U.S. school district to pay US$95,000 over socks

Updated Monday, December 17, 2007 0:00 am TWN, AP

U.S. school district to pay US$95,000 over socks

SAN FRANCISCO -- Officials in a Northern California school district might not think Tiggers are such wonderful things after agreeing to pay US$95,000 (euro65,500) in lawyers’ fees to five families who sued the school over its dress code.

The parents went to court after a student was disciplined for wearing socks with the “Winnie the Pooh” cartoon character Tigger on the first day of school last year.

The district’s superintendent said Thursday that the settlement money is for the plaintiffs’ lawyers; the district also has to pay the lawyers it hired.

The settlement also says Redwood Middle School may no longer require students to wear only solid-color clothing.

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