[Mb-civic] CBC News - HEY, HEY! HO, HO! SEXY CHEERLEADING HAS GOT TO GO!

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HEY, HEY! HO, HO! SEXY CHEERLEADING HAS GOT TO GO!
WebPosted Thu May  5 14:02:11 2005

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.

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