( CNN ) -- A compromise is putting rah , rah , rah back in place of no , no , no at a Florida school that had banned cheerleader skirts administrators said were too revealing for the classroom . The decision to prohibit cheerleader skirts during classroom hours had been ridiculed as short in spirit by some Countryside High School cheerleaders and parents . School leaders said the uniforms just were n't appropriate for classrooms and did n't fit into student dress codes . Under the compromise between Pinellas County Schools and the cheerleading team , the skirts will have to be lower than the cheerleaders ' fingertip reach , and no sleeveless tops will be allowed , school district spokeswoman Melanie Marquez Parra told CNN Friday . Sophomore Jeana Fraser has been cheering since middle school , and she scored a spot on the Countryside High School Varsity cheerleading team this year . Before the compromise was announced , she told CNN affiliate WFLA that her `` shorter than mid-thigh '' skirt was a part of tradition : The football players and cheerleaders wear their uniforms each Friday during school on game day . Jeana said dressing up for game day is a way for students to get excited for the football game . Jeana 's father , David Fraser , told CNN that some kids `` just do n't wear as many clothes as they should , '' primarily because of the Florida heat . He said he understands administrators were in a tough spot , but he noted that cheerleading is part of Americana . Her mother , Norma Fraser , agreed , telling WFLA the ban was `` almost un-American . '' Marquez Parra said all 16 schools in the district have a dress code , and have for some time , but Countryside is an example of a school that is increasing enforcement . The spokeswoman told CNN the emphasis should be on academics , and noted squads express their spirit during school hours at several schools in different ways . At one , cheerleaders wear their uniform tops , with sleeves , and matching bows in their hair .
A compromise for # ##s in a Polk County , Florida , high school . The state bans too - short cheerleader skirts during school hours . A cheerleader 's mother says the ban was ` ` almost un - American ''