High school holds 'Pull up your Pants' day

"Pull up your pants." That's what school administrators and teachers are telling the young men of a South Florida high school.

The fashion police are descending on Plantation High Thursday where saggy-bottomed teens will be subjected to "Pull Up Your Pants Day."

Following in the footsteps of President Obama, who last year told MTV that "brothers should pull up their pants," the school is encouraging kids to hide the underwear and hike up their trousers.

The day was devised by two teachers, Diana Carter and Dona McKenzie, who had become frustrated with the low-hanging look in the school's hallways. The two even managed to get a Pompano Beach Wal-Mart to donate belts for teachers to hand out to offenders.

The school also put together a forum to discuss professional dress, part of the school principal's attempt to inject some style into his students.

The "Pull Up Your Pants Day" is only the latest battle in South Florida's fight against saggers.

Last year Riviera Beach passed a law making it "unlawful for any person to appear in public or in view of the public wearing pants below the waist which expose the skin or undergarments."

The law carries a $159-$300 fine as well as jail time or community service sentences but fewer than 20 people have been cited.

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