The Texas Department of Public Safety Officers is suing the Department of Public Safety over new rules that require police officers to have waist measurements under 40 inches for men and 35 inches for women.
The Texas Department of Public Safety Officers is suing the Department of Public Safety over new rules that require police officers to have waist measurements under a certain size.
If an officer's waist exceeds that measurement, they are given a pair of other tests measuring their height, weight and estimated body composition. Troopers who fail those tests could be subject to disciplinary action including reassignment, not being allowed to work overtime or being passed over for promotion.
It claims that, if the waistline standard was in place during last year's trooper fitness testing, 22% of commissioned officers would have failed it.
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