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MILL CREEK, Wash., March 28 (UPI) -- T-shirts designed to increase school spirit at a Washington state high school have been withdrawn amid claims they are sexually suggestive.
Associated Student Body leaders distributed the shirts Tuesday at Jackson High School in Mill Creek, The Seattle Times reported. They were to be worn Friday, the final day of "Spirit Week."
The shirts had a "J" on the front with a word or phrase meant to describe each class on the back. Freshman shirts had "Krabby Patty" on the reverse, sophomores "Stain," juniors "Mole Rat" and seniors "Burnt Toast."
Teachers and parents, acting under guidance from teenagers, checked a Web site, urbandictionary.com, and found rude meanings for the terms.
The students responsible for the shirts say nothing suggestive was intended. The district agrees.
"These were just goofy names that kids could rally around and build class pride and unity," said Mary Waggoner, a spokeswoman for the Everett School District. "There was certainly nothing sexual intended."
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