The University Security Committee of the Lagos State University (LASU) has reiterated the institution's stance on the unacceptable trend of indecent dressing among students.

The committee said while it respects the personal freedom and acknowledges the maturity of students in their choice of attire, it must be emphasised that indecent dressing remains unacceptable within LASU community.

Effective immediately, students who are not properly dressed will be denied access to key academic and administrative facilities, including Lecture halls, Examination venues, University library, Academic and administrative offices

Furthermore, lecturers and administrative staff have been directed to deny official engagement or academic participation to any student found in violation of the University’s dress code policy.

Inappropriate modes of dressing that will attract sanctions include, but are not limited to:

a. Wearing transparent or see-through dresses; mini or skimpy skirts/dresses that reveal sensitive parts of the body

b. Wearing torn, tattered or dirty jeans, especially those with holes, or bearing obscene or offensive inscriptions

c. Wearing sagging, excessively baggy, 'yansh-level' or over-length trousers

d. Tight-fitting clothes that expose body contours

e. T-shirts or tops with obscene, suggestive or offensive messages or designs

f. Loose, folded, held, or pocketed ties; unbuttoned or improperly buttoned shirts; rolled sleeves and flying collars

g. Wearing of face caps or full-face coverings within lecture or official areas

h. Piercing of body parts and display of tattoos

i. Wearing of earrings by male students

j. Wearing of nose rings, large or hanging earrings, and conspicuous necklaces by female students

k. Use of distractive footwear such as noisy high heels (e.g. stilettos) in the library or lecture halls.

In addition to the measures stated above, the committee also called on all staff members to support the enforcement efforts of the University’s security personnel. Staff are expected to discourage all forms of indecent dressing and lead by example in upholding the institution’s values.

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