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You know what a female cheerleading coach may never show her pupils if she wants to keep her job? A few inches of her stomach. It's all about keeping the kids safe, you know.

Two volunteer cheerleader coaches have been dismissed after one of them repeatedly lifted her shirt during a youth football game to show her 7- and 8-year-old girl students a smiley face drawn on her belly. Christine Smith, former assistant coach with the Frederick Youth Sports Association, told The Frederick News-Post that she and former head coach Debbie Wheaton had drawn the image on Smith's abdomen to cheer up their students.

"Every time the girls weren't smiling, I showed them the smiley face. They thought it was hilarious," Smith said.
She said she exposed about three inches of her belly. Association president Kathy Carey said three people complained about the incident and she agreed with them. "Pulling your shirt up is inappropriate and it's not what our organization is about. The community can understand we need to protect the kids and the integrity of the organization," Carey said. 

In cheerleading, a partially exposed tummy is indeed a big no-no. Kudos to Kathy Carey, who now might want to consider having her cheerleading teachers and pupils dress more like this.