A group of Ohio cheerleaders have been told not to wear their cheerleading uniforms to school on game day because they are too short and violate the school's dress code.
Monroe Schools Superintendent Elizabeth Lolli told WLWT TV that cheerleaders were instructed to wear long shorts and T-shirts underneath their uniforms at a pep rally Friday.
"The skirts that the cheerleaders wear are very short, and they're very tight and they're slit so they can do the gymnastics that are required of a cheerleader," Lolli told WLWT.com.
Lolli said the skirts are allowed only during assemblies and games.
"You want to have students wear appropriate clothing during the educational period of the day, and then after school, wear the appropriate clothing for the event," she said.
The uniforms have not been an issue in previous years because the district's dress code was not specific on required length for shorts and skirts. The policy was clarified earlier this year, requiring that the bottom of shorts and skirts be no more than 3 inches above the knee.
Parent Becky Daniel said the school's dress code should not apply to cheerleader's uniforms."My daughter is a senior, this is her last year," Daniel told the station. "We paid for uniforms and they should be able to wear them on game day."
Why did the school let them order uniforms that violate school dress code? Didn't the squad have a staff advisor who knew that the uniforms would be an issue? It is traditional for cheerleaders to wear their uniforms game day most places. That uniform doesn't look any different than the uniforms worn at my son's school. But the cheerleaders should compromise, wear leggings under the skirts (if for no other reason than it's cold in the fall and winter).
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