Subscribe | UPI Odd Newsletter Subscribe Texas lawmaker targets sexy cheerleaders AUSTIN, Texas, March 23 (UPI) -- Texas State Rep. Al Edwards, D-Houston, wants his state's schools to lose state funding if cheerleaders or dance teams make sexy moves. Advertisement "I've seen these sexually provocative type dances going on a number of times, and it's just not necessary," Edwards told the San Antonio Express News. Under Edwards' bill, a school could lose state funding if it allows an inappropriate performance, even if that activity occurs off-campus. The commissioner of education would determine the amount of money lost. Coaches and cheerleaders said the legislation is unnecessary. "We're hired as professionals to do our job, and part of that job is making sure routines are appropriate, said Dianne Marks, a Taft High School teacher who coaches the San Antonio school's dance team. "Lawmakers should trust principals who, in turn, trust us to do our jobs with integrity, said said." SF schools outlaw post-game handshakes SAN FRANCISCO, March 23 (UPI) -- San Francisco high schools have banned post-game handshakes from girls' soccer games, the San Francisco Chronicle reported Wednesday. In addition, "All soccer players will be barred from saying a single word to their opponents, opposing coaches or officials upon the conclusion of every soccer game,'' Donald Collins, the school district's high school athletic commissioner, said in an e-mail sent this week to all coaches and referees. Advertisement The decree followed a string of incidents in which players reportedly used end-of-game rituals to call names, slap hands too hard, and even purposefully strike one another. Any player who speaks to an opposing team member or coach will be subject to penalty "even if they are engaged in benign dialogue or other benign activities,'' the commissioner said. The announcement has been criticized by some coaches, referees and students. "The whole purpose of soccer or sports is to have these kids learn to control their tempers under adversity, and we're going to cut that out?" said league referee Jan Leja. "What's the use of having sports?" Two confess stealing a brick house LINDALE, Texas, March 23 (UPI) -- Two men have confessed to stealing and then selling a brick house piece by piece, the Tyler (Texas) Morning Telegraph reported Wednesday. Brandon Parmer and Darrell Maxfield dismantled the three-bedroom brick house in broad daylight and sold the pieces for drug money, Smith County Constable Dennis Taylor said. The constable said the men had sold pieces of the house until only a pile of rubble was left. Many had witnessed the house's deconstruction, but most thought the demolition was due to the nearby construction of Wal-Mart and a Lowe's stores, he said. Advertisement "We drove by and watched the house come down," said Taylor. "We wondered why it was taking so long, rather than just bulldoze it. It took about a month before the top even collapsed." The home belonged to Dallas-based St. Ives Realty. A company representative called Taylor March 15 to report the house stolen. Taylor said both men confessed.
