China’s Hunan Agricultural University lifts ban on short skirts in library, apologises to female students
College reversed decision after it was swamped with complaints
A university in central China has apologised to female students and reversed a decision to ban those in short skirts and revealing clothing from entering the library after it was inundated with complaints.
Hunan Agricultural University students first learned about the ban when a notice was put up outside the library saying anyone in a halter dress, skirt or shorts under 50cm long from the waist would not be allowed in, according to a Pear Video report.
It was unclear when the notice went up but the report said the decision was taken after a student complained to the provincial education authorities on Tuesday that female students wearing such clothing in the library had “disrupted” their studies.
Women at the university said they had been stopped from going into the library by security guards because of what they were wearing, and many complained.
But the ban was short-lived, according to a member of the library staff who did not want to be identified.