Michigan father turned away from daughter’s school for wearing his Army uniform

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An Army officer was recently turned away when he tried to enter his daughter’s school campus while in uniform.

Detroit television station Fox 2 reports Lt. Col. Sherwood Baker was trying to help his daughter find her way at her new high school this week in Rochester, Michigan, when he was stopped by school security.

Baker reportedly was told he was going to have to go home and change his clothes if he wanted to enter Rochester Adams High School. He said he was just trying to talk to his daughter’s counselor about her class schedule, and he was denied by not one, but four different individuals.

The Army officer’s wife said Baker was turned away because “men and women in uniform weren’t allowed because it may offend another student.”

Rochester Schools superintendent Robert Shaner, who is a veteran himself, quickly took care of the situation apologizing to the family for their troubles.

Shaner sent a letter to Fox 2 explaining the district’s stance on parent dress code.

“The district has apologized for any perception that individuals in uniform are not welcome in the school,” the letter said. “The district does not have a policy excluding individuals in uniform and will be working with administration and the firm that handles our security to make sure district policies are understood and communicated accurately.”

The Baker family has reportedly scheduled an upcoming meeting with the high school’s principal to discuss the incident.