should the same dress code impossed on students be required of the teachers as well?

Answer 1

I would definitely think so. If teachers are dressing worse than the students, that's just sad.

Answer 2

Teachers do have a dress code, and if they are not following it, they should be reported to their principal. They are supposed to be setting an example for their students. Before reporting though, I would be aware of what their dress code is. Most school districts require them to dress professionally, no shorts, sandals, tennis shoes ( unless they are a coach), no halter or tank tops and such. Now, they can wear a tank top if and only if they wear a jacket over it and keep the jacket on all day, unless otherwise specified by district policy. Some schools have dress down days on Fridays when the teachers can wear jeans. Just check with the principal.

Answer 3

The thing to remember is that teachers and students are not on equal levels. There are many rules that students must follow that teachers don't have to, and vice versa. Each group has it's own rules and guidelines based on their position and need.

Some people have answered, "If it's good enough for the students it should be good enough for the teachers," but each group has rules and guidelines based on their position, needs, and levels of responsibility.

Take, for example, backless shoes. At our school, students aren't allowed to wear them and with good reason. They're a hazard during PE (students aren't able to change for PE) and going up and down stairs. Teachers, however, can wear backless shoes. They don't have PE and can be responsible for themselves on the stairs, unlike the underage students we are responsible for.

You often see administrators more dressed up than teachers, and you may see teachers of special needs kids or art teachers dressed down in jeans or sportswear due to the nature of their classes. This doesn't mean they're any less professional than the administrators, just that they have different job requirements.

Of course, teachers should dress professionally enough to get the job done, but keep in mind that this will vary from class to class and school to school.

No matter where you work you are going to have a dress code, whether you like it or not, so learn to deal with it and wear what you want on your own time.

Answer 4

I am a teacher. I am not the student. Teachers are the mentors and are adults, not to minimize the intellect of the so many younger adults, but you must remember that the student is not in the same position as the teacher and that must be distinguished. In some schools, teachers do have uniforms, but they are rare and the 'uniforms' aren't anything like the students, nor should they be.

Personally, I am not a fan of uniforms, but recognize that it prevents kids from distinguishing others based on brand names, styles, etc.; this is not an issue with teachers. We are doing a job; this is our careers. I understand that students may resent having to wear uniforms, but I think that there may be reasons for this practice. In the education environment, there is no reason for a teacher to have to wear a uniform. We do follow a dress code like any adult in the working world.

Answer 5

Teachers have a dress code already. When is the last time you saw a teacher wearing tight jeans with holes in the rear, a shirt that exposed boobs and belly and purple hair standing in front of a classroom teaching? Many parents allow their kids to dress like Britney Spears and can't figure out why that is inappropriate. If a dress code is imposed on students, it is because of the parents not being responsible and establishing guidelines.

Answer 6

I worked at a high school with a dress code. The teachers were expected to dress professionally, but not follow the dress code. All men wore ties and all females had to wear business casual or more.

I just wanted to note that because of a large number of the teachers were in their twenties, it was actually better that the teacher did not wear the uniform, as the days we wore similiar clothing, we ended up looking exactly like the students and would get blended into the class changing stampede.

Answer 7

No teachers (adults) do not have to comply with the same regulations as students (non-adults). There should still be a dress code for teachers perhaps even more strict.

Answer 8

As long as the teachers dress in an appropriate manner they should not have to wear what the kids wear. I used to be seriously against school uniform when it was first instated at my children's primary school when they used to have no uniform policy. I still sometimes feel that the schools are too harsh on some aspects of it. Things like last year when the school introduced harsher footwear rules making only black lace up shoes acceptable. Several kids were refused the right to sit their exams because they were not wearing the correct footwear. To me that is just plain dumb as it isn't the kids fault in a public school if the parents cannot afford shoes. But after you have had a uniform free day and your kids have spent 1 hour trying to decide what to wear you see that a uniform isn't all that bad a thing.
But to make the teachers wear them would seem unfair as they are not students but teachers.

Answer 9

No, try telling an adult what they should wear. Just kidding. At my schoo there is kinda one. I mean a teacher can't be dressed like a prostitute, and the can't show too much cleavage. Guys can't go shirtless to school, or muscle shirts. I mean they would get fired by the principal right? its one of those, its not a written down rule, its just known by everyone. Its still their job. Most of them wear suits, or dress a little formal. They probably would like to dress in jeans, and t-shirts like us. But I guess you must be talking about a school where uniforms are required. In that case yeah, totally. But in a public school, their dress code is actually a little more strict.

Answer 10

No. The teachers are adults, and, as such, have the responsibility to dress appropriately. People under the age of 18 (I would assume that you don not mean college students) do not have full rights and responsibilities. Frankly many people under the age of 18 are irresponsible, and dress codes are appropriate for controlling their rebellious nature. Furthermore dressing more formally would be worked farther into the students minds if they are taught to dress appropriately, should the system be applied to its full capacity.

PS: I am 15 and agree with a uniform system.

Answer 11

I would love it! If teacher dress codes were the same as students, we would get to wear jeans and T-shirts with tennis shoes, just like our students get to. Instead, I have to wear slacks or dress/skirt, button-up or dress knit blouses, and casual dress shoes.