Central High School cheerleaders, junior Tedah Chan, left, and senior Heidi Medina, strike a pose in the team's new uniforms Wednesday Sept. 29, 2010 at Kennedy Stadium in Bridgeport.

"We tell athletes not to wear uniforms on game day - including football players and cheerleaders, etc. - unless it is approved by the principal," said spokesman Stephen Hegarty.

And at neighboring San Jose Unified schools, cheerleaders can wear their skirts to school — as long as they wear bike shorts or the like underneath. Williams said she is all for school spirit.

The uniforms also cost about $800 apiece, one parent said. “Certainly, the administration of the school seeks to support its cheerleaders,” Smith said.

High schools in Pinellas County are not allowing cheerleaders to wear their uniforms during the school day because of the outfits' short skirt and sleeveless top, TampaBayTimes.com reported.

While I did try out for the team in 2009, I carry no resentment toward the cheerleaders or their families." For now, no one has been disciplined at River City High School.

Parents of cheerleaders at an Ohio high school are frustrated with administrators for uniforms they say come up short in the classroom. Monroe Schools Superintendent Elizabeth Lolli told WLWT TV ...

Many wore long shorts and T-shirts, and then put their uniforms on over the top during their pep rally. They've been warned their skirts violate the school's dress code.

The cheerleaders paid about $300 for their uniforms. This year, the squad also chose their own hemlines and Williams said some of those lines were above the mid-thigh limit.