SAO PAULO (AP) — The Brazilian university that expelled a woman after she wore a short, pink dress to class backed down Monday and reinstated her after a flood of negative reaction throughout a nation where skimpy attire is common.
Just hours after the Brazilian government sought an explanation from the private Bandeirante University, its dean released a note saying he was reversing the school's decision to expel 20-year-old Geisy Arruda.
The Education Ministry had given the university 10 days to clarify its reasoning for kicking out Arruda, who had to put on a professor's white coat and was escorted away by police amid a hail of insults and curses.
