High School in TN launches dress code for teachers

In a move aimed at enhancing respect for the teaching community, a government high school in Peraiyur district here has introduced dress code for teachers.
The Government High School operating at Vannivelampatti in Periayur district last month introduced a pilot programme for a few school students by asking them to wear overcoats, School Head Master S Baskaran said.
"We were discussing about issuing overcoats to students. It was well received among them. After that, we thought why not we implement it for teachers also. Now we have launched it officially", he told PTI.
Elaborating, he said that during a Parent Teachers Association meeting, the concept was mooted to the parents who "welcomed it".

"Almost all the students from class six to ten in the school wear overcoats now", he said.
"The concept has been introduced for the teachers. We have eight lady teachers in school and they wear it after reaching the school and leave it before leaving the school. It is a blue colour overcoat", Baskaran said.
Stating that the concept was introduced to the teaching community following the doctors and judges who regularly wear such attire, he said that "by wearing the blue colour overcoats, it not only gives respect to the teachers, we can also prevent unnecessary comments", he said.