Last Friday, Muskegon High School senior Mireya Briceno arrived at prom wearing the pretty mermaid-style blue-and-white polka dot dress above — and was forced to leave an hour later by the administration.
Muskegan High’s strict dress code states that “when you look at yourself in the mirror, there should be no skin showing around the midriff area.” Looking at this picture of Mireya, it’s hard to understand why she was in violation. Apparently, it’s the back of the dress that violates the school’s strict dress code.
Even though Mireya’s mom Connie says that the sides of her daughter’s dress may be close to revealing the midriff, when Mireya’s arms are down, her midriff isn’t visible. Mireya’s mom also says that other girls with similarly cut dresses were not sent home from the school dance. Now, Connie wants an explanation for why Mireya got kicked out of prom when she’s positive her daughter’s dress met the dress-code standards.
According to Perkins, two other girls were sent home for dress code violations, but unlike Mireya, they returned later wearing different dresses. In the end, Mireya’s mother knows what’s done is done, but she still wants an explanation as to why her daughter was treated differently than the many other girls who wore similar gowns (which Perkins refused to give comment on according to FOX17). “There’s only so much you can do, but it’s her senior prom,” Connie said. “She’ll never get that night back.”
