[PBRSTREETGANG]

Superhero day in High School?

[traditional1]

Lucky they didn't show up as GWB's....they would have been expelled or executed.

[sgtbono2002]

I dont have any young kids , so I guess I never heard of Captain Underpants. However if there is a legitimate superhero cartoon starring Captain Underpants they should have been allowed to dress that way.

[L98Fiero]

I got sent home for numerous things during my high-school career and I don't remember any of them making the local news. Long Beach, NY must be one sleepy little burg.

[Think free or die]

The Principal needs a sense of humor. If the girls were covered up, I don't see any problem with it. Perhaps the Principal just doesn't like Captain Underpants - the cartoonist takes a lot of digs at the school principal.

[Physicist]

Chelsea Horowitz

Any relation to Jerome Horwitz?

[dead]

The principle's a dweeb. These girls were dressed more than appropriately, if you're going to have "Superhero Day" at school.

That outfit would almost pass Taliban muster.

[murphE]

[beaversmom]

My top three societal concerns:

• Terrorism
• Illegal immigration
• Captain Underpants Girls not being allowed to express themselves

[Jaysun]

The outfit would be provocative enough to warrant sending them home to change, I feel.

[Bloody Sam Roberts]

They were dressed as Superman, Wonderwoman and other well-known superheroes.

Wonderwoman? Isn't she an Amazon? Weren't they ...<gasp!> lesbians?
Wonder what the principal thinks about that? Or maybe he didn't think...just reacted.

[Deguello]

No one dressed up as Carl Rove?

[pax_et_bonum]

Captain Underpants Ping

[sten]

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."

Seems they cut the quote. From Breitbart.com :

"They're not see-through or anything," said one of the girls, Chelsea Horowitz, an honor student and softball player. "All the teachers thought it was cute."

At which point I would say... of course they would. kids in underwear in front of teachers is like leaving meat uncovered in the street...

[MineralMan]

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!

[TheBattman]

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.

[rogue yam]

Captain Underpants? In my day 17 year-olds had heroes like Jimmy Page and Pete Townsend.

[windcliff]

If you're considering a halloween costume.

[Coleus]