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Pennsylvania Students Can Wear Boobies Bracelets for Now


During a preliminary ruling, a federal judge said that bracelets that say “I (heart) boobies!” are not vulgar and should not be barred by school officials who think they are inappropriate. The bracelets are sold to raise funds in support of breast cancer.

The ruling went for two Easton girls who were suspended after wearing the “boobies” bracelet after they had been banned in their middle school. The girls wore the bracelet during their school’s Breast Cancer Awareness Day.

Judge Mary McLaughlin mentioned in the ruling she issued Tuesday that the bracelets may raise awareness about breast cancer and potentially decrease the stigma associated with breast health discussion. Moreover, she wrote in her ruling that the school district were not able to show that the bracelets could cause a disruption in the school.

School officials from Easton insisted that the slogan have sexual double meaning and has pushed two male students from their school touch some girls inappropriately. Easton officials are clearly upset over the ruling as they find it disturbing that the judge could not see what they saw in the slogan.

Easton is only one of the couple schools that have banned the bracelet within school premises because of its supposed sexual implication. The bracelets are produced and distributed by a nonprofit organization called Keep A Breast Foundation in California. The organization aims to increase awareness about the importance of breast cancer prevention among the youth.

School districts stand that it should be up to them to decide which languages are appropriate to use in school. For now, however, schools in Pennsylvania cannot stop students from wearing the “boobies” bracelet.

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