Home | How It Works | Stats Login | Register         Case: Appropriate Attire This year, my county has really enforced everyone being in appropriate attire. The problem is, everyone has different views on what is appropriate? This struggle really impacts the women. At the elementary level, there is a lot of binding and moving around. Some of my colleagues had been wearing colored skinny jeans, which didn't look like skinny's. When you look Pintrests for ideas, the common skinny ankle is what you see. Is this not appropriate? Many teachers felt this was too harsh. Our AP also suggested no one wear flip flops. What's the appropriate attire for elementary school teachers? Solution: (Rates are posted for this solution!) Flip flops are never appropriate in the workplace. However, ankle pants are fine as long as they are not too tight. What is appropriate is always a struggle and it is interpreted differently by everyone. Administration should provide specific examples of what is deemed in appropriate to keep confusion down. Of course you want teachers to be comfortable. However, no one should ever confuse who is the teacher and who is the student.                 Rating The suggested solution is respectful of the individual (student) Yes The suggested solution is relevant to the case Yes The suggested solution is reasonable (easy) for the teacher to implement Yes The suggested solution is likely to solve the problem/issue Yes The suggested solution is original Yes Comments: If I were in this situation, I would exactly do this Rated On: March 7, 2016 6:15 pm Rated By: eRyber                 Rating The suggested solution is respectful of the individual (student) Yes The suggested solution is relevant to the case Yes The suggested solution is reasonable (easy) for the teacher to implement Yes The suggested solution is likely to solve the problem/issue Yes The suggested solution is original Yes Comments: If I were in this situation, I would exactly do this Rated On: March 5, 2017 6:00 pm Rated By: ysyver                 Rating The suggested solution is respectful of the individual (student) Yes The suggested solution is relevant to the case Yes The suggested solution is reasonable (easy) for the teacher to implement Yes The suggested solution is likely to solve the problem/issue Yes The suggested solution is original Yes Comments: I agree that the administration should be providing clear examples of what appropriate attire is. Colored ankle pants are acceptable as long as they are not too tight or revealing. Flip flops not only look unprofessional but they can be a hazard while working with young children in the classroom; they could be a tripping hazard. Rated On: July 10, 2017 12:27 am Rated By: Cali Pohlman                 Rating The suggested solution is respectful of the individual (student) Yes The suggested solution is relevant to the case Yes The suggested solution is reasonable (easy) for the teacher to implement Yes The suggested solution is likely to solve the problem/issue Yes The suggested solution is original Yes Comments: I like the solution based purely off of the fact that it brings Administration providing clear and concise examples into the equation, so no one is confused Rated On: October 16, 2017 12:22 am Rated By: duPuSa                 Rating The suggested solution is respectful of the individual (student) Yes The suggested solution is relevant to the case Yes The suggested solution is reasonable (easy) for the teacher to implement Yes The suggested solution is likely to solve the problem/issue Yes The suggested solution is original Yes Comments: Couldn't have said it better myself! Rated On: February 25, 2018 7:47 am Rated By: epuMat                 Rating The suggested solution is respectful of the individual (student) Yes The suggested solution is relevant to the case Yes The suggested solution is reasonable (easy) for the teacher to implement Yes The suggested solution is likely to solve the problem/issue Yes The suggested solution is original Yes Comments: You are right. Even with a dress code in place teachers interpret this in different ways. Rated On: February 26, 2018 3:43 am Rated By: LyruPa                 Rating The suggested solution is respectful of the individual (student) Yes The suggested solution is relevant to the case Yes The suggested solution is reasonable (easy) for the teacher to implement Yes The suggested solution is likely to solve the problem/issue Yes The suggested solution is original Yes Comments: Yes, I totally agree. Rated On: October 9, 2018 12:17 am Rated By: pagyDa                 Rating The suggested solution is respectful of the individual (student) Yes The suggested solution is relevant to the case Yes The suggested solution is reasonable (easy) for the teacher to implement Yes The suggested solution is likely to solve the problem/issue Yes The suggested solution is original Yes Comments: I agree with this solution Rated On: February 25, 2019 3:02 am Rated By: yVevyQ                 Rating The suggested solution is respectful of the individual (student) Yes The suggested solution is relevant to the case Yes The suggested solution is reasonable (easy) for the teacher to implement Yes The suggested solution is likely to solve the problem/issue Yes The suggested solution is original Yes Comments: I would use this solution because is specifies administration giving specific examples. Rated On: June 30, 2021 8:57 pm Rated By: yraReW                 Rating The suggested solution is respectful of the individual (student) Yes The suggested solution is relevant to the case Yes The suggested solution is reasonable (easy) for the teacher to implement Yes The suggested solution is likely to solve the problem/issue Yes The suggested solution is original Yes Comments: Agreed, I personally think that flip fops are not professional to wear and the administration needs to send out what exactly would be appropiate to wear so that the teachers are all on the same page. Rated On: November 8, 2021 3:09 am Rated By: uguZyt