NAACP Says Kids Have a Right to Show Their Underwear in School

Do kids have a constitutional right to show their underwear in school?

The NAACP seems to think so.

The Florida branch of the NAACP says a bill that would ban students from wearing their pants too low could lead to more legal trouble for black males.

Orlando Senator Gary Siplin’s bill was approved 28-11 last week by the Florida Senate.

The bill calls for no criminal sanctions, but it would prohibit students from wearing pants low so that they expose undergarments.

Violators would receive a warning for a first offense, and suspensions from school would be issued for each subsequent infraction.

NAACP President Adora Obi Nweze called it a “clearly discriminatory bill.’’

Other groups such as the Advancement Project, a Washington social advocacy organization, say the proposal is directed primarily at black males and could lead to arrests.

Does the NAACP even remotely care about the negative consequences of letting black kids -- or any kids -- run around with their underwear showing?

Just off the top of my head, I can think of these consequences of not having a rule against pants that are so low they show a student's underwear: 

• Encouraging a total lack of discipline.
• Inviting promiscuity, lewd dress and inappropriate behavior.
• Harrassment and embarrassment of other students and teachers.  Why should kids who dress appropriately and try to follow the rules have to spend their days in the classroom with other kids who are constantly showing their underwear?
• Lack of self-esteem.
• Failing to prepare kids for the ordinary requirements of the working world, like pants.
• Encouraging defiance of the authority of teachers and principals.

The law is discriminatory?  That's total nonsense.  If kids are allowed to run wild and show their underwear in school all day, that will only encourage and invite discrimination against those kids, now and in the future.

The NAACP is working against the best interests of black kids in this case.  If I were a black youth in a school that currently tolerates such behavior, I can think of no worse enemy of my current and future happiness and success than the NAACP.

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