(NAME-MCE) Baggy pants

[Linda Myers]

Hi,
I am new to the list, but I have very strong opinions on this topic, both as 
an educator and as a   parent. I am in a rural NC town, where this style has 
gone rampant. It is NOT a cultural thing; it crosses all economic and social 
boundaries. We as a school district decided to use "Fashion Police" to aid 
us in our efforts. This is not racial profiling, it is an effort to reclaim 
our classrooms from the type of incidents described by winnsandra. They were 
happening all too often; we appealed to parents, but this did not help. As a 
prent, I deal with the issue every day with my own son. His friends all wear 
this style, despite my objections. It's not about ghetto style, it's about 
what is socially acceptable, and exposing your backside isn't acceptable in 
any culture that I am aware of.

I came from a schools system where uniforms were required,and would love my 
district to adopt the policy, to save me valuable classroom time I now spend 
asking kids to tape their pants up.

LMyers



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> Today's Topics:
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>   1. Re:  Baggy Pants (Myrasara at aol.com)
>
> In a message dated 9/18/2007 9:54:53 A.M. Eastern Daylight Time,
> winnsandra at gmail.com writes:
>
>  When,
> if ever, is it  necessary to impose laws as a dress code enforcement? How 
> do
> you think this  law will work as a deterrent for elementary children to
> follow suit (pun  intended)? How do we help to make racial profiling  stop
>
> Myrasara at aol.com replied:
> I> First of all, although baggy pants did start as a "ghetto" style, part 
> of
> hip-hop culture, it is yet another style that suburban kids have picked 
> up,
> though not as widely.  when a young man whose pants were
> somewhat  loose, bent down to pick something up and had a wardrobe 
> malfunction,
> i.e. the  pants fell down to reveal not just underwear but a bare bottom.