Yoga Pants Not Banned at Eastern Tech

A misunderstanding over the school's dress code led to outrage from many Eastern Technical High School students last week.

In response to several dress code violations by students, mainly girls, administrators made an announcement on Feb. 16 about what is considered inappropriate clothing at the Essex school.

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Among the items students were initially told were not allowed were yoga pants, Principal Tom Evans said. The flexible pants are popular among females and are being worn more and more for uses other than yoga and exercise.

This initial announcement caused many students to become upset, and Evans said, set off a "Twitter storm" of angry responses. By the end of the day, the dress code issue was clarified and students were told they were still allowed to wear yoga pants.

Check the gallery above to see some of the tweets sent by students angered by the announcement.

"Don't believe everything you read on Twitter," Evans said. "We have concerns about tight and form-fitting pants, but yoga pants are allowed at Eastern Tech. It was all just a big misunderstanding."

Eastern Tech junior Megan Trionfo confirmed it was a major issue for many students before the administration clarified its stance.

"They aren't banned," she stated in an email. "The students made a huge deal about the announcement in the morning, but later in the day [the vice principal] announced that they would be allowed."

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