Just implementing a dress code is a headache.
August 16, 2007 - Statement by the Superintendent Regarding the Redwood Middle School Appropriate Attire Policy (Dated August 10, 2007)
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August 28, 2007 - The Nashville school board has proposed a teacher dress code.
But the teachers, unlike the students, have union representation, and their acceptance isn't a sure thing.Nashville's district is the latest to tackle an issue that has caused skirmishes across the nation over whether male teachers should be required to wear ties and whether open-toed shoes, tattoos and piercings should be banned.In Santa Ana, California, it's been a year-long battle.
"We really protested the high heels and that kind of nonsense," said Gladys Hall-Kessler, executive director of the Santa Ana Educators Association, a labor union.The Nashville union is similarly opposed.
"It resulted in a lawsuit. The judge determined the board could set the dress code, but the consequences [of any disciplinary action] had to be bargained with the teachers."
"The dress should be left up to the individual to their own discretion based on their working circumstances," Huth said. "The reason the issue came up was that the administration apparently felt compelled to appease some parents who were concerned teachers didn't have a dress code and students did."TT - Those damned parents.
