OT- Ridiculous dress code in Oklahoma

This is exactly why us Texans call OK our toothless neighbors from the north.

I think maybe the Anti-Gang Task Force is confused about what a gang is

You're GD right he should have to turn that inside out. The capacity has been 109,000+ since 2010.

I wonder if they're allowed to wear any professional sports gear that's nota Thunder product. Actually, they should really "support their state" and only allow clothes and food made in Oklahoma.

the teacher did not know the 5 year old's T-shirt was reversible and said, "Sooners Blow" when it was inside out.

OK, I can see the other side here.  Seriously.

They have gang problems.  They have a dress code intended to prevent gangs from subtly identifying themselves.  You ban gang logos and gang colors... so maybe a gang could decide, hmm, we'll identify ourselves by ALL of us wearing the school colors of St. Mary's LIttle Sisters of the Poor  (I think they are on Boise State's and TCU's schedule this year, btw).  So to prevent that, the school district is going to ban all separately-identifiable garb that a gang might use to set themselves apart.

Of course, there really is only one logical solution here.  The school needs to implement uniforms, and end any potential ambiguities.  As long as you DONT have a dress code but DO ban a variety of clothing, you're going to get nonsensical and arbitrary results.  Either you choose to live with that ("no Michigan shirt for a 5 year old"), or, you just go all the way to a full-up uniform.

My kids go to catholic school, and you have NO idea how GREAT it is to have uniforms.  No choices to make.  No kids looking better (or richer or cooler) than others; no kids feeling less cool or poorer.  It's actally cheaper, too -- you don't need the variability of a large wardrobe.  So takes all the stress (for kids and parents) out of wardrobe, reduces prices, and eliminates all of the problems the school is facing.

We are a gang, a gang who happens to the world's largest alumni base, a higher academic ranking, more money than OSU can ever hope to suckle off the teat of T. Boone Pickens, and centered in the smartest city in America by degree achievement.  

Maybe the school system should go focus on the fact their school system is poorly ranked (C rating) and stop trying to punish the kid who has goals beyond cooking in a meth in a trailer outside of Tulsa.  

" Oklahoma City Public Schools only allow in-state college apparel to be worn." - from the article

Here it is actually, in their own handbook:

Page 21, item #6 under the section explaining prohibited items: "Clothing bearing the names or emblems of all professional and collegiate athletic teams (with the exception of Oklahoma colleges and universities)

I would say that this is a pretty ridiculous rule to have in a public school system regardless, and especially in one which probably has a fair number of transplants like Oklahoma City. That being said, many of the 26 major line items in this part of the code are pretty understandable (and probably related to the findings of the Task Force, I imagine). I have to wonder what would make the Anti-Gang Task Force simply not exclude all manner of identifying gear like this, rather than simply out-of-state items (or indeed, leave this rule intact, if it has been long-standing).

Never had any issues with wearing Michigan gear. This incident is probably tied to a teacher who takes his/her job a little to seriously. I doubt 99% of the teachers would care about what school gear you have on. 

I simply attribute this to one thing:

HATERS gonna hate!

I love how some people on that post are defending the Dress Code.  Yes kudo's to you for "standing up" to gang violence outlawing anything non O.K.  Because we all know the bangers are the only ones who love Miami ... right Nevin?

Great hidden agenda guys. Way to inspire and nurture young minds and teach them that it's OK to be who they want to be and no one can tell them otherwise.

They know Denard is the kingpin of the Michigan gang...... they are on to us!

Psssh.  This kid is more than likely a top ranking official with the Maniac Latin Disciples.  Kudos to the teacher for keeping this little scumbag in line.

Also, here are some helpful pointers in spotting these miscreants -

Shaved, bald head or extremely short hair
• White oversized T-shirt creased in the middle
• White athletic type undershirt
• Polo type knit shirts (oversized) and usually worn buttoned to the top and not tucked in
• Oversized Dickie, Ben Davis or Solos pants
• Pants worn low, or "sagging" and cuffed inside at the bottom or dragging on the ground
• Baseball caps worn backwards (usually black and sometimes with the initials of the gang)
• Cut off under-the-knee, short pants worn with knee-high socks
• A predominance of dark or dull clothing, or clothing of one particular color
• Black oversized jackets, sweatshirts, jerseys, etc.
• Black stretch belt with chrome or silver gang initial belt buckle
• Oversized shirts
• Clothing a mixture of gang colors, black and silver or white

There are bans against apparel with athletic logos on it in a lot of school districts. This is because a lot of gangs do adopt sports logos to represent themselves. This is not a misguided rule or overbearing rule, or even an outdated rule. It's a rule that's based on a truth being applied to the entire school district regardless on if it actually applies to the situation. I'm okay with that.

will bust a cap in your ass if you don't watch it.

seriously, what the fuck.

...if the 5-year old was a true Michigan Man then he wouldn't be caught dead attired in anything less than blue sport coat and maize ascot.

Kidding about escaping from states that begin with the letter O.

Class of 2025 represent!