FTFA: Some parents and teachers say the garments defy not only dress codes - and a new state law banning saggy pants in schools - but common decency. At a public forum this month, several Broward parents said the dress code - and lack of enforcement - was one of their biggest concerns.

Hmm... If only these kids had some adults in their lives who were responsible for raising them and teaching them the difference between right and wrong and about common decency...

The only teen fashion that offends me is the baggy pants falling down thing. Not because it's particularly offensive but because douchebags were doing that when I was a teenager like 15 years ago. Get your own stupid fashion statement. I suppose they did add to it with the holding their pants up with one hand, their baby in the other and their phone with their shoulder.

Oh man, remember when Bart Simpson t-shirts were considered subversive? I got sent home once for wearing the "...who the hell are you?" one. Lol.

coco ebert: Oh man, remember when Bart Simpson t-shirts were considered subversive? I got sent home once for wearing the "...who the hell are you?" one. Lol.

Holy shiat, so did I. Well not sent home but I had to put tape over "hell" or they would have sent me home.

Just don't be leaving kisses and snail trails on the school furniture. Oh, and cover yourself in a science labs.

Solution: Ban all clothing for teenagers on school grounds. This goes for the staff from the principal on down. Except for the janitors or cafeteria workers since they have to handle things like toxic cleaning agents, hot ovens & student vomit.

Well, at least we don't have to wear robes like those freaks in British public schools.

Of course I'm angry. My 12 year-old daughter is pullin more tail than I ever could.

/weep

Harry_Seldon: I don't recall kids dressing like whores and gangsters when I was in high school. Punk was new, and that was a bit bizarre.

So, you stayed stoned all the way through high school?

I was hoping to get a link to my Elephant Flare Brittanica jeans circa 1979 (tight enough that you could tell that the doctor who performed my circumcision was right handed) but all I can find is this for Angel Fight (new window). I still own them but the waist size is 32". Sigh...

Anyway, the kids are alright, the kids are alright.

i had a student over the summer -- she was 15 or 16 -- who wore basically the same thing every day. short shorts and a t-shirt with the neck cut out and sleeves cut off, so that she was basically wearing a bra with some rags over it. you know what i said about it? NOTHING. Not a thing. What did I say about her attire? Nothing! Why? Because saying something about it means that you're paying attention to what they're wearing and what they look like below the neck. Acknowledging that is like saying you want to diddle them, as far as parents, lawyers, and administrators are concerned. So you say nothing and let the kids wear what they want. If it's a distraction, you send the distracted parties to the school administrators. Even if their boobs are hanging out or you can see their minges, you don't say ANYTHING about it. You look at their faces, you look at the work, you look at the damn ceiling if you have to, but you don't acknowledge it. It's above your pay grade, it's not your problem, and it's only going to cause you trouble.

Any young teachers out there, that's advice from a guy who has taught in some of the most politically-correct atmospheres that education has to offer.

And for God's sake don't let them hug you, no matter how they beg. Insist on a bubble surrounding you by three feet in all directions.

I Browse: The coffee place I go to is next to a high school. Increasingly, I see more and more girls come in wearing volleyball shorts (like the ones below) as regular shorts:

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In unrelated news...I get a strong craving for coffee every weekday around 3pm.

If I saw some old creeper like you checking out my students, we'd have words. Keep your eyes on adults and stop ogling children, you pederast.

Yes! It is a repeat. Newsflash teenagers are horny. So are middle age bald guys but its not nearly as good a visual.

Repo Man: I Browse: The coffee place I go to is next to a high school. Increasingly, I see more and more girls come in wearing volleyball shorts (like the ones below) as regular shorts:

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In unrelated news...I get a strong craving for coffee every weekday around 3pm.

I honestly feel sorry for straight male teachers at high schools - it must take steely determination to not stare at some of what is on display.

The goods news is I was just in the college part of town today, and quite a few of the college ladies seem to be wearing very short skirts and shorts. I was actually working in a sorority house today. It was both wonderful, and deeply depressing. Akin to giving chewing gum to a starving man.

It's not difficult. You see them as children, and then (because you're not a pederast) you don't view them as sexual beings. It's about boundaries and morals. You're in a position of authority, a professional who is in charge of their welfare -- in loco parentis and all that. So unless straight male fathers have difficulty not getting boners when they look at their daughters, it really shouldn't be a challenge for straight male teachers to control themselves. Again, they are children, and when you keep that in mind, you aren't in the least bit tempted.

I Browse: If I saw some old creeper like you checking out my students, we'd have words. Keep your eyes on adults and stop ogling children, you pederast.

Not a problem. Tell the cougars to start wearing shorts like that and we're in business.

Can't tell if trolling or psychopath.

Politicians are making laws about how people can wear their pants.

Repo Man: CapnBlues: I Browse: The coffee place I go to is next to a high school. Increasingly, I see more and more girls come in wearing volleyball shorts (like the ones below) as regular shorts:

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In unrelated news...I get a strong craving for coffee every weekday around 3pm.

If I saw some old creeper like you checking out my students, we'd have words. Keep your eyes on adults and stop ogling children, you pederast.

Pederast? He distinctly said girls. Are you sure you were a teacher?

reference to the big lebowski. And I didn't teach about sex crime, so I'm pretty sure I was okay. Sometimes, being a teacher isn't about knowing everything. Sometimes, in fact, it's about being able to communicate the curriculum and encourage critical thinking.

adeist69: After reading your previous post I'm going to guess that was sarcasm, wasn't it?

Nope. There's a difference between noticing a minor's clothing and filing that knowledge away to inform an administrator about and going out of one's way (so far as to schedule coffee breaks strategically) to stare at minors as sex objects.

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Look at those strumpets brazenly flashing their ankles!

Immigrants, probably illegal. Our kids wouldn't be so licentious. Call the Alabama State Police!