A priceless article here in the Portland Tribune (via a link on Journalista via When Fangirls Attack) about Lincoln High School’s homecoming dance (no, I don’t know what that is – any American readers please enlighten me). The principal set a superhero theme for the dance but was then taken aback to find that many girls turned up in superheroine outfits that were too revealing, breaching the school’s dress code. Some were attired in “spanky pants, or very short dresses or bustiers and underwear,” the Principal explained. After calling a number of parents and finding they had actually approved the costumes (since it was a superhero-themed dance) no-one was actually sent home thankfully.
The school code apparently forbids wearing anything ‘sexually suggestive’ (does this mean they don’t have cheerleaders at football then???) so you can just see the collision course with superheroine attire, rarely the most modest of clothing at the best of times. Still, it does look to me that the school authorities are blaming the kids for taking them at their word and following the theme they set; after all it ain’t the kids’ fault that their principal is obviously lacking in a certain area of popular cultural knowledge. We never had anything like this at my school (sigh)…
Tue, Nov 14, 2006
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