My daughter, 13, was banned from boarding a bus because the driver said her clothes were ‘inappropriate’ – I’m furious

A TEENAGER has claimed she was banned from boarding a bus after the driver labelled her clothes as “inappropriate.” Tamara Lahav was decked out in shorts and an alter neck top when she was refused admission to the number nine service in Or Akiva, Israel on Friday. THE SUN Tamara Lahav dressed in the outfit she was wearing when driver refused to let her board a bus in northern Israel[/caption] The 13-year-old claims the diver “asked whether she had something to cover up with” as she tried to board the bus. Perplexed, she responded by saying she had nothing else to put on as the driver closed the door and drove off. It’s alleged in local media that the driver, who works for the firm Kavim, insisted the attire constituted “sexual harassment.” Tamara, who was on her way to the mail in nearby Binyamina, told Haaretz that she was left shocked and embarrassed by the bus operator’s comments. READ MORE NEWS STORIES tragic Lily-Mai Parents 'killed baby just hours after being told she couldn't live at home' SAVAGE SLAUGHTER Pregnant woman, 22, found BEHEADED while family planned her baby shower Recalling the incident, she said: “I regretted that I didn’t confront the driver. I don’t think that boys would have received the same treatment.” Yael Lahav, Tamara’s mother filed a complaint against the driver with the national authority for public transportation. She labelled the driver’s actions as a violations basic right and “above all, a violation of human dignity”. She added that the remarks were sexist and wouldn’t have been levelled at a man meaning “there is no reason that he should do so for a woman or girl”. Most read in News SICKLY VLAD Putin seen SHAKING uncontrollably & legs repeatedly buckle during speech tragic Lily-Mai Parents 'killed baby just hours after being told she couldn't live at home' FEEL THE HEAT Urgent health warning issued to Brits with 34C heatwave headed for UK KILLER CRASH 3 killed after van 'driving wrong way' crashes into taxi as boy, 15, arrested PAEDO MISS CAGED Mum-of-two teacher who abused pupils aged 11 and 12, sobs as she's jailed ON ALERT Urgent hunt for hospital escapee who attacks strangers as cops say DON'T approach A Transportation Ministry official told Haaretz that drivers are not allowed to refuse transportation to passengers because of the way they are dressed. Kavim has said it will investigate the incident and that disciplinary action will be taken against the driver if they find that he infringed the firm’s policies. The incident comes just four years after a fellow Israeli teen Mor Simchi, then 18, was stopped from boarding bus because she was wearing shorts. The driver remarked that they looked like underwear, according to reports at the time. Read More on The Sun WALT A SHAME I’m an ex-Disney worker- customers asking these questions is a waste of time BUT IN Mum reveals how to get £549 Butlin's break for just £23.49 a night In October 2021, the Tel Aviv Magistrate’s Court awarded 150,000 shekels in compensation to Simchi. The judge ruled that the driver “discriminated against her because of her beliefs and liberal lifestyle, as evidenced by her dress”.