Ms. Graves, the eighth-grade physical education teacher, was interviewed,
“The main reason we have this rule is because we don’t want girls who have see-through leggings to bend over, stretch the fabric thinner than it is used to and show some inappropriate parts.”
Understandably, this rule is for a good reason and works to prevent a girl from being embarrassed. The P.E teachers just decided that rather than having to check the leggings, it seemed better to just ban them altogether. Even though this sounds like a good idea, many people disagree.
“I think it should be the girl’s responsibility. It’s her body she should be able to do what she wants with it.” says student Carley Rogers, “It’s her problem if her leggings are see-through and her responsibility to choose to whether to wear them or not.”
Wearing leggings over pants has also caused a lot of problems and stress for girls. First off, it’s a lot hotter wearing two layers, and having to put pants on over leggings makes moving more restrictive. The uncomfortable layers decrease movement and make it harder to participate in P.E comfortably and efficiently. Also, since it takes so much more time, if the teachers are going to make students change, then they should give students more than the allotted three minutes after the bell to change. A more embarrassing problem is wedgies. The pants are not helpful in physical activities and, as Carley Rogers says, “They ride up a bunch and are really hot. It looks weird to fix it, and it’s super uncomfortable”
If it wasn’t apparent, there aren’t any rules about boys and their clothing choices. Boys are constantly pulling up their shirts, pulling up their pants, changing out in the open and just blatantly not appropriately wearing the clothing the way it’s supposed to be worn. There are no rules against boys and they are never reprimanded.
Since most students protest to having leggings, there should be a compromise. The idea that is most in favor is this; students will be able to wear leggings, but only if they are athletic brand leggings. By students wearing athletic brand leggings they won’t be see-through because they are made to work out in. The majority of girls who disagree with the rule are the ones who own athletic leggings because they feel that their leggings are appropriate and should be able to be worn in P.E. Also, Nike, Lulu Lemon, Ivivva, and other sporty legging brands, are extremely expensive- girls should be able to get some use out of them! The athletic leggings are probably better suited for the activities happening in P.E than the cheap shorts provided. In conclusion, maybe one day this rule can be changed and girls can wear their leggings again.
By Hali Weaver and Cami Burke
Wearing leggings over pants has also caused a lot of problems and stress for girls. First off, it’s a lot hotter wearing two layers, and having to put pants on over leggings makes moving more restrictive. The uncomfortable layers decrease movement and make it harder to participate in P.E comfortably and efficiently. Also, since it takes so much more time, if the teachers are going to make students change, then they should give students more than the allotted three minutes after the bell to change. A more embarrassing problem is wedgies. The pants are not helpful in physical activities and, as Carley Rogers says, “They ride up a bunch and are really hot. It looks weird to fix it, and it’s super uncomfortable”
If it wasn’t apparent, there aren’t any rules about boys and their clothing choices. Boys are constantly pulling up their shirts, pulling up their pants, changing out in the open and just blatantly not appropriately wearing the clothing the way it’s supposed to be worn. There are no rules against boys and they are never reprimanded.
Since most students protest to having leggings, there should be a compromise. The idea that is most in favor is this; students will be able to wear leggings, but only if they are athletic brand leggings. By students wearing athletic brand leggings they won’t be see-through because they are made to work out in. The majority of girls who disagree with the rule are the ones who own athletic leggings because they feel that their leggings are appropriate and should be able to be worn in P.E. Also, Nike, Lulu Lemon, Ivivva, and other sporty legging brands, are extremely expensive- girls should be able to get some use out of them! The athletic leggings are probably better suited for the activities happening in P.E than the cheap shorts provided. In conclusion, maybe one day this rule can be changed and girls can wear their leggings again.
By Hali Weaver and Cami Burke
Very interesting points from both sides.
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