Rocklin High School Administration has cracked down on boobies…bracelets that is. While many students see the prohibition of the “booby bracelets” as absurd, our administration did not make the decision without valid reasoning.

Upon the arrival of the booby bracelets, our school administration was faced with an issue: should they be allowed or not? The first step in reaching a conclusion was to email the Komen Foundation (a leading foundation in funding for breast cancer research and support). The email simply asked what their views on this new fad were.

The Komen Foundation replied with a straightforward email. It basically said that they were receiving no money from the sales of the bracelets and that it was demeaning to women. To our administration, it was clear from the message what they had to do.

Mr. Bills said, “After emailing the Komen Foundation, and finding out that they felt it was demeaning to women, we felt comfortable not supporting it.”

This is not the only factor that played in the restriction of the bracelets. Some of our own members of the Rocklin High Staff are breast cancer survivors. Our survivors did not feel comfortable with the bracelets being worn at school and did not like the general message they were sending forth.

“We have staff members who are breast cancer survivors, and they felt offended by them as well,” said Mr. Bills.

It also must be noted that students are not getting in trouble for merely wearing the bracelets, but they are getting in trouble only after defying the school and its rules. The hype of the bracelets has died down.

There are no more angry Facebook posts, no more complaining by students on campus, and the issue as a whole has basically subsided.