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It was a brief explanation but the 2 individuals went "off" on social media ... And some alumni were jumping in asking questions because the individuals gave them a very vague statement on social media. I.e.: "so we can't wear our uniforms because the advisor doesn't feel we look appropriate in them, and we can't stunt either, this is BS!"...originally when Alumni sent me an e mail saying they would return It simply stated that uniforms weren't aloud this year due to some unfortunate issues with last years uniform wearing and California laws simply prohibit them stunting from a liability standpoint this is also in protection of them. It was extremely upbeat and stated how excited we were for them to come... (Ugh) But apparently this wasn't enough for those few. It was BAD... To where they called my current cheerleaders "strippers"?! On Facebook. What do the current year squads have to do with you wanting to wear your uniform?! Why take your anger out on innocent kids?! Thats WHY I went into so much detail. It's so bad I have some alumni calling me saying their words/behavior is an embarrassment to tradition and are refusing to cheer next to them if they come. I also stated to refrain from making comments on the kids. They just didn't "get it". 1 is coming out to apologize to my kids today to even be able to come back or I wouldn't allow them to return. It's just a mess, a headache that I didn't care for this week. My kids are trying to get through this week so they can get through a major comp practice week next week... I'm hyper focused on creating a serene family environment for this game... It's tons of people to keep track of on the sideline... And these few individuals are driving me out of my mind. For a while there I was thinking maybe I was being unreasonable, (I tend to be heavy on trying to control situations) but to simply have it put, I can't have lady parts being shown at games to tons of fans and I truly felt this is the only way it could have been effected and sensitively handled.
Yikes, I'm sorry you have to deal with that. Some people just refuse to grow up I guess. It doesn't sound like you were being unreasonable. I would've told those couple of bad apples they could take a hike. lol. But I have zero tolerance for that kind of behavior - from kids or parents.