To think this was inappropriate work attire?

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Dc’s school (not my place of work).

One of the teachers (year 1) was wearing a very short skirt and tights. The skirt barely covered her backside.

Nothing wrong with the outfit for outside of work, or a different work environment but something about it just seemed wrong in a primary school.

AIBU to think this isn’t really suitable for the classroom?

Teachers wonder why they aren't respected as professionals. Then they come to work wearing miniskirts.

No. This one did. Why are you extrapolating that to all primary teachers? I don't know any that wear short skirts. The vast majority wear trousers in my experience. It's the most practical and comfortable option.

Enough with the generalising.

I wish people wouldn't try and put people down based on their spelling.
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What's the difference between a short skirt and tights, and leggings and a top, which plenty of women seem to wear without causing others to have an attack of the vapours.

For all those banging on about knickers, maybe learn to read. The teacher was wearing TIGHTS, so unless they were sheer what is the proble? As for male teachers wearing suits - I'm not in the UK but I haven't seen a teacher in a suit since I was at school, many, many, decades ago, and then it was probably just the head.

This takes me back to the 70s when the local small town vicar's wife was judged for wearing short skirts.

What's the difference between a short skirt and tights, and leggings and a top, which plenty of women seem to wear

The leggings that look like tights are also not professional attire for a teacher. When people can see the outline of a bum crack (and worse, sometimes camel toe) you are not professionally dressed in any seeing, never mind a school.

Seeing=setting

The leggings that look like tights are also not professional attire for a teacher. When people can see the outline of a bum crack (and worse, sometimes camel toe) you are not professionally dressed in any seeing, never mind a school.

The leggings people wear with a top are generally not the same leggings as worn to a gym! I have a pair of leggings myself, and I can assure you they show neither the outline of a bum crack, nor camel toe. Both of which, incidentally, can be seen with some trousers.

Yet this is not the case in this thread,

So much attention paid on this thread to imaginary situations featuring female teachers' private parts. Prurient and deeply unpleasant.

I consider 80+ denier tights to basically be trousers. As long as her bum was covered I think it's fine.

I’m a child of the late 80s, we had male teachers who wore chino shorts. It was never an issue, I didn’t realise it could have been? What’s wrong with shorts? We wore skirts and shorts too?

I'm a bit older than you, and we never had male teachers wear any kind of shorts; however, chino shorts are very different from the aforementioned 'extremely short shorts', being usually loose and knee length.

We did see some male 'fashions' (usually considered ill-advised and sometimes seen as deliberately creepy) where very short shorts were popular - talking about ones that just about covered the bottom but didn't extend at all down the leg - but you would never have seen them worn by school teachers, office workers or any other kind of person required/wanting to project a professional image.

I started school around 1970. My first school picture the teacher is wearing a min skirt and white kinky boots.

30 years ago as a young teacher we had book day..I dressed up as a school girl...in hindsight I was a bit St Trinity's...my Headteacher suggested I didn't go to the school gate at home time .🤣

I didn't take long for the job to age me!!

If the teacher is covered up (just) I would be more concerned about the quality of her teaching.

Very inappropriate. Given that rules students have to adhere to teachers should dress appropriately too.

Our work has a casual dress work policy, but that it has to be appropriate. Rule of thumb is that you can't see up it or down it. So no overly short bottoms and no low cut or revealing tops.

Why were you looking at her arse, OP?

Very inappropriate. Given that rules students have to adhere to teachers should dress appropriately too

Teachers are employees, and their relationship with school is different, so saying students have a uniform is not a reason for teachers to dress in a particular manner. Sensible dress codes never use this as justification.

Teachers wonder why they aren't respected as professionals. Then they come to work wearing miniskirts.

I couldn’t imagine not respecting someone because of their skirt. Seriously, that says more about you.

At least she doesn't have any tattoos! That's usually causes the most pearl clutching on MN where teachers are concerned😂

I see thongs through trousers all the time. Material is so thin these days it’s really see through. I don’t know looks worse, sartorially, the outline of briefs or a thong.

They don’t at standard primary schools. But if it’s a private school where the uniform is very formal with blazers and hats the teacher is going to look silly in much less formal clothes.

at secondary when all the children are effectively in formal attire, with shirts, ties and blazers I think it’s pretty poor if teachers come in wearing overly casual clothes.

If barely arse covering minis are ok for a teacher or anyone else in a workplace then hot pants should also be ok, no?

I started school around 1970. My first school picture the teacher is wearing a min skirt and white kinky boots.

I’m a bit older but can remember one teacher at primary school who wore mini skirts/dresses and kinky boots.

I think it's probably more practical to wear trousers when working with young dcs. Often when you see older dcs walking to school they all look very smart in their blazers and uniforms so I think them seeing teachers wearing more formal wear is appropriate. Our local primary school was under special measures a few years ago but within 2 years a new head teacher had turned it round and she managed to do it without upsetting the parents. The school is now outstanding.

Inappropriate IMO

I don't have much of an opinion on the teacher's clothes in the OP.

But at our private school (which goes from prep right through) male teachers are required to wear suits and ties and the women must wear a jacket and a button up shirt. This is the UK. The official description in the handbook is 'formal business attire must be worn'. Maybe i am old fashioned but I like that. The children wear blazers and ties and the teachers model the same.

You should dress practically when you work in a school . A mini skirt is not practical when you have to bend over desks etc
All the schools I've worked at have had a dress code