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What should have been a joyous occasion for 20 students was marred by controversy after an administrator demanded they remove their traditional Mexican stoles before crossing the stage.

Some parents and students are calling the policy flat-out sexist for both its wording and enforcement as more than 80% of infractions over the last three years have been issued to female students, according to data provided by district officials.   A March 26 large-scale inspection of students dress at Bartram Trail High School resulted in 31 students cited for issues such as the length of their skirts or exposed midriffs. All of the violations were against female students. The problem, cr...