It invaded Sion two years ago. A menace that rocked students and faculty alike. Penetrating its way through the halls as teachers fought with pink slips and amendments to the handbook. However, now it seems that a treaty has been drawn ending the war between this tight, nylon invader and the Sion administration.
In October, the administration officially made the decision that students would be allowed to wear leggings on Civvies Days on one condition: that they wear a sweatshirt, t-shirt, or sweater that reaches the length of your fingertips.
Dean of Students Fran Koehler believes the student body is glad they are now allowed to wear leggings. However she believes there may be a difference between what the school views as appropriate and what students view as appropriate.
“Girls think they’re covered, but they’re not,” Koehler said.
The decision is great, but Koehler’s point is valid. Just judging by the last Civvies Day, some students don’t even seem to be making an effort to cover what is necessary. That is taking advantage of the situation. The administration is making an effort to meet the student body somewhere in the middle so we should try to meet that middle ground as well.
If you aren’t up to wearing long clothing or shorts, there is a large plethora of bottoms deemed appropriate to wear on Civvies Days. Jeans are available at most malls and department stores or you can pick up a nice comfy pair of sweats from the Sion Shoppe to show your school spirit. People survived for quite a long time without wearing leggings as pants. You can survive without wearing them for seven hours on a Friday once or twice a month. Unimaginable as it may be, some people don’t even like leggings.
“I don’t like them honestly. I think they are fine for certain occasions. If people want to wear them it’s okay with me, I just don’t plan to,” senior Mia Cotter said.
I’m not trying to put down leggings. I love leggings. I wear them all the time, but as Cotter said, I have come to realize there certain times and places to wear them that are better than others. There are also certain ways to wear them to certain places. To school, it may not be the best idea to wear them with just a t-shirt and Uggs. I admit I have done it. Guilty as charged. But since rethinking it, I have become more open to the idea that school may not be the best place for them.
That is why I am so thankful of the administration for allowing us to wear them, just in a more appropriate way. It is a really good compromise. It isn’t that hard to throw on a pair of Nike shorts over your leggings or dig through your closet to find a big sweatshirt.
Sion has finally ended the epic battle between the leggings and the administration. It was a long fought war. Leggings set up camp in students’ closets. Teachers armed themselves with pens and pink slips. Students took sides or tried to make peace between the opposing sides. Teachers and the administration will inevitably continue their eternal struggle against untucked shirts and short skirts, but for now, a truce has been drawn with the nylon.