Gabi Finlayson is a 15-year-old girl who attends the Lone Peak High School in Utah.
Inspired by Audrey Hepburn, her favorite actress, Gabi ordered a new pale pink lace dress that resembled her style for the upcoming dance.
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Knowing the strict dress code at her high school, Gabi had the dress altered so that she would not get in trouble.point 156 |
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The school’s female dress code for dances states: “Formals, backless dresses and/or tops may not extend beyond the bottom of the shoulder blades.point 283 |
Girls’ dresses and tops must have a 2” minimum strap on each shoulder.point 62 | Shawls, boleros, and other shrugs are acceptable if worn over the dress at all times.point 133 | Cleavage covered.point 149 | ” Gabi was sure that the dress met the school dress code.point 197 | The straps on her dress were two inches wide and her chest was completely covered.point 265 |
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However, a school representative humiliated Gabi as soon as she walked into the dance with her date.point 196 | She was told to “cover up” because her shoulders were too exposed.point 255 |
As As a result, Gabi had to wear a bulky winter coat over her dress for the rest of the night.point 74 |
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Infuriated, Gabi decided to speak up about this incident with the support of her mother Kristy.point 154 | Gabi and her mother claimed that the school had sent disturbing message to its students.point 228 |
Her mother argued that sexualizing shoulders was ridiculous.point 53 | Gabi also noted that a lot of other dresses did not seem to meet the dress code but she was the only one reprimanded at the dance.point 157 | “Somehow my shoulders are sexualized.point 192 | Like it’s my responsibility to make sure the boys’ thoughts are not unclean.point 260 |
Maybe instead of teaching girls that they should cover themselves up, we should be teaching boys that we’re not sex object that they can look at,” said Gabi.point 134 | 1
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