Is it appropriate for teachers to wear short leather skirts and hooker boots?

Question

My english teacher dresses like a hooker is that school apropriate especially if we have to follow the dress code.......

Answer 1

No. It is not appropriate. You should inform your parent/s, and then your principal. This is quite a bad example and I am quite surprised that an educator would ever consider wearing something so provactive. Teachers are not just there to educate and assist students learn, but, they are there to set role models for their students. By doing this as you have described, it sounds as if this teacher is playing with fire as to see how far she can with breaking rules or surpassing limits, or, it appears as if she might be trying to attract male students.

To be completely honest with you, it wouldn't surprise me with the latter. There are so many teachers today in our school system that have such a strange and demented view on daily occurrences, this could very well be one of them. Any other school would instruct their teachers if they came into school like that, that this is completely not allowed. There are some teachers out there, as there are students have a dostorted view on getting what they want, even if it means attracting the opposite or same sex.

So, yes, it is not appropriate for educators to dress provactively or sexy as you have stated here. I don't know what grade you are in, I'm assuming that it is middle school? Either way though, it doesn't matter what grade, children up to 18 and even passed 18, are impressionable throughout their teens, and this should be re-thought majorly.

If I were you, I would indeed bring this to the attention of not just your parent/s, but, the school's administrative board as well, like the principal or even possibly the superintendent. I hope though that it wouldn't have to come to that.

There is a time and a place to dress the way your teacher does, school is not one of those places.

Best of luck with your concerns.

Answer 2

Are you absolutely sure there is no dress code? Some workplaces don't hand out a written document during the hiring process on the dress code because they feel it should be implied. They may have it posted somewhere and you never noticed it. At my last job, we were never given out a written standard of dress policy, but it was posted...and would only be brought up in a verbal manner when someone had filed a complaint about another's dress. We would be told verbally that there had been an addition, and then they would change the sheet and repost it amid all the other gobble-di-**** on the message board, so it was often lost in the shuffle. Another issue that occurs is: exactly how short was the skirt? If it was right above the knees, that would be a totally different matter than one that rose to mid-thigh. If it was short enough so that there was even a slight chance of your butt showing, this might have been the reasoning. They might worry that you hadn't thought about that possibility. Talk to someone from HR or management and ask. Leather might have been the issue because leather gives a certain unprofessional air, especially when you add the zipper into the mix. A professional looking leather skirt should not have a visible zipper that slides to completely (or nearly completely) open the skirt when unzipped. It should be an invisible zipper that is on the back of the skirt, and no more than six to eight inches in length. The black heels and/tights might have also been the reason. How high were the heels? If they were stiletto style, the total look of your outfit might be called into question. The mental picture my mind sort of conjured up was the "Ally McBiel" look, and if that's the case, I could see why some people would be uncomfortable with you wearing that. Like it or not, looking as if you're going to a party or club rather than work is not the image the firm wants to portray...My advice is to think about if you were walking into an office that you depended on professionalism, would you be comfortable having someone dressed in the manner you're considering being the one to help you? In our society, we have a subconscious standard when it comes to professionalism, and usually the thin, pretty, scantily dressed (not saying this is necessarily you) young woman is not taken seriously. Hope this helps.

Answer 3

NO,its obsolutely wrong. If a teachers wears short leather skirts and hooker boots it will distract the attention of students from subject.That is why most of the teachers India are told ware sarees which is also traditional.

Answer 4

If she is following the Dress Code her attire would be appropriate.

Your school must certainly have some rules on how the teachers are to dress.

Check them out!

If not - it would not be appropriate at all!

And it probably would make a huge difference if she were only teaching girls or only boys!

Answer 5

No, it is not appropriate for a teacher to dress this way! She should be setting an example for her students, and not trying to appear sexy to her students. This type of dress causes all sort of problems with the male students and does not set the example for the female students. Someone should call her aside, and very politely tell her this. Beware of this, English teachers tend to be in a world of their own and do not always think as most teachers do. Good luck, Gerald

Answer 6

Teachers at the school I am in, are encouraged to wear smart clothes, certainily not short leather skirts and hooker boots!

Answer 7

No that isn't appropriate. If she is looking to be on the news for complaints & disclipline, she is an open target...if she is advertising for a side job w/underage students she will achieve her tasks. Someone will tell if the "S" word happens and it will stop after getting caught.

I would complain to the school board, they will take care of it publically in the presence of parents & students & probably the lawyer that represents the school board.

Answer 8

Is she the teacher that always has rumors about her having affairs with students?? I had a teacher like that in high school and the rumors never stopped (I am sure they weren't true, but I guess the unprofessional dress sparked our imaginations to what she did outside the classroom....)

Answer 9

Only if she's teaching sex ed and she is the demonstration model.

I agree that teachers should follow the same dress codes as the students - at our elementary they even wear flip flops- it's disrespectful.

Answer 10

There is no way that any reputable teacher would dress that way, and no way that any reputable school would allow it. Of course it's inappropriate and if it's really happening then the school board should be made aware of it and asked to handle the matter.