Florida Senator Gary Siplin and other lawmakers fight saggy pants by giving out belts
Posted: 08/31/2011
Some Florida school kids recently received an unusual gift from Florida Sen. Gary Siplin: a belt.
Sen. Siplin, some high school principals and community leaders handed out leather belts at several Orange County schools as part of the lawmakers fight against saggy pants.
State law now says kids can be suspended from school if their pants sag too much.
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