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Skimpy Clothes Banned; What Will Students Wear?

POSTED: 7:05 pm EDT May 10, 2005
UPDATED: 1:57 pm EDT May 11, 2005

Midriff-baring shirts, low-rise pants, pajamas and slippers will all be off limits this fall for thousands of student in Modesto. So, what will students wear?

Skimpy Clothes

Several students that KCRA-TV in Sacramento talked with said they don't know what they will wear when the new dress code rules go into effect because almost everything in their closet does not comply with the dress code. Violating the dress code can draw a suspension.

"I think it is ridiculous. Everywhere you shop, there is nothing to get," said student Ashley Taylor.

Student Alexis Thompson said the new school rules will wipe out her current wardrobe.

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"I will probably have to buy all new clothing for next year. It is going to be hard because pretty much all the stores sell lingerie," Thompson said.

And it's not just the girls who will have to dress more conservative. Mike Tershler, a senior at Davis High School, said he likes to show off his boxers, which peak over his pants -- a look that is banned for next year.

"I think I look good, pretty sexy. The ladies like it," Tershler said.

Principal Jeff Albritton is prepared to enforce the dress code in the fall. He said it is a matter of prioritizing education.

"The focus of school has to be business. And this is a distraction that keeps kids minds on what they are here for," Albritton said.

Baggy pants underwear showing

But not all students are against the ban.

"I agree with most of the things because I don't want to see a bunch of skin showing because that is not very classy," said student Kathleen Swicegood. "And we are in an environment where we are supposed to be sort of business like. We are trying to grow up."

Clothing business Anchor Blue has some skin-baring clothes, but the store manager said the key is dressing it up for school.

Students have a big incentive to comply with the new dress code. They will get one warning. After that, they will be suspended.


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