Fifth grader told to remove Hooters mask in school

[Stevicus]

5th grader told to remove Hooters face mask in class

ORLANDO, Fla. - A fifth-grade student was told not to wear his Hooters face mask in class, because it violates the Student Code of Conduct.

Ian Golba, 11, has been wearing a mask from Hooters restaurant to class, something he said he has been using since school started at Sunset Park Elementary in August.

Earlier this week, the principal told him it was "inappropriate."

"Because it expresses a woman's body," Ian Golba explained.


The boy's father, Steve, disagrees.

"He’s not thought that there is anything wrong with this mask, nor does he think there’s anything wrong with the restaurant," Steve Golba said.

So he called the school’s principal.

"He told me it was deemed offensive. I told him we go there as a family. We eat their wings, we watch sports. I said we have chocolate cake! We go there all the time it is not an offensive mask," he said, thinking that perhaps school administrators would change their minds.

Is a Hooters mask offensive? I recall there was a big hullaballoo when the restaurant chain first opened, but it seems to have died down in recent years. Either it gained more acceptance, or most people felt it wasn't really worth fighting about. I haven't seen much picketing or protesting over it in recent years, and it appears to remain in business even as other restaurants are going belly up.

 

[Twilight Hue]

5th grader told to remove Hooters face mask in class





Is a Hooters mask offensive? I recall there was a big hullaballoo when the restaurant chain first opened, but it seems to have died down in recent years. Either it gained more acceptance, or most people felt it wasn't really worth fighting about. I haven't seen much picketing or protesting over it in recent years, and it appears to remain in business even as other restaurants are going belly up.

Damm. Now thats a healthy normal 11 year old.

 

[columbus]

Is a Hooters mask offensive?

Not to me.

But the school administrators have to take more than my opinion into account in setting policies. They're not saying he can't wear it other places, or can't wear a mask. Only that that mask is inappropriate and disruptive in an elementary school. They have to deal with the opinions of a wide range of people, and their goal is education.
Not personal expression.
Tom

 

[Saint Frankenstein]

If it just says the word and has no nude images, then the principal can shove it. I never cared for those sorts of rules at school. I wore a shirt with the gimp from Pulp Fiction on it to high school, which made a teacher pissy and he told me to cover it up but I didn't care. No one else said anything about it.

 

[Twilight Hue]

Great news Folks!

The kids still a winner!

Hooters offers free wings to 5th grader told to remove mask in class

 

[Estro Felino]

I haven't understood why it is offensive.
I am not an American..so I do not understand...

 

[icehorse]

i'm stumped - interesting situation.

 

[Twilight Hue]

If it just says the word and has no nude images, then the principle can shove it.

Exactly. One could also say ordering the kid to remove the mask over pure self righteous reasons on part of the school staff was incredibly reckless and putting lives of others in perilous danger!

 

[Twilight Hue]

I haven't understood why it is offensive.
I am not an American..so I do not understand...

It isnt. Its a classic case of a non issue crawling up some school administrators *** who wants to make it one.

 

[Estro Felino]

It isnt. Its a classic case of a non issue crawling up some school administrators *** who wants to make it one.

Okay..but could you please explain it to me?
Please

 

[pearl]

I find it interesting that the teacher quickly recognized the hooter's logo, guess he must be a patron.

 

[Saint Frankenstein]

I haven't understood why it is offensive.
I am not an American..so I do not understand...

"Hooters" is US slang for breasts in some instances. It's also the name of a restaurant that is famous for having attractive women in tight shirts and short shorts as waitresses: Hooters - Wikipedia

There's nothing "adult only" about it. They don't wear anything you couldn't see on the street.

 

[Twilight Hue]

Okay..but could you please explain it to me?
Please

I can't. Trying to divulge further into the mindset of school administrators might result in adverse effects on one's own mental health.

 

[Father Heathen]

Let's not pretend that ogling tits isn't their gimmick. The mask is a tacky choice for a child to wear to school, but I don't think it warrants outrage or media attention.

 

[Estro Felino]

"Hooters" is US slang for breasts in some instances. It's also the name of a restaurant that is famous for having attractive women in tight shirts and short shorts as waitresses: Hooters - Wikipedia

Ok...thanks.

 

[Twilight Hue]

I find it interesting that the teacher quickly recognized the hooter's logo, guess he must be a patron.

I love that kind of response. Wonder what else lies under his mattress? Lol

 

[Twilight Hue]

Let's not pretend that ogling tits isn't their gimmick. The mask is a tacky choice for a child to wear to school, but I don't think it warrants outrage or media attention.

The wings are good too.

 

[Saint Frankenstein]

Ok...thanks.

No problem.

 

[Estro Felino]

Damm. Now thats a healthy normal 11 year old.

Definitely.
I prefer not to comment on what feminists did to America.

 

[columbus]

I find it interesting that the teacher quickly recognized the hooter's logo, guess he must be a patron.

I recognized it, although I'm hardly a patron.

Although, honestly, I expected something more inflammatory than just the name. I quite expected those big owl eyes that look like boobs.
Tom