Parents: It's All Thong [Teacher Bans Thong Panties in 6TH GRADE CLASSROOM-parents complain]

Sky News ^ | May 28, 2003 16:52 | staff report

[ewing]

A head teacher has angered parents by asking them to stop their daughters from wearing thongs to school.

Anna Roxburgh, the head of Hamp Junior High School in Bridge Water, Somerset made the plea to parents of 6th Grade Girls, ages 10-11.

In a letter she said she had no objection to thongs personally.

But she was concerned about the girl possible embarassment while changing for Physical Education Class, falling over in the playground or doing handstands.

Hamp Junior High is a mixed -sexes school with 270 puplis.

One mother said the letter was 'unbeliveable.' She added: 'Schools lay down enough rules without going right down to undergarments.'

Another said: 'I was suprised the school was not keen on thongs. I see nothing wrong with them.'

[ewing]

I must be living in the Dark Ages, exactly why does a middle school girl need a thong and why are parents complaining?

[Redcloak]

What's next? No group sex during recess? Sheesh!

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[mhking]

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[ewing]

This woman has found another job, it seems!!

[DoughtyOne]

Heaven forbid the teacher should complain about no underware at all. She'd be fired on the spot. lol

Society seems to be adopting the dumb and dumber model more with each passing day.

[lizma]

When my daughter gets to the sixth grade, I think I'm putting her in boxers.

Sexualizing kids really stinks. Another thing to fight.

[ewing]

Im surprised this school doesnt have a liquor store in the cafeteria.

[Fzob]

Director Michele Elliott said: "Thongs are designed to ensure that you do not show a panty line through tight-fitting clothes.

I learned something new. I always thought thongs were designed to titillate. They clearly can't be for comfort. And why are 6th grade girls pants so tight they need to worry about a panty line. The whole excuse sounds like some serious rationalization by some dumb non-parents.

[ewing]

This is what almost 10 years of Clinton has brought us.. it will take years to undo

[ewing]

No child (and that is what they are at this age) needs to wear clothes that tight.

[maro]

Sure, but I would leave that to the parents. I don't want the school checking young girls' underwear.

[ewing]

previous thread on thong checking administraor at school dance http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/701935/posts

[ewing]

Of course the woman checking thongs at the prom last year is back teaching biology in the classroom!

[Paul Atreides]

why are parents complaining?

The parents are idiots who haven't realized that they are not 18 anymore. They are so desperate to seem cool and modern that they will go for any crap that comes along.

[laredo44]

I like it! Parents telling the school to stop worrying about their kids' underwear. Hey teach, try doing your job for a change.

[laredo44]

I must be living in the Dark Ages, exactly why does a middle school girl need a thong and why are parents complaining?

Makes sense to me. Let's ban everything you don't see a need for.

[laredo44]

Society seems to be adopting the dumb and dumber model more with each passing day.

Which means America is going down the tubes, right?

[lilylangtree]

With hormones raging in both sexes, I can understand the teacher's concerns.

[Tax-chick]

But she was concerned about the girl possible embarassment while changing for Physical Education Class, falling over in the playground or doing handstands.

This is ludicrous! If girls are embarassed, they can start wearing normal underwear to school, or shorts or tights with their dresses, like we did in elementary school back in the Dark Ages, and my daughters do today.

But what the (*&*( are parents doing letting girls this age buy and wear such disgusting things? Sicko!

[laredo44]

And why are 6th grade girls pants so tight they need to worry about a panty line.

I say burkas all around!