KOLKATA: Complaints from parents after allegations of a teacher being “inappropriately” dressed while conducting an online class have prompted the headmaster of a prominent government school to issue a notice laying down a dress code for teachers.
Several other schools have already informed the faculty about the dos and don’ts while holding online classes.
The move came close on the heels of an incident in which Bidhannagar Government High School, a co-educational institution in Salt Lake, had to issue a dress code for teachers after a male teacher of the school was charged with conducting online class with wearing only a pair of trousers but no shirt on his torso.
At Ram Mohan Mission School, principal Sujoy Biswas said that teachers have been asked to strictly follow the same dress code while holding online classes as they did during physical classes.
“They have been told to wear formal clothes.
No inappropriate dressing is allowed.
The students are also in their uniforms.
There can be no deviation from this rule,” Biswas said.
In St.
Augustine’s School, Ripon Street, a policy book for teachers exists.
“The dress code for faculty is noted down in the handbook of the teachers’ code of conduct.
Even during online classes, male teachers wear ties and no sleeveless dresses are permitted for the women teachers.
These are the basic codes which pre-existed and remains in place during the virtual classes,” said Richard Gasper, principal of the school.
In CBSE affiliated schools, similar instructions have been given out to the teachers.
Krishna Damani, the vice-chairman of South Point School managing committee, said, “Last year, teachers were informed about the code to be followed, including appropriate clothing.
We have not received any complaints on this count from parents.”