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A male high school student has won the right to wear a dress to class.
Michael Coviello, 17, first wore a skirt to protest at his New Jersey school's ban on shorts.
He donned a costume-style dress but was ordered to go home and change.
The district's superintendent then advised Mr Coviello to purchase "everyday" dresses and skirts at a retail store, which he did.
But after a few days, he was sent home with a note from his principal saying if he wore a dress, kilt or skirt, he could no longer attend school.
A deal has now been reached after the American Civil Liberties Union reached an agreement with school officials.
Students cannot wear shorts between October 1 and April 15 but allows skirts, a policy Mr Coviello felt was discriminatory.
He said: "I'm happy to be able to wear skirts again to bring attention to the fact that the ban on shorts doesn't make sense."
Credit: Sky News
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01-30-2006, 04:24 PM #1BANG!
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01-31-2006, 04:18 PM #2Evil To The Core
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Seems a strange way to go about proving a point but whatever....
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01-31-2006, 04:37 PM #3King of New York
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this isnt news worthy, but this is an embarassment to the u.s culture.
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