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| A Brazilian student who was expelled from university for wearing a short dress has been readmitted. | A Brazilian student who was expelled from university for wearing a short dress has been readmitted. |
| Bandeirante University, a private college in a suburb of Sao Paulo, reversed its decision, following a public outcry and government criticism. | Bandeirante University, a private college in a suburb of Sao Paulo, reversed its decision, following a public outcry and government criticism. |
| Videos of people jeering and swearing at the student, Geisy Arruda, have circulated widely on the internet. | Videos of people jeering and swearing at the student, Geisy Arruda, have circulated widely on the internet. |
| They show the 20-year-old being led off by security guards on 22 October with a long, white coat covering her dress. | They show the 20-year-old being led off by security guards on 22 October with a long, white coat covering her dress. |
| The university said in a statement on Monday it was reinstating Ms Arruda, without offering an explanation. | The university said in a statement on Monday it was reinstating Ms Arruda, without offering an explanation. |
| Earlier, it had said it had expelled her for disturbing classes through "a flagrant lack of respect for ethical principles, academic dignity and morality". | Earlier, it had said it had expelled her for disturbing classes through "a flagrant lack of respect for ethical principles, academic dignity and morality". |
| Before she was readmitted, Ms Arruda said she had never been warned about her dress, the private Agencia Estado news agency reported. | Before she was readmitted, Ms Arruda said she had never been warned about her dress, the private Agencia Estado news agency reported. |
| Surrounded by several lawyers, she told a press conference she had been humiliated by the experience. | Surrounded by several lawyers, she told a press conference she had been humiliated by the experience. |
| The education ministry had called on the university to explain its decision, while the minister for women's rights criticised it for "this total intolerance and discrimination". | The education ministry had called on the university to explain its decision, while the minister for women's rights criticised it for "this total intolerance and discrimination". |
| Ms Arruda vehemently denied a claim by a university lawyer that she had raised her dress, stopped to pose for photos, and tried to attract attention by choosing the longest route to get to a class, reports said. | Ms Arruda vehemently denied a claim by a university lawyer that she had raised her dress, stopped to pose for photos, and tried to attract attention by choosing the longest route to get to a class, reports said. |