Hoodies banned for being "gangwear"

[txteach]

Ok Ant, lets hear your proposal?

[ABMAC]

The next school shooters will be wearing school uniforms. What will the school systems do then?

[txteach]

The kids like to wear the hoods over their heads because they think its cool. Gangs do it also. Things you would allow at home many kids take to extremes trying to impress their friends at school.

[Mikey]

They're not going to be happy until all kids are dressed like Angus Young

[MegoGeekJr]

Man! that completely sucks!

I hope my school won't get uniforms. althou they make you change your clothes if it has like a knife or anyhting like a hatchet!

[Marvelmania]

This weekend I bought my 13 year old nephew a "hoodie" or "hoodsweat" (basically a pullover or zipup sweatshirt w/ a hood attached) that says University of Tennessee on it. It's getting a little colder here and thought it would be warm for him to wear without having to wear a jacket. I told his mother (who works for the school system) about it tonight and was informed that he'd love it but can't wear it to school. The local junior high and high school has banned the wearing of these due to it being "gangwear". ***? Personally I always thought of it more as athletic wear. I understand that the school system would want to deter any type of gang activity but find this crazy. What's next? Flannel shirts and jeans? Maybe the school colors should be changed due to it being considered gang colors? Maybe they should just go ahead and have them wear uniforms? I'm just wondering what others here thought about this.