Dean shocks student with 'slut' slur

A Wellington school student says she's shocked her dean singled her out and told her she "looked like a slut" because of the length of her skirt.

However the school principal has come out in support of the dean, saying she is a professional with an impeccable record.

Year 10 Newlands College pupil Amethyst Staladi, 14, last week visited dean Angela King, who told her to pull down her skirt because she "looked like a slut", the pupil said.

Amethyst said she pulled her skirt down but was "shocked" by what had been said, reported The Dominion Post.

"I was singled out, because pretty much everyone has their skirt above their knees. It just made me feel stink," she said.

The school's guidelines require girls' skirts to touch the ground when they kneel, but Amethyst said her skirt was about 10 centimetres above her knee.

Acting principal David Pegram agreed the comments were inappropriate but said he was not willing to require a written apology, insisting the verbal apology that had been given was enough.

Mr Pegram said the incident was isolated and the dean had the school's "full support".

- NZPA