No jeans or T-shirt, formal dresses only
DIMAPUR, MAY 20 (MExN): Assam government has issued a notification introducing dress code for teachers of all educational institutions with the view to maintain a decent academic atmosphere in the campus.
According to the notification issued by the department of school education, some restrictions on dresses have been imposed for the teachers while maintain that male and female teachers were found wearing clothes not acceptable to the public.
As per the recommended dresses proposed to be worn while in schools,the formal shirts, pants, would be accepted for male teachers while female teachers are recommended to wear sari, mekhela-chador and salwar suits.
It further directed the teaching staff to dress up in clean, modest and decent clothes in sober colours which should not look flashy and avoid casual and party apparel.
The notification stated that casual attires like jeans, t-shirts, leggings cannot be worn while on duty. Disciplinary action as per rule will be taken against teachers who violate these instructions, it cautioned.
“Some teachers of educational institutions are found in the habit of wearing the dress of their choice which sometimes does not appear to be acceptable by public at large. Since a teacher is expected to be an example of all sorts of decency especially while discharging their duties, it has become necessary to follow a dress code that should reflect a sense of decorum, decency, professionalism and seriousness of purpose at the work place,” stated the notification.
