Is it time for the Wake County school board to revise its dress code for students and teachers?
It's one of the discussion items on the agenda of today's policy committee meeting. They'll review the dress codes to determine if revisions are needed.
The student dress code dates back to 2002. It focuses on what students should not wear, including sagging pants, excessively short garments and bare midriffs. Principals can add additional restrictions.
The staff dress code also dates back to 2002 but is far less detailed. It says all employees "shall dress in a manner and have an appearance that is appropriate and professional in light of the environment in which they work, the duties of their jobs, and the impressionable youth they serve."
The student and staff codes haven't stopped complaints over the past nine years about what's being worn at school.
Other agenda topics include allowing the school board chair to vote in situations other than breaking ties, an update on the equity and equality policy and a discussion of the practice of exam exemptions.
The meeting is scheduled to run from 9:30 to 11 a.m. in the board conference room, 3600 Wake Forest Road in Raleigh.
Comments
who should dress code
Wed, 02/23/2011 - 12:35 — heylisajohnDress codes should be in place but male teachers should NOT dress code girls. It is amazing how often a certain male teacher at my daughter's school is the only teacher to dress code girls. If what the girls are wearing is a problem one would think it was a problem with more than that one male teacher. It is incredibly icky to be stared at and dressed coded by that male teacher after having been in school 90% of the day and then get dress coded at the end of the day.
Grammar tip #1
Wed, 02/23/2011 - 14:14 — Bob_SconceDon't verb nouns. It took me a minute to understand how somebody "dress codes" somebody else.
Seems to me that if you're continually having that problem, it's likely that you're trying to go right up to the edge of what you're allowed to do.
Budget
Wed, 02/23/2011 - 10:53 — HereWeGoWhen are they going to start looking at the budget?
Probably no changes
Wed, 02/23/2011 - 10:14 — rhinterm"shall dress in a manner and have an appearance that is appropriate and professional in light of the environment in which they work, the duties of their jobs, and the impressionable youth they serve." I guess the environment in middle school makes it appropriate and professional to be able to see the teacher's undergarments from a skirt that is too short and did not fit as I got to see on a math teacher when at an open house at my daughter's middle school last year. This same school was very strict with the dress code for the kids. Just wish they did it for the staff too.
Impressed
Wed, 02/23/2011 - 08:45 — mommy593 years ago WFRMS PTA asked the school board to implenet a uniform policey and they flat right came out and said they do not have the time to talk about it on our agenda.May not ever see uniforms in any Wake County school but at least the board is discussing something besides school assignments!