Athlete at Jackson-Milton seeks change in dress code

Athlete at Jackson-Milton seeks change in dress code
EDITOR:
I am a 15-year-old freshman student-athlete at Jackson-Milton High School. At my school, students are not permitted to wear athletic shorts, but we are permitted to wear sweatpants. The main concern with athletic shorts is the idea of de-panting someone as a joke.
I understand that this has been an issue in the past, but I'm afraid I fail to see the logic behind no athletic shorts even with drawstrings, while sweatpants are still permitted. Sweatpants could be pulled down just as easily as athletic shorts. Students are told that as long as the shorts have a drawstring they can wear them. However, many students who have worn these shorts are still asked to change into something different.
As a student athlete, most of the shorts I own are athletic shorts, and the ones that aren't are too short to be worn at school, as is the case for many of my friends. The style of girls' shorts these days has simply changed too much to find a stylish, yet appropriate pair for school.
Of course not all athletic shorts will be permitted. Shorts that are nearly hanging off one's backside are simply repulsive. I'm sure the size of the shorts will be taken into consideration. Why not just wear pants? Our school is not equipped with air conditioning, and it gets hot in that building when it's 80 degrees outside. Skirts are still an option, but would you really want to wear a skirt every day of the week?
I am suggesting that the dress code of Jackson-Milton School District be modified to include "appropriate" athletic shorts as part of the approved attire during the summer months of the school year. I believe this will make for a more comfortable atmosphere at school. Students will be able to feel more relaxed because they won't have to worry about trying to find something appropriate to wear when it's so warm inside the building.
BILLIJO BYRAM
North Jackson
FDA should mandatelabels on all food products
EDITOR:
I've noticed that some food companies are no longer putting "best if used by," "sell by," or "use by" dates on their products. They have some other sort of hieroglyphics stamped on them, which means absolutely nothing to the consumer. Granted, the Food and Drug Administration doesn't require companies to put these dates on their products, with some exceptions regarding infant formula products.
Yet I would think that it would behoove them to do so if they want to sell their products. Good consumers rely on common sense as their guide. Common sense would tell you that no one wants to buy something for consumption that's beyond its shelf life. I don't know anyone who likes the taste of sour, curdled milk or orange juice, and green or black fuzzy stuff in their sauce. Just to mention a few. And let's not forget the health risks.
One company has its headquarters here in my hometown, and I was a loyal consumer of theirs for many years. Until several months ago, when I noticed the change and inquired with a sales rep as to why. He said he didn't know, but would find out. I never heard back from him. I can think of lots of cost effective reasons for the companies. In the meantime, I'm not buying their products or anyone else's until they start using those dates on their products again.
LYNN ZAJAC
Struthers
Police officers havegood reason to speed
EDITOR:
This letter is in response to the June 14 letter published in The Vindicator about the young lad from Liberty commenting on police officers' speeding.
Son, have you even once spoken to a police officer about why this happens? If you had, you may have heard something like this: When police officers respond to calls for help such as your mommy's house being broken into or your daddy being held up by gunpoint, the police try to get there as quickly as they can in order to catch the bad guy or rescue the person calling for help.
We don't always use our sirens because we don't want to warn the bad guy that we are almost there, giving them time to escape or worse yet, ambush the police officer. Don't judge another person until you walked a mile in his shoes.
CHUCK SWANSON
Youngstown