A teenager who was sent home from school after her 'lingerie outift' apparently made a teacher feel awkward has spoken out about the incident.
Karis Wilson, who is now 19, was 17 when the incident occurred at her school in Canada after her outfit made a male teacher feel "awkward."
Another female teacher commented that the attire reminded her of a "lingerie outfit."
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Karis, who attended the NorKam Secondary School in Kamloops, British Columbia, Canada, never returned back to the school to complete her studies after the situation caused her stress.
But now she has started university in Alberta and wants to put the ordeal behind her.
It was reported that Karis was wearing a knee-length black dress with lace trim over a white turtleneck with long sleeves when teachers at her school started complaining about the outfit.
Her dad was furious after learning of her removal from school and started a Facebook Live to tell the story.
The Live amassed more than 100,000 views in total.
Christopher said: "She wasn't wearing it in a sexual manner. She wasn't wearing it for attention. She normally wears track pants and a hoody.
"She had a snowboarding accident a month or two ago and couldn't be active for a while. She had started going to the gym and feel better about herself.
Her dad said she merely wore the dress to feel good about herself.
He added: "The one day she decided to wear a dress and feel good about herself, this is how they reacted."
Karis stayed at home for more than a week and those who viewed Christopher's Live began sending hate to the school.
But as the time came closer for Karis to return to school, she become increasingly nervous about what she would wear.
"It became more about caring about what to wear to school than going for the education," Christopher said.
"She had lost more than a week of school and then she said, 'Dad, I don’t know what to wear to school'.
Christopher said her daughter discussed what sort of clothes she would wear, speaking of her worries about how she would be perceived.
He added: "She elaborated a little bit and said, 'Dad, if I wear just my track pants and hoodie, if I wear something comfortable, am I conforming? If I wear something I feel pretty in, am I trying to rub it in their face?'"
Though she refused to return back to school, she was able to finish her high school education at home.
And she was able to attend her graduation in person with her friends.
Christopher said his daughter wouldn't change anything even if she had the chance to go back.
In a touching tribute recently posted to mark her 19th birthday, Christopher wrote: "Karis Wilson you are beautiful, you are resilient, you are smart, you are compassionate, you are funny and most of all I just love being around you. Happy 19th birthday sweetheart."
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