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Thong-Wearing Teens Kicked Out Of Dance
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Posted on 04/30/2002 4:30:34 AM PDT by KneelBeforeZod

Thong-Wearing Teens Kicked Out Of Dance

A group of parents are calling for the resignation of Rancho Bernardo High School's vice principal, claiming she enforced underwear checks at a school dance, 10News reported.

The dance occurred Friday and vice principal Rita Wilson turned away girls who were wearing thongs, the parent said.

Kim Teal is among the several parents angry with Wilson (pictured, right).

"First thing (my daughter) said when she got into the car was, 'Mom, it was horrible last night. You have to fight this,'" Teal told 10News.

According to parent Alane Garvik, girls who arrived at the dance wearing short skirts were immediately asked: "What kind of underwear do you have on?"

When Garvik's daughter red-facedly announced that she was wearing thong underwear she was told to "go home and put on appropriate underwear," according to Garvik.

Teal's daughter made it in and claims to have witnessed faculty lifting the skirts of girls to assure that the offending underwear was going nowhere near the dance floor.

"Well, I just saw ... a line of people and the vice principal, Mrs. Wilson, she was checking to see what the girls were wearing under their dresses. And she was literally lifting up their skirts and embarrassing them in front of everyone else," one student told 10News.

Parents and students have placed the blame on Wilson, for spearheading the thong underwear checks, even though there is nothing in the school dress code against them.

"It's not their right to know what kind of underwear these kids have," Garvik told 10News.

10News contacted school officials, who all declined to go on camera. But Principal Paul Gentle did say that he is "looking into the situation."

Parents are now asking for Wilson to resign.

Gentle said that even while enforcing the school dress code, it is not proper procedure to ask students what they are wearing underneath their clothes.

He told 10News that he plans to meet with parents sometime this week.


TOPICS: Culture/Society; Government; US: California
KEYWORDS: school
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To: Hemingway's Ghost
Yessir, that's about the size of it, I think. Ideally, the principal probably should have taken them into a locker room or something to spare them some embarrassment, but the school was within its legal rights to do what it did. It's a boneheaded thing to do, but not everything that is stupid is illegal, nor is everything that is legal a good idea. This'll blow over, I think.
401 posted on 04/30/2002 12:20:38 PM PDT by general_re
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To: hobbes1
"Here is a hint....The school also has an obligation to those parents that are unwilling to expose their sons or daughters, to such libertine attitudes...."

Exactly! The school has an obligation to maintain decorum and prevent licentiousness.
402 posted on 04/30/2002 12:21:41 PM PDT by Domestic Church
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To: tomkat
I can't tell you how awful I feel arguing against the wonder that is the thong panty. I'm so for thong panties it ain't funny.
403 posted on 04/30/2002 12:22:01 PM PDT by Hemingway's Ghost
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To: tomkat
in this situation, i would sue the HELL outta this school district.

Spoken like a true lawyer or one of the jury members awarding $$$ for injury and suffering of criminals who are hurt in the process of their crime.

I take it you would rather the teachers all watch as the slutty girls bump and grind on the dance floor with their thongs showing to all saying to themselves "what awful parents these girls have to let them come to the school and drive all of the boys wild! If only I could say something without being sued to instruct them what a proper dance is and what proper clothes are!"

404 posted on 04/30/2002 12:24:39 PM PDT by 4Him
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To: Hemingway's Ghost
ditto
how's it feel to play devil's advocate ?

i gotta go do somethin' else for awhile.
my back was already killin' me, but this thread's about to be make me look funny(er)
by laughing my ass completely off !

405 posted on 04/30/2002 12:26:18 PM PDT by tomkat
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To: realpatriot71
The moral fiber is very eroded when teen girls are wearing thongs. They are extremely sensual. My daughters are NOT allowed to wear that. They don't wear sexy black and red lace little things to sleep in, because you wear those things for a guy! Why should they walk around in thongs and sexy push-up bras?

And if the principal was doing a panty check on everyone, she was way out of line; however, if she was only doing that with girls who were wearing very short skirts......I'll withhold judgment considering what I know went on at our local public school last year.

406 posted on 04/30/2002 12:29:32 PM PDT by joathome
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To: 4Him
nope, i'm notta gonna do it !
said i was gonna go do something else awhile, and that's that.

honest to god, ya just can't make this stuff up ...

407 posted on 04/30/2002 12:29:44 PM PDT by tomkat
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To: tomkat
are you trying to say we are taking this to seriously.
becuase I deeply believe in everywoman's right to wear thongs, with short skirts.
(except for my kids)
time to eat some cheese.
408 posted on 04/30/2002 12:30:01 PM PDT by vin-one
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To: Publius6961
You people think this is something new. It's not. When I was in High School in the 60's and 70's there were some girls who wore short skirts and NO underwear! They were rather popular to say the least. And lest you think I grew up in a big city. My hometown had fewer than 20,000 residents. The entire county only had about 80,00 in population.
409 posted on 04/30/2002 12:30:56 PM PDT by meia
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To: vin-one
ahh, cheeeeeeeeese !

call it a (temporary) parting gift ....

410 posted on 04/30/2002 12:33:01 PM PDT by tomkat
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To: steve-b
What "community" has as its "standard" procedure the employment of some pervert who checks everybody's underwear at the door? San Francisco?

Everybody? Are you enjoying rewriting the story to suit your limited comprehension?
As long as we’re parading straw men, and putting words in others’ mouths, let me throw another irrelevancy out...
What community has a standard of a combination short skirt and thong underwear for teenaged girls?

By "community standards" I was referring to the means of dealing with the problem, and a casual reading would have made it obvious that I agree that the means used in the story was inappropriate.

411 posted on 04/30/2002 12:35:53 PM PDT by Publius6961
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To: tomkat
"The panties made me do it"? Did Flip Wilson used to say this years ago ? ;-)LOL
412 posted on 04/30/2002 12:35:55 PM PDT by habs4ever
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To: tomkat; hobbes1
"as to the 'necessity' for compulsory public education, i would refer you to the pre-collegiate educational backgrounds of our Founders."

check out The Underground History of American Education ( http://www.johntaylorgatto.com) and http://learninfreedom.org
413 posted on 04/30/2002 12:36:56 PM PDT by Domestic Church
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To: KneelBeforeZod
Perhaps the vice principal is a freelance gynecologist.

http://attackcartoons.com/


414 posted on 04/30/2002 12:43:14 PM PDT by Vast Buffalo Wing Conspiracy
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To: habs4ever
uhh, yes !

speaking of things kinda in this vein, didja see this one ?

dollars to donuts the girls in that post were long-time thong aficionados ...

415 posted on 04/30/2002 12:44:24 PM PDT by tomkat
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To: Domestic Church
thanks for the links.

the most amazing woman i ever met sold me on the desirability
of getting kids out of the (NEA dictated) public schools some time ago ...

416 posted on 04/30/2002 12:49:20 PM PDT by tomkat
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To: JediGirl
You're joking right? Thongs prevent pantylines when wearing dress pants and dresses. Thongs don't "make people have sex".

Vice Principal Wilson says:

" Who are you kidding? I know those panties are not worn for sanitary reasons, young lady. You intend to use them to break up a marriage. Now off with the devil's panties."

LOL! :)

417 posted on 04/30/2002 12:49:44 PM PDT by southern rock
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To: krogers58
To brand others arguments as "knee-jerk", is to diminish your own argument, since you do not refute the other's opinions with logical arguments. My position is that this is entirely an inappropriate abuse of power.

You really ought to look into increasing your consumption of fiber.
If you will examine all the posts prior to mine, you will find that there was nothing to refute.

Pomposity is cute but not very useful.
Do you know the difference between refuting an argument and refuting an opinion?

Hint: one is possible, the other is a waste of time.

418 posted on 04/30/2002 12:50:13 PM PDT by Publius6961
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To: JediGirl
the school has a right to enforce a dress code. otherwise you would have topless, see-through etc. attire etc. If girls are showing their butts, it is the perogative of the school to say you can't come to the dance dressed like that. life has rules, deal with it. that is what it means to be a grownup.
419 posted on 04/30/2002 12:51:19 PM PDT by xsmommy
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To: tomkat
btw sir, are we headed to cheeseville yet ? my moose usually knows, but he's at lunch...

Not directed to me and I couldn't tell you for sure. However, this is the best Free Republic thread about thong panties ever!

...actually, I think it is the only Free Republic thread about thong panties ever...

420 posted on 04/30/2002 12:51:23 PM PDT by Drew68
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