Posted on 10/26/2006 9:03:00 AM PDT by Cagey
LONG BEACH, N.Y. -- Captain Underpants may be a superhero, but he isn't welcome at one suburban New York school.
Three 17-year-old girls were told to leave Long Beach High School when they showed up on the school's Superhero Day dressed as the subject of the bestselling children's books.
Captain Underpants is a superhero from popular books that has battled, among other things, talking toilets and the infamous Professor Poopypants.
The girls, Chelsea Horowitz, Ashley Imhof and Eliana Levin, wore beige leotards and nude stockings under white briefs and red capes. They were completely covered.
Principal Nicholas Restivo said he knows they weren't naked, but it appeared that way, so he sent them home. He didn't like the way they looked.
Other students were allowed to stay at school. They were dressed as Superman, Wonderwoman and other well-known superheroes.
One of the girls said she doesn't understand the fuss. Honor student Horowitz said of the costume, "They're not see-through or anything."
The principal said the girls could have worn gym shorts or even called someone to bring clothes to school for them. But the teens said that they felt forced to leave school. They all went home.
Horowitz said she and her friends did not want to wear "someone else's hand-me-downs" and that they had nobody else who was available to drop off clothes to school, Newsday reported.
Superhero Day was part of Long Beach High School's Senior Week. There were other thematic days during the week.
Dialogue not printed in story:
Principal Nicholas Restivo: You girls take those underpants off at once!
First Girl: What?
Principal Nicholas Restivo: You heard me! At once!
"Those are generally worn all day on the days of major events."
Bless their little hearts!
I would have been concerned if they didn't have the beige leotards, but since they were completely covered (likely more coverage than they would normally have on an average school day....), I don't see a problem. Apparently other students had costumes that involved leotards (Superman).
Was their choice a good one, maybe not. Would I have approved of such a costume for my child, probably not. But I don't see a major problem that justified sending them home.
I like the idea of a toga day.
Ha Ha!! Man, that is so funny!!
I've wondered that myself. Every super hero I've ever seen on TV or at the movies wore leotards or barely there attire. The school should have put more thought into their "Super Hero Day" if they were going to object to outfits such as this.
You'd think that after all these years...
He'd get a promotion to Major...
What a slacker!
He may be a Naval Officer whereas the Commission of "Captain" ain't too shabby. Or is that Navel?
I wonder if they ran into the Underpants Gnomes.
Captain Underpants? In my day 17 year-olds had heroes like Jimmy Page and Pete Townsend.
These days?
ROLF!!!!
If you're considering a halloween costume.
I was thinking Jesus Christ for the very same reasons.
I don't know about the principal, but me...
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