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Life & Events > State Passes Droopy Pants Law.
 

State Passes Droopy Pants Law.

Imagine this,they are going to pass a law on this.
It has been awhile here in NH that I seen any.
Guess,they are serious.
We can't leave the teen agers alone.
Oh!!!!they are picking on us.

TALLAHASSEE, Florida (Reuters) - The Florida Senate wants public school students to pull up their pants. Lawmakers passed a bill Thursday that could mean suspensions for students with droopy britches.


It won't become law unless the House of Representatives passes a companion measure.

Florida could join several southern U.S. towns and cities that have passed "saggy pants" laws aimed at outlawing what some teenagers consider a fashion statement -- wearing pants half way down their buttocks, exposing flesh or underwear.

Supporters say schools sometimes don't properly police dress codes and parents are often "under aware" of what their kids are wearing to school.

Critics say the measure is unnecessary, arguing that appearance and dress codes should be the responsibility of school districts and parents.

Despite being the butt of jokes, the bill's sponsor, Orlando Sen. Gary Siplin, a Democrat, has said the fashion statement has a back-story -- it was made popular by rap artists after first appearing among prison inmates as a signal they were looking for sex.

"All we're trying to do now is trying to inform folks that we have a fad now that does not have a very good origination," Siplin said. "We're trying to make an example in school," he added, saying it would help students get jobs and a degree.

The Florida city of Riviera Beach passed its own saggy pants law Tuesday, with a maximum penalty of 60 days in jail for repeat offenders.

posted on Mar 16, 2008 10:42 AM ()

Comments:

Oksy,let me give you a different perspective, from someone who actually works in the school system. We have kids, boys of course, who have decided that wearing their pants down to their knees is "cool." They usually wear colorful boxers underneath to make sure they are covered, but it's gotten to the point that some of them are holding their pants with their hands to keep them from falling off when they walk. The other thing is that you'll have a kid who should be wearing 36 pants wearing size 48 because they like that look of having the crotch hang down by the knees. People pants these kids all the time and leads to a lot of problems. Having stood about as much of baggy pants syndrome as I can, I'm glad they're going to make them pull their pants up. Finally, these guys can learn how to walk normally again!
comment by teacherwoman on Mar 16, 2008 1:31 PM ()
We're a nation of bureaucrats and busybodies...what it is about gov't and public schools that attracts all the bozos???
comment by looserobes on Mar 16, 2008 11:22 AM ()
Some cities here have already passed a law not allowing the droopy pants look--I'm still trying to figure out how they do it?!?!?
Leave the kids alone--another style will be along pretty quickly--look at some of the 'styles' we have worn over the years--Nehru suits, the Afro look, ducktails, zoot suits and so on.
comment by greatmartin on Mar 16, 2008 11:16 AM ()
This is tantamount to banning "long" hair in the 60s. Exactly how far up the back would these kids be expected to wear their pants? Is the principal supposed to patrol the halls with a tape measurer? Looks like another fear-based over-reaction by some jerk in government who doesn't have enough important work to do.
comment by jjoohhnn on Mar 16, 2008 11:14 AM ()
I don't like the baggy pants look either, nor its origins; but schools have been trying to police dress codes forever. Why not just pass a school measure edict making uniforms mandatory. Several OKC schools in inner city areas have done that.
comment by redimpala on Mar 16, 2008 11:08 AM ()
I agree with you, Fredo. I think most of the movement to ban "droopy pants" is tied to the fact that that the fashion statement started as gang-related behavior. I think the attempts to stop the fashion is to stop the gangs. I don't think it works and most of the kids wearing their pants that way are just average kids.
AJ
comment by lunarhunk on Mar 16, 2008 10:46 AM ()

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