I had to laugh with Pam. I live in Birks and Danskos. I have been wearing them for
30
years, and I have all kinds of fun socks ( I knit my first pair at age 6) and
tights that I
wear. I almost always wear long dresses or skirts and tops--my daughter describes my
style as cool, funky, purple hippy. (the kids call me the purple lady ) There are
times my
superintendant (she of the power suit and 3" heels) looks at my feet and shakes her
head. However, as I once explained to her between running up and down the stairs to
the mezzanine level, crawling around under desks to check computer wires, etc. etc.,
short, fitted items and heels would result in some type of disability claim. :-).
The general mode of the dress at this school is more formal than the previous
school I
was at. We dress down on Fridays (with some of the faculty you can't tell, as they
always wear the same thing.) paying $2.00 to the "Club of the Week". Younger
teachers are much more casual, in my eyes sometimes too casual. I know some of
them have been spoken too. We can dress comfortably and be approachable and
professional all at the same time. I think it is important to show students that we
take
our jobs seriously and set an example of appropriate dress to them.
I am sure we are not the only school dealing with the "Brittany Spears syndrome". A
lot
of my male colleagues are really unsure how to deal with telling a young lady that
he's
seeing way more than he wants to--with 4-10 inches of skin showing between top and
bottom, especially lovely when large tattoos adorn the lower back (against dress
code
policy, but how do you send home 1,000 kids?). I usually say something to the
effect of
Vicky's Not a Secret. But the men are hesitant as they are concerned about being
accused of sexual harassment--"what were you doing staring at my behind?" As the
warmer weather returns, the situation worsens. We send kids to the office when they
aren't covered, but most of the parents think we are being too rigid. So many of the
teachers have given up.Help? Any ideas? Katherine A. Wright
Library Media Specialist
Edwin H. Land Library
The Norwich Free Academy
305 Broadway
Norwich, CT 06360
vox: (860)887-2505 x415, x223
fax: (860)886-6854
email: wrightk@norwichfreeacademy.com
"Those librarians, that's one terrorist group you don't want to mess with."
-- Michael Moore
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