never had any trouble with it," she told BuzzFeed News.
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