Baggy Pants Ban in Florida

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Florida State Senator Gary Siplin wants to ban baggy, underwear-exposing pants from state schools. First Coast News reports: "SB 228 and House version, HB 61, makes it against the law when teens wear their pants so low you can see their underwear. The proposed rule under the school code of conduct applies to boys and girls." But what happens when kids forget? "School administrators have a simple solution: they zip tie the pants or shorts. They use a plastic tie, slip it through a couple of belt loops on the pants or shorts and cinch it at the waist. The tie has to be cut off." [First Coast News]