Wake County school board members Chris Malone, Deborah Prickett and John Tedesco are distancing themselves from vice chairwoman Debra Goldman's concerns about unprofessional attire being worn by some teachers.
As noted in today's article, Malone, Prickett and Tedesco are pointing out that they had nothing to do with the recent policy committee discussion on employee dress. They say that there's no need to tighten up the current code for teachers.
“I don’t think we need to be codifying what they are wearing,” Malone said. “There are already some professional standards for how they are supposed to dress.”
Prickett, a former teacher and school counselor, added that "we’ve got so many other things to deal with." She said "it’s low on the totem pole.”
It didn't come to pass but Prickett and Tedesco had been talking during breaks at the Feb. 25 board retreat about asking school board chairman Ron Margiotta to issue a statement that the policy committee wasn't speaking for the full board. Considering how a goal of the retreat was to build consensus, such a statement probably wouldn't have gone down well.
Malone, Prickett and Tedesco said they've never seen or heard complaints such as those cited by Goldman of teachers showing too much cleavage or wearing excessively short skirts.
Superintendent Tony Tata still plans to discuss the concerns about teacher attire at an upcoming principals meeting.
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HYPOCRITE!
Fri, 03/11/2011 - 11:35 — ClearThinkerTEDESCO IN THE ARTICLE: School board member John Tedesco said he has complete confidence in the professionalism of Wake's teachers to dress appropriately. "I do believe in high standards of professionalism among our staff, but I don't believe it's a significant problem," he said.
Perhaps Ms. Goldman should have Supt. Tata monitor the "professional" attire of a certain fat slob of a school board member who talks much crap about believing in "high standards of professionalism," but rarely can find a tie to accompany his inflated neck to a school board meeting, or a shirt with enough buttons to cover his turkey leg belly!
What a fat slob and hypocrite! A loudmouth school board member who still thinks he's running the streets of Pittsburgh!
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Fri, 03/11/2011 - 13:59 — Jeff_morseI love how you Mask your identy with a Screen name like "Clear Thinker" You sound like Charlie Sheen...... Did you just do a 7 Gram rock or something...
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Hopefully you are NOT in Education. For our Childrens sake
And then there are morons like you
Fri, 03/11/2011 - 13:20 — FSandYOUenough said.
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Hmmm
Fri, 03/11/2011 - 09:57 — cmalone1I dont think I said I had nothing to do with the 'policy committee discussion'. I just pointed out I wasnt there. One might assume I had put my two cents in elsewhere and those views were thought of as implicit support, so I clarify. No such discussions ever took place. We probably all believe that professionals should dress like one. Does anything more need to be said?
Hmmm
Fri, 03/11/2011 - 09:57 — cmalone1I dont think I said I had nothing to do with the 'policy committee discussion'. I just pointed out I wasnt there. One might assume I had put my two cents in elsewhere and those views were thought of as implicit support, so I clarify. No such discussions ever took place. We probably all believe that professionals should dress like one. Does anything more need to be said?
complaints such as those
Fri, 03/11/2011 - 09:51 — CaryCurmudgeoncomplaints such as those cited by Goldman of teachers showing too much cleavage or wearing excessively short skirts.
Superintendent Tony Tata
BWAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA!
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Fri, 03/11/2011 - 09:27 — SideburnsMaybe the teachers just need a pin to close their low cleavage tops. Wonder where they could get one?
now there's some humor I can
Fri, 03/11/2011 - 12:09 — xmarkspot62now there's some humor I can appreciate :>