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Taking the lead of legislators who have long been complaining that sagging pants exposing underwear and low-cut tops baring bust lines are inappropriate for school, Beebe signed a bill banning attire that exposes "underwear, buttocks and the breasts of a female," according to Reuters.com.
"Student competition over the manner in which clothing is worn could lead to violence and injuries during school hours," legislators wrote in the new law, reports Reuters. Lawmakers also say the legislation helps teach kids how to dress appropriately for their future workplaces.
Some parents are applauding the ban.
"Really with the girls, especially you know with the cleavage and everything, it just promotes promiscuous behavior," Lavida Byrd, a parent, tells Arkansas local 5NEWS.com. "The kids need to have some more respect for themselves."
Darren McKinney, principal at Darby Junior High School, says some schools are already following the new state standard.
"Our dress code already has in it no saggy pants and no excessive showing of things like that," Byrd tells 5NEWS.
Josh Cunningham, a research analyst at the National Conference of State Legislatures, tells Reuters that he was unaware of any other state with a ban of baggy pants in schools, although some cities have been successful in enacting such laws.
Florida is one state where sagging pants are a criminal offense. Last December, the city council of Opa-Locka, Fla., voted to fine saggy pant wearers $250 or 10 hours of community service, according to Local10News.com.
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4-02-2011 @ 1:45AM
Alicia said...I understand that these clothes are inappropriate, but there are bigger problems than what high school girls wear to class. Let schools legislate that shit and get your act together straightening out the f---ing economy, dimwit.
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4-02-2011 @ 3:56PM
dinah said...this article is so damn sexist....so worried about girls showing breasts...but not as concerned with boys showing their whole underwear covered ass to the world! Girls already have more dress code restrictions on them than boys do...no spaghetti strap tops...no tanks, no shorts, now no cleavage...perhaps we should just have them bind their breasts, so the schools will stop seeing them as sexual beings ...jerks!
We then ignore the boys running around with their pants down to their knees, whole ass hanging out, holding on to their penises like they are going to fall off...grabbing and pulling on their private parts all day....why....because men are making these stupid rules....restricting girls, and letting the men have it all hang out!
Well, fair is fair...and if girls have strap restrictions for summer tops...boys should also...and NO boy should be allowed to have his underwear and ass hanging out of clothing, nor should they be allowed to have their hands on their private parts...pulling, holding or otherwise! Men need to stop making rules for women, while allowing males to let it all hang out....you may not want to see my breasts....and I damn sure don't want to see your brown streaked boxers & your ass hanging out of your pants! It works BOTH ways BOYS!
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4-04-2011 @ 5:14PM
Emily said...Um, it talks about both cleavage AND guys with saggy pants showing underwear...read a bit more carefully before going off on a rant...