The teacher behind the idea, Mary Pat O’Malley, told Fox 2: “We are trying to focus on the inner beauty and not draw attention to something that doesn’t need attention drawn to it.

“It was really intended as a deterrent and a light-hearted one at that.”

But the dress code has since gone viral, and people are having none of it.

“I got as far as reading the words #ModestyPonchos for girls and I nearly vomited. Not enough time in my life to point out all the problems I have with this situation,” one user wrote.

Why this school has now revoked its ‘modesty poncho’ for prom