![]() ![]() Even when they wore jeans and the school shirt. “I had a friend whose principal made them wear nylons every day. ![]() If he suspected you had on knee highs, he’d make you lift your skirt.” It’s hard to imagine that behavior happening today, but a surprising number of schools still require female teachers to wear pantyhose. He’d go around and touch your calf to be sure you had them on. “Many years ago I had a principal that required us to wear pantyhose,” shared an older teacher. Stockings (aka hose) were de rigeur for women for many years. “I made it a point to never shop at Target after work on Mondays for that specific reason.” Rule #4: Women must wear pantyhose …and we will do random checks. Plenty of schools require teachers to wear some type of uniform, but what about when that uniform is a little too familiar? “At my old school all teachers were required to wear a red polo shirt and khakis every Monday for solidarity,” said one teacher. After the rest of the staff complained, this crazy rule has been stricken from the books. He told me it wasn’t ‘professional.’ I had to go to the specialist and get a written note saying I needed one and then had to get the union involved-all to prevent further cancer.” At least this one has a happy ending. I had skin cancer and asked if I could wear a hat outside. “Our previous superintendent/principal banned hats from campus, even outdoors. It’s always frustrating when school rules override common sense. I could have sworn…'” Rule #2: No hats, even on recess duty. When my sandal sunk, he handed it to me soaking wet and simply said, ‘Hmmm…. The principal brought a water basin in and ‘tested’ them when he saw fit. “If your shoes float, they aren’t professional. Wow, you better buy some steel-toed shoes! At one school, a reader wrote that their shoes have to pass an old-fashioned witch hunt test. Rule #1: If they float, you can’t wear ’em. All were shared by real teachers, though we’re keeping their identity private. These are some of our favorites.īy the way, these rules came from teachers around the world, in all kinds of schools-public, private, charter, union, non-union, you name it. Teachers shared one wild rule after another on this topic. And did they ever! We got so many great responses, and we were shocked by the crazy dress code rules in particular. Recently, we asked teachers on the WeAreTeachers Facebook page to share their most ridiculous school rules for teachers with us. ![]()
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