A Kamloops man is speaking out after his Grade 12 daughter was sent home from NorKam Secondary School yesterday for wearing a dress that reportedly made her female teacher and a male student teacher ‘feel uncomfortable.’

Chris Wilson says his daughter Karis was told to leave the school for wearing a knee-length black dress over a white turtle-neck sweater.

“I can’t even explain how disappointing it is that in 2021, for a teacher to centre a student out and say ‘what you’re wearing is making people feel uncomfortable’, and drag her down to the office. I heard this story and I was livid,” he said, in a facebook video.

“She was sent home for wearing this beautiful dress and a turtleneck because we know how inappropriate turtlenecks can be.”

The 17-year-old Karis was given the opportunity to go home and change and return to class, but she choose to go home. Her father says we should not be telling women that they cannot dress in a certain way, something he says is absurd.

“This is unacceptable. We shouldn’t be treating our females like this,” Wilson added. “A female teacher, a female vice principal. What is wrong with this world? My daughter is in tears because of this whole incident.”

In his facebook video, Wilson said he has spoken to the school authorities following the incident.

“I was referred to the vice principal who understood what had happened was wrong. The principal actually, and I asked, I said, ‘was this the outfit she was wearing?’ which she said, ‘yes’. I asked her if she felt if that made her feel uncomfortable? And she quietly said no, and she didn’t feel there was an issue with it.”

In a statement, the Kamloops-Thompson School District says it is concerned about the allegations which are being treated seriously.

“We understand the parent is concerned about what happened to his daughter at school yesterday,” spokesperson Diana Skoglund said in an email. “The incident is currently under review. We will not comment on the incident specifically.”

Skoglund goes on to say that whenever parents are concerned about their child at school, the school district wants to work with them to come to the best outcome for the student.

(Photo via Bethany Frank on facebook)