Do you ever not feel like dressing nicely for school? Or feel like wearing something relaxing and comfortable for the day? Well, forget about it. The dress code at Osceola has recently changed in the pants department. As of February 19^th, students are no longer allowed to wear any sort of sweatpants or yoga pants. I don’t think that sweatpants are unprofessional; they were a good way to wear something comfortable on a day when you’re running late or feeling sick.  Students were getting away with wearing leggings, although it was against dress code policy, but now there is no getting away with them. I do understand why administrators could think that leggings could be too “inappropriate” if they are made out of spandex, but sweat pants are a completely different topic. We signed the Code of Student Conduct (designed for school years 2011 to 2014) in the beginning of this year, planning these were the regulations we would be following all year long. In the Code of Student Conduct it says pants are supposed to “totally cover undergarments,” which they do, and as long as the garment is worn, “with the waist of the garment worn at the student’s waist,” sweatpants should be allowed. The Code of Student Conduct also says that there should be no, “form fitting leotard/spandex type clothing,” and I think as long as your sweatpants are not a spandex material that they should be allowed. Students were also given a planner at the beginning of the year that listed dress code expectations. Some of those expectations are, “Ankle length pants or slacks, no rips or tears in pants, and clothing should not be disruptive to the learning environment.” In my opinion, I think that sweatpants are not distracting and they follow all the rules that we were aware of in the beginning of the year. I understand that some people were not following dress code by wearing spandex leggings, their sweat pants not being at waist level, or wearing capris styled leggings. According to OHS principal Mr. Bohnet, “We have been getting complaints from teachers and parents about underwear and boxers showing.” If someone were to see a student’s underwear, then that student should be dress coded. Students’ underwear has been showing when they are wearing jeans, not just sweatpants.  I don’t think that everyone at the school should be penalized for a few students not following dress code. If administration and teachers could just dress code the people that are wearing inappropriate leggings, instead of banning all sweatpants, this could be an easy solution to the problem.