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Teachers and the Fashion Police

By TChris, Section Other Politics
Posted on Sun Jul 03, 2005 at 03:48:38 PM EST
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Another example the USA's increasing intolerance: the fashion police are harassing teachers.

In Georgia's Miller County, skirts must reach the knee. Elsewhere in the state, hair curlers are disallowed in Harris County and male teachers in Talbot County must wear ties two or three times a week.

It's good to know that school boards are doing the hard work that ensures an excellent education for our children.

At the Tangipahoa Parish School System in southeastern Louisiana, the dress code was recently updated to let women wear crop pants that stretch almost to the ankle. But the school board still does not allow Capri pants because those stop only around the midcalf.

In Houston, the Aldine Independent School District's policy is cut-and-dried: Male teachers must ensure their hair does not go below the collar. Their sideburns cannot extend beyond the earlobe. Mustaches may not be of the "Fu Man Chu" variety.

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    Teachers and the Fashion Police | 6 comments (6 topical)
    Re: Teachers and the Fashion Police (none / 0) (#1)
    by Talkleft Visitor on Sat Dec 17, 2005 at 01:00:49 PM EST
    What, no veil? Maybe the teachers should just wear nooses.

    Re: Teachers and the Fashion Police (none / 0) (#4)
    by Talkleft Visitor on Sat Dec 17, 2005 at 01:00:49 PM EST
    Plus sometimes the only reason to even pay attention in class is because the teacher is hot. I mean say you've got science class or soemthing right after lunch. Normally this is a perfect sleeping situation. But wait it's Miss so and so's class; maybe she'll be wearing that low cut blouse today. Thus student doesn't sleep, gets good grade, goes to college and becomes a good american. So as you can see this rule is unamerican. And the terrorist win. B

    Re: Teachers and the Fashion Police (none / 0) (#2)
    by Joe Bob on Sat Dec 17, 2005 at 01:00:50 PM EST
    Interesting how some things never change. When I was in high school (1984-1988) the principal decided that in order to promote proper decorum (or some such BS) shorts were not allowed to be worn in school. Mind you, this was in an 80-year-old building with no AC, in Kentucky. In April, May and September temperatures in the 80s and 90s, with 60%-70% humidity, are not at all unusual. Thankfully, there was a such a revolt that the dictum didn't last very long.

    Re: Teachers and the Fashion Police (none / 0) (#3)
    by Quaker in a Basement on Sat Dec 17, 2005 at 01:00:50 PM EST
    "Hair curlers are disallowed"? They had a problem with teachers showing up for class with their hair up in curlers? Maybe I'm old-fashioned, but that does seem a mite inappropriate.

    Re: Teachers and the Fashion Police (none / 0) (#5)
    by Aaron on Sat Dec 17, 2005 at 01:00:50 PM EST
    District 11 in Colorado Springs, Colo -- see the new evangelical empire of God. Before you know it they'll be mandating chastity belts for female teachers. This kind of mentality is described perfectly by Mark Berntson the band teacher in North Dakota, "... I don't think I take my job as seriously if I'm dressed down." He also feels he shows more respect for his profession when he's wearing a tie. This is a music teacher. I can imagine the kind of music he listens to. And of course down in Texas, they have rules against men with long hair. They don't want any hippies teaching their kids. Aaron Paragoso the teacher in Hawaii who dresses up on a special occasion like graduation I think has the right idea. I like the teacher who wore the belt buckle with the marijuana leaf on it. "Today boys and girls were going to practice rolling doobies, and after class will be getting stoned. Make sure you've got those signed permission slips from your parents"

    Re: Teachers and the Fashion Police (none / 0) (#6)
    by Talkleft Visitor on Sat Dec 17, 2005 at 01:00:51 PM EST
    "District 11 in Colorado Springs, Colo" I got news for you. This stuff is being promulgated by email from a central source (or many central sources), and our tax dollars are probably paying for it. Teachers and principals around the country are on these mailing lists, and they get recommendations for rightwing Christian school malfeasance. Like the 2004 pre-election 'voting' of 8 year olds (and presumably above), after the teacher wrote on the board, from a piece of printout, two columns, labelled as you would imagine, and with statements like "good father," and "served his country" in the one that WASN'T John Kerry. And JK's column said things like, "supports terrorists," and "bad Catholic." This happened in several, perhaps a multitude of places. Saw a bumper sticker: "You don't pray in our schools, and we won't think in your churches."

    Teachers and the Fashion Police | 6 comments (6 topical)