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Friday, January 27, 2012

Why stop with Uggs? Why not bras, too?

Gotta scratch my head over the new ban on boots declared by Pottstown Middle School. Administrators have forbidden the wearing, in school, of loose-topped boots (like Uggs) because kids are storing their cell phones inside them (kids aren't allowed to use their cell phones during the school day).

Every school has a problem with this, so Pottstown's frustrations aren't uncommon. But why, pray tell, the ban on loose-topped boots? Cell phones can be smuggled in pockets, snug underwear and bras (which can carry a significant health risk, but that's a separate issue). Will those items be banned, too?

This is just silly.
Posted by Ronnie Polaneczky @ 3:25 PM  Permalink | 7 comments
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  • 0 like this / 0 don't   •   Posted 1:12 PM, 01/27/2012
    If a middle-school girl wears a bra ample enough to conceal a cell phone, fifth grade must have been an interesting three years.
    — DonQ
  • 0 like this / 0 don't   •   Posted 1:40 PM, 01/27/2012
    Ban bras and snug underwear...problem solved.
    — jimmymack
  • 0 like this / 0 don't   •   Posted 4:52 PM, 01/27/2012
    what about pockets ?
    — adamdude77
  • 0 like this / 0 don't   •   Posted 8:50 PM, 01/27/2012
    Just dumb, ronnie. Think about it, what is the least suspicious, reaching down under your desk and pulling a phone out of a boot or putting your hand down your blouse or T-shirt in a class full of kids to pull a phone out? You have all weekend to ponder your answer.
    — mike l
  • 0 like this / 0 don't   •   Posted 3:42 PM, 01/28/2012
    they should lift the ban on the boots, and enact a policy like this, any child observed using a phone or any other electronic device (except calculators in some cases) will be subject to disciplinary action and forfeiture of said device for the remainder of the school year, NO EXCEPTIONS, trust me, kids will not risk losing their phones for up to 9 months, the kids at the school my kids go to, check them in at the office in the morning and pick them up after school, seems to work.
    — tmstr929
  • 0 like this / 0 don't   •   Posted 1:37 AM, 02/01/2012
    Is that your bra and phone?
    — bgpoppapump
  • 0 like this / 0 don't   •   Posted 8:35 AM, 02/17/2012
    Don Q: You've clearly been out of school for a long time, and/or don't have any teenage daughters. mike l: When the teachers back is turned, you can pull a cell phone out of anywhere you want. You have all weekend to ponder that.
    — Jesus_the_Gardener


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