Students Made to Show Undies @ School Dance -- UPDATE

CrimsonTide4 · #1 05-01-2002, 03:47 PM

Girls Made to Show Panties at School Dance

(WINS) May 1, 2002 1:35 pm US/Eastern
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Angry parents demanded the resignation of a California high school vice principal after she lifted the skirts of teenage girls at a dance to make sure they were wearing "appropriate" underwear.

Parents at Rancho Bernardo High School in suburban San Diego say the vice principal, Rita Wilson, made the girls prove that they were not wearing skimpy thong panties before they were allowed into the dance on Friday.

In some cases, said Rancho Bernardo parent Kim Teal, girls also were made to partially undress if Wilson or another teacher suspected that they weren't wearing bras.

"These girls feel violated," said Teal, whose daughter Rebecca, a sophomore, was asked about her panties but escaped a search after telling Wilson that she was not wearing a thong.

"One girl just cried after having to tell her father this story, she was hiding her head in a sweatshirt," Teal said, adding that the girls had their skirts lifted in front of men and their male classmates.

"After a while the girls finally got the idea that they shouldn't say 'thong' when they were asked, even though that's all they wear now. They won't be caught dead in the locker room wearing regular underwear," she said Tuesday.

Wilson and Paul Gentle, Rancho Bernardo's principal, were unavailable for comment on the skirt-lifting.

Don Phillips, superintendent of the Poway Unified School District, said students, staff and others were being interviewed to determine what happened at the dance, which he said was attended by about 725 pupils.

"The principal is talking with the parents involved," he said. "We are taking this seriously and want to ensure that any actions to be taken are based on the facts of the situation."

Teal, a 43-year-old attorney, said she learned about the skirt-lifting from her daughter, whose friends were forced to show their panties in front of boys, teachers and police officers standing at the door.

She said most of the girls who wore skirts or dresses to the dance, which had a "blast from the past" theme, reported being grilled about their underwear or forced to show them to Wilson or another teacher.

Teachers also checked several boys who were wearing togas, Teal said, and some girls were asked about their bras.

"I just got a call from one mom who said her daughter was wearing a poodle skirt and an off-the-shoulder top and a teacher reached right out and grabbed the front of it and pulled it down to check," Teal said.

Teal said she and other parents would demand the resignation of Wilson and any other teachers involved and would also consider filing a lawsuit against the school district for violating the civil rights of their daughters.

Steeltrap · #2 05-01-2002, 04:09 PM

Ah, yes, I saw this all over the San Diego TV news this week. What puzzles me is what do a girl's thong panties have to do with anything?

I just don't think one's underwear is a trigger to sexual activity, at least for normal people.

dzrose93 · #3 05-01-2002, 04:18 PM

I cannot BELIEVE that this happened!

What the heck is going on at that school???

It's not okay to mete out corporal punishment (spankings) to kids who disrupt the classroom anymore, but it's okay to make a girl practically disrobe in front of a large group of her classmates, teachers, and police officers to make sure she's wearing the correct type of underwear?!?! I hope the principal gets fired, along with anyone else who took part in that humiliating experience.

candygirl · #4 05-01-2002, 04:24 PM

Say it ain't so, just say it ain't so. What is going on in this world?I can't believe these grown people thought it was appropriate to violate their students in such a way. Who cares what kind of underwear they had on. I just want to know what state of mind she was in to think that she was doing the right thing. And even if she did think it was right, why did she do it in front of the male students. She definitely needs to resign from her position along with the other faculty who allowed it to happen.

What were they thinking?

Ideal08 · #5 05-01-2002, 04:30 PM

At first, I wasn't even gon' respond to this. This is ri-d*mn-diculous. It is. Ok, so, a girl no longer has the OPTION of wearing a bra????????? Or panties??? Now, that's outta friggin control. What will they dictate next? And is that in the dress code??? Cuz I'm sayin, that shoulda raised an extra eyebrow right there.

And wth has Sisqo started???

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After a while the girls finally got the idea that they shouldn't say 'thong' when they were asked, even though that's all they wear now. They won't be caught dead in the locker room wearing regular underwear

WTF? We didn't even wanna get UNDRESSED in the locker room! Now they lookin at each others pannies??? WTF???????

Carla, hook me up with a WTF smilie in my post, please.

cash78mere · #6 05-01-2002, 04:38 PM

If they force the resignation of the vice principal and teachers they better fire the police officer as well. How could he allow that to happen???

Honeykiss1974 · #7 05-01-2002, 08:56 PM

ok, Ideal08, once again I am feeling you.....What is up with the checking out each other's thong in the locker room? Shoot, back in my day, girls would rush and try to change in the bathroom stall!

And who is buying this underwear for these kids? There is NOOOOO WAAAYYYY I could even form my lips to ask my mom to buy me some thong underwear. Not even now and I'm 27!!!!!

candygirl · #8 05-01-2002, 10:16 PM

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Originally posted by Honeykiss1974

And who is buying this underwear for these kids? There is NOOOOO WAAAYYYY I could even form my lips to ask my mom to buy me some thong underwear. Not even now and I'm 27!!!!!

You have to remember that these girls are in High School. They probably have jobs, so they're able to buy their own clothes. I agree that they shouldn't wear them but they do. I'm not justifying them wearing thong underwear, but I know some people wear them so their panty line doesn't show.

kiml122 · #9 05-02-2002, 07:37 PM

I had not read this thread at first, and now that I have, all I have to say is WTH,WTH,WTH , no let me change that WTF,WTF,WTF

Kimmie1913 · #10 05-03-2002, 03:46 PM

Personally, I never understood the big deal about thong underwear. They are underwear. Period. Like any other and to me they are on the same level as a strapless bra- they serve a purpose. Thay purpose happens to be keeping everyone from knowing what kind of underwear you are wearing. I find the sight of panty lines dispicable and tacky. A thong prevents panty lines.

I have never understood pepole wanting to advertise what type of underwear they are wearing. You should NEVER know whether I am wearing panties v. a thong, red v. black etc. I think the faculty and the school district deserve to be sued for the violation of all of these young ladies.

JJSP01 · #11 05-03-2002, 04:14 PM

All I can say is that I'm amazed that that crazy woman actually checked a child's underwear....what the hell is wrong with her??

This world is going to hell in a handbasket! (As my friend used to say!)

UDZETA · #12 05-03-2002, 04:30 PM

Those teachers had no right to lift up or ask about thier underwear. Those girls have the choice and right to wear whatever panties they want. I personally am a fan of thongs because they show no panty lines and I much rather have one inch of material in my rear then seven inches!!!!

shani · #13 05-03-2002, 06:22 PM

Ok, I really want to post n response to this post but, I can't bring myself to say anything lady-like ........

candygirl · #14 05-03-2002, 06:42 PM

I just thought of something. Why did these girls allow the principle to even lift their skirts. Knowing me, I would slapped her hand the moment she decided to show my underwear to the whole world.

So lets say the first girl didn't know what she was doing? What about those that followed? They knew what this women was about to do. I'm not condoning her actions but my mother taught me not to let strangers touch me in the wrong way. Lifting up my skirt in public, in my opinion, is touching me in the wrong way.

I'm really not understanding this situation.

mccoyred · #15 05-05-2002, 09:02 PM

A coworker of mine indicated that there is some history here.

Apparently, on a prior occasion, young ladies had been flashing their thong underwear. Also, a letter had been sent to parents advising them that underwear will be checked. Apparently this was disrupting behavior...

With this info, I still feel that the school admin and the cops were incorrect in their manner. If there was an issue, they could have checked each individually in the locker room.

What is this world coming to?