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Hooters - should this teacher be suspended for this?

Was it correct to suspend this teacher for taking the students to "Hooters" restauran

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Kali said:
I would love to punch folks who feel as if it is no big deal to try and undermind parents to a point where they do not ask if it is ok to take children places their parents do not approve of.. :roll:
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Oh Please. These were high school kids. You cannot be such a sheltering (Smothering) parent that you have to know EVERY place that your child goes to. Again....whether you like it or not, Hooters is a family restaurant...its not a strip club, despite what some people want to perpetuate.
What next? Are you going to complain that they went to TGI Fridays....because you don't approve of the term TGIF...using "God's" name in the acronym?
 
jackalope said:
Not everything that is not age-restricted is appropriate for a school field trip. And that kid that was made uncomfortable by the choice shouldn't have been put in that position. Peer scorn, on one hand, or skip a possibly otherwise enriching school field trip on the other hand.


There really isn't a good argument for taking kids to Hooters. If it's just like an Applebees, Chilis, or Pop-eye's, then go to one of those instead. I'm sure Phoenix a chain restaurant other than Hooters. Or a local restaurant.
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Sorry Jack....but Hooters is no different that Applebees, Chilis, etc.....
and there's no reason why a group should have to choose one over the other.
This is just an example of one parent trying to dictate what is appropriate for the rest of the group and THAT is what I find offensive.
 
Kali said:
Umm. They do not wear simple shorts. They wear shorts up to their ass. Lets be real here.
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C'mon!....the shorts they wear at Hooters are no different that the shorts that you see high school drill team, cheer squads etc wear.
 
disneydude said:
C'mon!....the shorts they wear at Hooters are no different that the shorts that you see high school drill team, cheer squads etc wear.
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Not to mention they wear "faux tan" tights so technically they're wearing pants under the shorts :D
 
I voted no.

The other who are saying that Hooters is just like Applebees or Chilis are telling the truth. There is NOTHING sexually charged about the atmosphere there. The servers' behavior is completely business-like, non-flirty. The place has blasting loud sports TV, video games, and kids running around everywhere.

Maybe my perception is different because of where I live. I'm a few miles from the original Hooters location, and the area is full of imitators. So, we just don't see it as a big deal down here.

Hell, last time I was dragged to Hooters (I don't like their food) there was a kids' soccer team at the next table.

This parent definitely overreacted, and the school district did, as well.
 
MsRetro said:
I voted no.

The other who are saying that Hooters is just like Applebees or Chilis are telling the truth. There is NOTHING sexually charged about the atmosphere there. The servers' behavior is completely business-like, non-flirty. The place has blasting loud sports TV, video games, and kids running around everywhere.

Maybe my perception is different because of where I live. I'm a few miles from the original Hooters location, and the area is full of imitators. So, we just don't see it as a big deal down here.

Hell, last time I was dragged to Hooters (I don't like their food) there was a kids' soccer team at the next table.

This parent definitely overreacted, and the school district did, as well.
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Very true. In areas where there are a lot of Hooters, people understand that they are a family restaurant. Its in the areas where there aren't any or there are very few that the misconception is most prevalent.
 
The restaurant is called Hooters. I don't think that the name comes from eyes enlarging at the sight of cheeseburgers. I think it is quite clear how Hooters markets itself and draws customers. That said, anyone who is trying to claim Hooters is a "family restaurant" is being dishonest. Was it right to supsend the teacher? I don't know. It depends on what the teacher's behavior has been in the past. Did she draw complaints from other actions? I don't know. But I can say I would not be comfortable letting my kids go to Hooters without an ok from me.
 
Anyone that is saying that Hooters is not a family restaraunt must never have been to a Hooters.

I go to the one in Hollywood quite often and I would say that the place is always at least 70% families. Granted...it is in the middle of a tourist area and most are probably families on vacation, sight-seeing...but I've been to the Hooters in Santa Monica as well and it was full of families too.


Yes...Hooters IS a family restaurant. Maybe not for all families...but to try to paint it as anything other than it is is dishonest.
 
Lakryte said:
The restaurant is called Hooters. I don't think that the name comes from eyes enlarging at the sight of cheeseburgers. I think it is quite clear how Hooters markets itself and draws customers. That said, anyone who is trying to claim Hooters is a "family restaurant" is being dishonest. Was it right to supsend the teacher? I don't know. It depends on what the teacher's behavior has been in the past. Did she draw complaints from other actions? I don't know. But I can say I would not be comfortable letting my kids go to Hooters without an ok from me.
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Do you let your kids go to TGI Fridays without an ok from you as well?
 
disneydude said:
Anyone that is saying that Hooters is not a family restaraunt must never have been to a Hooters.

I go to the one in Hollywood quite often and I would say that the place is always at least 70% families. Granted...it is in the middle of a tourist area and most are probably families on vacation, sight-seeing...but I've been to the Hooters in Santa Monica as well and it was full of families too.


Yes...Hooters IS a family restaurant. Maybe not for all families...but to try to paint it as anything other than it is is dishonest.
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I mean like yah....
I expect to watch UFC Championships, See these bikini clad women, and pics like this
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in all "family" restaurants. Anything else is just craziness.
 
disneydude said:
Your distortions here epitomize those who don't have a clue about Hooters restaurants.
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The picture was pulled straight from their web site, as was the information about the Hooters calendar tour and UFC fighting. Like I said before Hooters is more a sports bar than a restaurant. Even their menu of chicken wings, hamburgers and curly fries is indicative of sports bar. I have been to plenty so I am well aware of the atmophere.
 
EpicDude86 said:
So uhh, what Hooters location has this uniform??
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None most likely, the point being this is what Hooters represents, their brand if you will. I personally don't have a problem with it but I can see where others would have a problem with it and not what their kids to go there. I wouldn't want my under 16 child, male or female going there. I also think it's disingenuous to try to brand it as "any other restaurant".
 
Phoenix said:
The picture was pulled straight from their web site,
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Which one has to scroll down for....It's not flaunted on the top of the main page and it's part of an event they run. It's not like they're handing out pornographic calendars with their kid's meals...

Phoenix said:
as was the information about the Hooters calendar tour and UFC fighting. Like I said before Hooters is more a sports bar than a restaurant.
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So because Applebee's or Chili's (which also show fights, games, and other sports especially at their BARS) hires men too and has drab outfits, that makes the difference between "Sports Bar" and "Family Restaurant"?

Phoenix said:
Even their menu of chicken wings, hamburgers and curly fries is indicative of sports bar. I have been to plenty so I am well aware of the atmophere.
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Hooters.com
Yep, totally a sports bar menu. No salads, specialty entrees, or healthy food choices here!


Your opinion makes the Hooter's waitresses cry.
 
EpicDude86 said:
Which one has to scroll down for....It's not flaunted on the top of the main page and it's part of an event they run. It's not like they're handing out pornographic calendars with their kid's meals...
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http://www.hooters.com/_images/menu/Menus/Hooters_Menu.pdf

The calendars are right there on their menu.

EpicDude86 said:
So because Applebee's or Chili's (which also show fights, games, and other sports especially at their BARS) hires men too and has drab outfits, that makes the difference between "Sports Bar" and "Family Restaurant"?
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There ya go. You figured out the difference. Other restaurants incidentally show sporting events in their BARS, away from the main dining area. Places like Hooters, the whole place is designed toward being able to view sporting events.

EpicDude86 said:
Your opinion makes the Hooter's waitresses cry.
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Why do you think they don't realize why they are employed at Hooter's?
 
Gardener said:
I've never been in a hooters.You do not know what you are missing, in the way of cheap thrills. Are they all topless?

If so, I'd say that the teacher showed such bad judgment that I would question her suitability for being a teacher even if I didn't find the act offensive, myself.

What a stupid thing to do.
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Some Hooters are in the more enlightened areas; in York county, they are semi-topless.
The teacher showed poor judgment?
Maybe.
Suspending him is the true "poor judgment"; allowing one child to have that much power.... We do have a shortage of men.
 
I would have taken them to a different place but that is a personal decision to avoid any possible or potential controversy.


I voted no anyway.


I have been a few times over the years and I do not recall outstanding food or even what I ate.

What I do recall are the hotties...

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The ones I have seen in the North and the Northeast did not have nearly as good looking girls as the ones around Texas however. No contest.
 
Phoenix said:
The picture was pulled straight from their web site, as was the information about the Hooters calendar tour and UFC fighting. Like I said before Hooters is more a sports bar than a restaurant. Even their menu of chicken wings, hamburgers and curly fries is indicative of sports bar. I have been to plenty so I am well aware of the atmophere.
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I would agree that Yes...it does have a "Sports bar" feel....but no more than many similar restaurants in the same vein...ESPN Zone, BJ's Brewpubs, ....
All "all age" restaurants.
 
justabubba said:
you impose a(n arbitrary) litmus test for a family restaurant to be one which has a kid's meal on its menu ... at least until you learn that hooters does have a kid's meal on its menu

thanks for the laugh
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It's no less of a "family restaurant" than Mickey D's. Personally I'd rather have my kids look at girls in tank tops and hotpants than a bunch of 300 lb patrons who expose their hairy crack every time they bend over.
 
akyron said:
I would have taken them to a different place but that is a personal decision to avoid any possible or potential controversy.


I voted no anyway.


I have been a few times over the years and I do not recall outstanding food or even what I ate.

What I do recall are the hotties...

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The ones I have seen in the North and the Northeast did not have nearly as good looking girls as the ones around Texas however. No contest.
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Ok, quick, straight guys... without looking again, name any of the sports equipment to be found in the above photo. Can't name any? Well, that's a big surprise :roll:











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I'm assuming that all the parents who are outraged at this don't allow their kids to watch the NFL either, right?

And God forbid (gasp) don't allow your children to go to the beach or a public swimming pool. They might actually see a woman wearing a.......(gulp) .....(whisper.....bikini)!
 
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disneydude said:
I'm assuming that all the parents who are outraged at this don't allow their kids to watch the NFL either, right?

And God forbid (gasp) don't allow your children to go to the beach or a public swimming pool. They might actually see a woman wearing a.......(gulp) .....(whisper.....bikini)!
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You are missing the point. Parents have a right to make these decisions for their children, not teachers. It does not matter if the decision is rational, it matters whose decision it is to make.
 
Dezaad said:
Ok, quick, straight guys... without looking again, name any of the sports equipment to be found in the above photo. Can't name any? Well, that's a big surprise :roll:











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Baseball bat, race flag, golf club, basketball, and football helmet. :cool:
 
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