With all the things going on in the world, imagine spending time debating and legislating against...cheerleading out fits????
Crazy country
Hey, hey! Ho, ho! Sexy cheerleading has got to go!
Last Updated Thu, 05 May 2005 17:02:49 EDT
CBC News
DALLAS - Legislators from the state that produced the scantily clad Dallas Cowboy cheerleaders have passed a bill prohibiting sexually suggestive cheering routines in schools.
The Texas House of Representatives on Wednesday passed a bill allowing state education officials to order schools to ban "overtly sexually suggestive" cheerleading routines.
The bill, sponsored by Al Edwards, a Democratic legislator and an ordained minister, gives the Texas Education Agency, which monitors the state's educational system, the authority to decide what routines are too suggestive.
The legislation also originally contained a provision that would have cut funding to schools that didn't put the kibosh on sexy routines.
Edwards says the bill is aimed at stopping the exploitation of young girls and sexual behaviour that he says can lead to teenage pregnancies and sexually transmitted diseases.
Democratic legislator Joe Deshotel called school cheerleading outfits with exposed midriffs and short skirts "vulgar, something you would see at an adult club."
Corbin Van Arsdale, Republican co-author of the bill, told news agency Agence France-Presse when parents go to sports events, they want to see players clashing on the field and not girls shaking their behinds on the sidelines.
The bill still has to clear the state Senate and be approved by the governor before it becomes law.
Crazy country
Hey, hey! Ho, ho! Sexy cheerleading has got to go!
Last Updated Thu, 05 May 2005 17:02:49 EDT
CBC News
DALLAS - Legislators from the state that produced the scantily clad Dallas Cowboy cheerleaders have passed a bill prohibiting sexually suggestive cheering routines in schools.
The Texas House of Representatives on Wednesday passed a bill allowing state education officials to order schools to ban "overtly sexually suggestive" cheerleading routines.
The bill, sponsored by Al Edwards, a Democratic legislator and an ordained minister, gives the Texas Education Agency, which monitors the state's educational system, the authority to decide what routines are too suggestive.
The legislation also originally contained a provision that would have cut funding to schools that didn't put the kibosh on sexy routines.
Edwards says the bill is aimed at stopping the exploitation of young girls and sexual behaviour that he says can lead to teenage pregnancies and sexually transmitted diseases.
Democratic legislator Joe Deshotel called school cheerleading outfits with exposed midriffs and short skirts "vulgar, something you would see at an adult club."
Corbin Van Arsdale, Republican co-author of the bill, told news agency Agence France-Presse when parents go to sports events, they want to see players clashing on the field and not girls shaking their behinds on the sidelines.
The bill still has to clear the state Senate and be approved by the governor before it becomes law.
