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Message: [QUOTE="Munyaradzi Mafaro, post: 48315, member: 636"] UPSA campus officials have started kicking students out of classrooms over their clothes. The university sent out a tough message on June 30 about student appearance during class time. School leaders said they felt worried about how some students dressed for lectures. The memo came from the Dean of Students office and targeted several clothing items. Officials wanted to bring back what they called proper behavior on campus. Students cannot enter lecture halls wearing shorts or flip-flops anymore. The new rules also ban messy hair and exercise clothes from classrooms. Campus security will not allow ankle jewelry or nose piercings during class time. University bosses stationed special teams around campus to watch student outfits. These enforcement groups started their work on July 1 and check students before they enter buildings. Videos appeared online showing security guards turning away students on July 2. The clips showed task force members stopping students at classroom doors. Many students had to leave because their clothes broke the new rules. Social media users shared the footage widely across different platforms. The incidents happened just one day after the stricter enforcement began. Legal expert Professor Stephen Kwaku Asare jumped into the debate about student rights. He warned university officials to think carefully about their actions against students. The professor believes schools can make rules but should not go overboard with restrictions. Asare thinks vague or unfair policies hurt the learning environment students need. He posted his concerns on Facebook for everyone to read about the campus situation. [/QUOTE]

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