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A Labrador high school is under fire after sending home more than two dozen students for sporting bare shoulders, allegedly because it would “distract” male students, as a tug-of-war against dress codes grows in schools across the country.

“I was in class for maybe 10 minutes, and when I got out of my desk the teacher looked at me and told me — in front of all the students — that I should go to the office,” said Maddie Pynn, a Grade 11 student at Menihek High School whose dress was deemed to be too short, despite her wearing shorts underneath.

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After changing into a longer dress, she said she returned only to be sent home again for excessive perfume.

Ms. Pynn was ultimately one of between 20 and 30 students sent home as part of a Wednesday crackdown on revealing clothing.

“I understand there were about approximately 20 students asked to change or return home, then back to school, for new clothing — this included male students,” said a spokesman for the Newfoundland and Labrador English School District.