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William Carruba, a Granite City High School senior, wears his Scottish ancestor’s tartan in the kilt he wants to wear to prom. (© Christian Gooden/St. Louis Post-Dispatch )

Uptight school says teen can't wear kilt to prom

4/3/2012

​19-year-old William Carruba enthusiastically ordered a kilt for his high school prom, made of his Scottish ancestors' tartan, a blue-and-green plaid. While Carruba's prom date supported his plans, school officials in Granite City, Ill. weren't quite as enthusiastic, and said he couldn't wear the kilt. Carruba's principal reportedly said that men should dress like men at the prom, while the school superintendent said, "We must adhere to our (dress) policy," which bans "nontraditional" garb, according to the St. Louis Post-Dispatch. Carruba says he'll now be wearing pants.

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This post has been corrected to identify that Granite City is in Illinois.

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