Friday, July 09, 1999
Dress code spiffs faculty
Erlanger-Elsmere establishes rules
BY RAY SCHAEFER
Enquirer Contributor
ERLANGER — Nancy Leftin thinks her faculty colleagues should know how to dress appropriately.
Thursday, the Erlanger-Elsmere Board of Education put the rules on paper. The board unanimously approved a faculty dress code for the coming school year.
Mrs. Leftin, a library assistant at Arnett Elementary School in Erlanger, had heard talk of such a proposal, though she had not seen the final document as of Thursday.
“From what I understand, it's dress pants and dress shirts,” she said. “My opinion is, it's sad that we have to have a dress code in writing.”
The new policy prohibits:
• Blue jeans and shorts except on field trips that include outdoor activities.
• Backless, see-through, tight-fitting or low-cut blouses or dresses.
• Visible tattoos or body piercings, except for the ears.
• Hawaiian shirts or slacks.
• Thongs, industrial shoes, hiking boots and backless shoes.
• Athletic wear except in the gym or on the practice field. Faculty must change into acceptable clothing upon entering other parts of the building.
Superintendent James Molley said he can't remember receiving so many letters and phone calls about a single issue, and he said everyone to whom he's spoken likes the policy.
“One (caller) said, "God bless you, and God bless your board of education,'” Mr. Molley said.
Board member Gloria Grubbs has seen faculty in T-shirts and shorts. She said the policy got an immediate reaction at home when it was proposed last month.
“When my husband saw a copy, he said, "What kind of teachers do you have up there?'” Mrs. Grubbs said. “I've never seen anybody with an eyebrow piercing. I think on the whole, our teachers dress very well.”
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