Teachers hair colour

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Would you be upset if the person teaching your child had dyed their hair pink? I didn't know what to think when I seen it. Is it professional?

Teachers should not be subjected to the same rules and dress codes as students. Otherwise you would have 45 year olds wandering around in.....

Belt like tube skirts, bright blue bras, low slung tie and 'whateva' attitude

Totally agree with MarthaArthur

I hate school uniform, i think it’s shit. But the majority of people prefer it. At my dd’s school it is utterly ridiculous, but the new draconian uniform regs have been part of a culture/management shift which has turned the school around from being generally a bit shit to outstanding, oversubscribed etc, in less than 5 years. So i can see what they’re doing, i count myself lucky that it’s our catchment school because it really is good in other less ludicrous respects, and in return i have to get with the programme and support them with all their sharpieing over minuscule logos on trainers type nonsense

Teachers should not be subject to the same restrictions. The reason behind my dd’s school turning around is that there is now this culture of pupils are there to learn, and the staff are there to be respected. The difference in dress code expectations is a physical manifestation of this unequal power structure, and like a pp said it does them good, however naice right on lefties like me may baulk at it privately.

I doubt it would even enter my head to be bothered or even notice. I think workplace bans on hair colours, tattoos, piercings etc are so old fashioned. They literally have no bearing on anyone's ability to do any job.

The best people I've ever worked with have good attitudes, are hardworking, knowledgeable, experienced and are fun to work with. Piercings, tattoos and pink hair have no bearing on any of these things.

How is she not setting a good example to her pupils? I really struggle to understand this mindset. Not setting a good example would be not being kind, not helping her pupils do their best, not bothering to understand their individual issues. None of this is affected by hair colour.

I think it depends. My DC attended a v traditional cofe school. Their uniform was: cotton shirt, tie, formal jumper/cardigan, trousers/shorts, skirt/tunic or specified dress in summer, grey or navy socks/tight, short hair for boys, plain x coloured alice band, x coloured elastics etc. Senior school similar.

Actually when teachers turned up in spaghetti strap dresses/tops, t shirts for men, flip flops when it was hot, tats and piercings, yes, I did have an issue when 4 year olds were expected to wear socks, shoes' collar, tie and be uncomfy when grown ups could be comfy.

I think it's about equality and respect. Some of the teaching staff lost my respect and the head who thought it began to be acceptable.

at all the people who think that if their DCs shouldn't have pink hair, nor should a teacher. Do you follow the same curfews you set for them? Not colour your greys because your 11 year old shouldn't use dye?
It's the teacher's workplace, and your DCs' place of learning - very different things.

It's a bad example because it'll encourage girls to pester their parents to dye their hair pink, green or get their nose pierced or whatever other hippy thing she's thought of to show off to the class.

stuck I olour my grays blonde, caramel and brown. The overall effect is very very natural. If my dd had a few lighter bl9nde highlights I doubt a school would send her home.

Your argument is what exactly?

But what would be the negative effect if they did dye their hair green or whatever? Teenagers do all kinds of silly things and generally grow up to be OK human beings. It's a stage. Lots of people have strange coloured hair now and manage to hold down professional jobs etc. It's no longer a massive taboo. And, again, how does your hair colour impact on your ability to do your job?

In most schools, teenagers are allowed to dye their hair in 'natural' colours anyway. How does pink hair differ from blonde hair at a functional level?

Most schools don’t have a problem with hair being dyed a natural colour.

Tbh I wouldn't be impressed. For me it's not professional. Call it old fashioned or whatever but I wouldn't want to get to my dentist and find them with whacky hair /tattoos / piercings. It doesn't instill confidence.

I would think it was cool. As long as they were a good teacher and their creative individual flair came out with the kids and inspired them.

@user why? Why does hair colour, tattoos or piercings impact on a person's ability to do their job?
The professions you mention are difficult to get into. They require intelligence, dedication and hard work. Why not base your options on someone's ability to do their job not on their appearance.

I know an extremely distinguished professor of Chemistry who has scarlet hair, didn’t stop her being an effective teacher, researcher or academic leader.

@mydoctor in what way is she setting a bad example? My hair is dyed platinum blonde and occasionally looks more lilac or blue. Absolutely nothing changes with regards to my ability to do my job or set a good example on the days I'm more blonde or vice versa.

@mydoctor It seems your old fashioned opinions stretch to gender bias in leadership roles too .....use headteacher as it's it's entirely possible the headteacher is female.

Manager of the preschool my kids went to had a whole rainbow of hair colours over the years they were there. Often the thing the kids were most looking forward to going back after the holidays was seeing what colour her hair currently was!

TA in their current school has some very random hair colours at times - doesn't affect her ability to do her job - doesn't bother me one jot.

All the office staff having an identical hair colour and cut bothered me more cos it took me flipping months to learn their names as a result!

I personally think it looks unprofessional but that's my opinion and we'll have to agree to differ. Doesn't impact on ability to do a job but an odd choice.

Wonder what people would think if she decided to dye her eyebrows green and paint her nose blue. Same thing really. Equally daft looking.

I don't think it matters at all. A teacher could have ten different colours in his/her hair if he/she wanted. As long as the children are being taught properly and are thriving surely that's all that matters?

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I agree. It doesn't affect ability to do the job, but is an odd choice to me and doesn't convey a professional image.

I will be perfectly frank, I would not be happy.

It seems odd for an adult past university years to dress in a deliberately "whacky" manner, and I find it attention-seeking and immature, to be honest. It would make me wonder what their approach to life is and what kind of teacher they are.

The problem is that I've been soured on "people with stupid hair colors" due to too many dippy bloggers, vloggers, Tumblr types and so on. All there with their stupid pink or blue hair, and all under the impression that both their fashion and their tiresome views are so TERRIBLY original and different from everyone else's (no, they are not. Seriously).

There does seem to be an extraordinarily strong correlation between "hair dyed in weird colors" and "having peculiar and very adolescent views about the world."

Call it old fashioned or whatever but I wouldn't want to get to my dentist and find them with whacky hair /tattoos / piercings. It doesn't instill confidence.

I’m not sure old fashioned is the word. How on earth does the colour of someone’s hair or their tattoos say anything at all about their ability to do their job.

Best teacher dd1 ever had, had long hair with brightly coloured streaks in it. They changed every week, sometimes purple, sometimes blue.
It was a standing joke that the head made about her in a friendly way.

Teachers do not wear the school uniform, and sometimes they do things kids aren't allowed to do like sit on the desks!
Shock horror, the rules are not the same.

I am a ta and have bright orange hair. I also wear flip flops to school. The only thing we are not allowed to wear are blue denim jeans and strapless items. No idea why blue denim is so bad but there you go. At no point has my hair colour or dress code had any impact on my ability to do my job. Before children I worked in the banking industry and sported all sorts of colours in my hair. Not once was I asked to change my hair colour because it made no difference to my ability to do the job. I have not had my natural hair colour for over 30 years not even sure what colour it would be now anyway.

My hair is brown - always has been. My class respect me (I hope/believe). If I turned up tomorrow they would respect me just as much. Might think I was a bit odd (am 54 and my helix piercing is as mad as it gets) but I would be exactly the same teacher.

There are mums in my class with different coloured hair (some in high level professional jobs). I don't think that they are worse mums/lawyers/accountants/social workers because of it.

Short skirts/spaghetti straps on the other hand do bother me.