Should I stop tutoring this student?

[FluentBird]

Hello. I am 36 and a private tutor. I recently started tutoring a 15-year-old boy at his home. Yesterday, I was wearing a red turtleneck sweater and blue skinny jeans. I always dress like this because I believe that not showing any skin is more professional. I was also wearing flip flops but I took them off in my student’s house and went completely barefoot.
During the class, my student told me he found it cute that my toes matched my sweater (I had a red pedicure). I found this very creepy, as it implied he was looking at my feet. He also asked why I didn’t have nail polish on my fingers, why I wore a ring on each of my fingers and if my anklet was gold. He also commented that my earrings were very long, which I found quite strange. I caught him staring at my feet multiple times.
Should I continue tutoring him in the hope that his behavior will change or should I quit?

I might be a bit strange but I think it is a bit odd to not wear socks when you kind of know you're going to be taking your shoes off...

Only you know if the pupil was being inappropriate but I don't really think it's that untoward. I personally think he's just noticing things about you and trying to not do the work by making conversation - which in a one to one tutoring session sometimes is useful......... I don't do them anymore but they can be quite intense.

Why would not wearing socks be odd? I just feel more comfortable that way.

You could be right. I also felt like he was just trying to make conversation instead of focusing on the lesson. However, I noticed that he often looked at my feet.

A bit like softplay - you have to wear socks... What if somebody has athletes foot. I'm sure you don't...

I private tutor but primary and definitely know some 7-10 years olds who would say all of that to me! Normally when they're trying to distract from doing work but sometimes because they're plain chatty!

At 15, it's not so normal or expected as by then they should realize not to make personal comments. Does he have any SEN or is he ND? Or maybe just a bit of a lame attempt to avoid working.

However, the best part of private tuition is that we can choose our clients.

You can give notice to any client for any reason. Don't continue if you're not comfortable.

As far as I know, he doesn’t have any SEN or is not neurodivergent. However, his comments make me doubt that. When I took my flip-flops off in their house, he put them on the shoe rack. I thought he was just being nice, but I guess it was an excuse to touch them.

I think I will stop tutoring him, but I still plan to tell his parents about his behavior.

No, I don’t have any foot illnesses. I’ve been going to students’ houses barefoot during the spring and summer months countless times, and nothing has happened. I could just be lucky, though. Almost all of my students wear socks and slippers during the classes, so I guess that minimizes the risks.