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See the Dresses Banned From the Portsmouth High School Dance
A Portsmouth parent submitted this picture of her daughter and female friends, who were not allowed into the Portsmouth High School froshmore dance due to the length of their dresses.
A Portsmouth parent sent Patch this photograph of a group of students taken prior to a Portsmouth High School dance Friday night. She and some others did not support the school chaperones' decision to bar these girls and others from entering the dance.
More than two dozen students were asked to leave the froshmore dance on Friday, May 13, based on their attire.
Principal Robert Littlefield said chaperones asked students to leave or did not allow them entry for violating the . The school enforces a strict dress code for semi-formal dances.
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Parents are now criticizing the school department's actions, stating the dresses were appropriate.
"The dress was appropriate and met the dress length requirements," wrote user Kim. "It is the inconsistencies that bother me the most. Some girls were allowed in while others were not, even with the same exact dress."
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