Does FCPS have a dress code for teachers now?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:All of the supplies for the students are bought by me- notebooks, glue sticks, dry erase markers, crayon, etc. We get a random assortment of stuff at the beginning of the year but it really isn't what I need. It's mostly for me- pack of staples, etc. Our printer ran out of ink and is so old that the replacement cartridges cost a fortune so my colleagues and I went in a new printer plus ink. I went to the Scholastic book warehouse sale to buy books for my class room library. I spend a lot of wipes for my classroom since our cleaning crew doesn't really clean. I bought a new rug since someone took the one from my classroom over the summer. It wasn't new but one a friend at another school was selling. Paper towels, soap and hand sanitizer. I don't care if people don't believe me but I know what I've spent. Slowing down now to save money for the summer.

In which school district do you teach?

22:23 here. I'm in an elementary school. I'm wondering if other teachers in your school have to do the same thing. If so, are you somewhat enabling? If the teachers are buying printer cartridges, staples, and soap then the school doesn't have to.

I teach in an east coast city school. I cannot do my job without a printer and neither can any other teacher so...

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:All of the supplies for the students are bought by me- notebooks, glue sticks, dry erase markers, crayon, etc. We get a random assortment of stuff at the beginning of the year but it really isn't what I need. It's mostly for me- pack of staples, etc. Our printer ran out of ink and is so old that the replacement cartridges cost a fortune so my colleagues and I went in a new printer plus ink. I went to the Scholastic book warehouse sale to buy books for my class room library. I spend a lot of wipes for my classroom since our cleaning crew doesn't really clean. I bought a new rug since someone took the one from my classroom over the summer. It wasn't new but one a friend at another school was selling. Paper towels, soap and hand sanitizer. I don't care if people don't believe me but I know what I've spent. Slowing down now to save money for the summer.

In which school district do you teach?

22:23 here. I'm in an elementary school. I'm wondering if other teachers in your school have to do the same thing. If so, are you somewhat enabling? If the teachers are buying printer cartridges, staples, and soap then the school doesn't have to.

I teach in an east coast city school. I cannot do my job without a printer and neither can any other teacher so...

Ok. Sure. So why doesn't the school buy it for you? Is it because you are buying it so they don't have to?

Don't you have a "Xerox" type printer/copier to which you can print?

[Anonymous]

We have one working copier for a school of over 700 students. It is never not in use. Some days, it is broken and nobody can copy anything, It usually takes a day or two to get the repair person to fix it. Sometimes they need to get an spare part and that takes days. Our district is in the red big time just like many city school districts around the country. There is no way our school has money to buy printers for us. Years ago, they bought each grade level a printer when the district has a bit of money. Our principal asked us to make a wish list and printers (and another copier) were on the list so she bought them. We got 2 ink cartridges per year paid for and the rest was up to us. Since we no longer have textbooks, we make a lot of copies. Even if we didn't buy it, the school doesn't have any money to buy anything anymore. Every year, we have hundreds of teachers laid off so no, there is no money for this. Hard to believe this happens in America but I feel like I work in a 3rd world country most of the time anyway.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:We have one working copier for a school of over 700 students. It is never not in use. Some days, it is broken and nobody can copy anything, It usually takes a day or two to get the repair person to fix it. Sometimes they need to get an spare part and that takes days. Our district is in the red big time just like many city school districts around the country. There is no way our school has money to buy printers for us. Years ago, they bought each grade level a printer when the district has a bit of money. Our principal asked us to make a wish list and printers (and another copier) were on the list so she bought them. We got 2 ink cartridges per year paid for and the rest was up to us. Since we no longer have textbooks, we make a lot of copies. Even if we didn't buy it, the school doesn't have any money to buy anything anymore. Every year, we have hundreds of teachers laid off so no, there is no money for this. Hard to believe this happens in America but I feel like I work in a 3rd world country most of the time anyway.

The school doesn't have money to buy things, but you do? If you do, then great. More power to you.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:We have one working copier for a school of over 700 students. It is never not in use. Some days, it is broken and nobody can copy anything, It usually takes a day or two to get the repair person to fix it. Sometimes they need to get an spare part and that takes days. Our district is in the red big time just like many city school districts around the country. There is no way our school has money to buy printers for us. Years ago, they bought each grade level a printer when the district has a bit of money. Our principal asked us to make a wish list and printers (and another copier) were on the list so she bought them. We got 2 ink cartridges per year paid for and the rest was up to us. Since we no longer have textbooks, we make a lot of copies. Even if we didn't buy it, the school doesn't have any money to buy anything anymore. Every year, we have hundreds of teachers laid off so no, there is no money for this. Hard to believe this happens in America but I feel like I work in a 3rd world country most of the time anyway.

The school doesn't have money to buy things, but you do? If you do, then great. More power to you.

You do what you gotta do but no, I don't have this money to spend. But ask any teacher, this is what we do. My kids will be headed to high school soon so I'll have to start cutting back to afford the tuition.

[Anonymous]

And if we wore dresses and heels you'd accuse us of dressing too sexy for your kids. Give me a break. I teach teenagers, who by the way, show up to my class in sweatpants and bedroom slippers with blankets wrapped around them, and you want me out there in a nice dress and heels?

[Anonymous]

The majority of teachers is amazingly resourceful, dedicated and professional. The fact that people care whether they wear jeans or skirts with heels is so ridiculous. In every profession, there are those employees who don't dress appropriately and teachers are no different. But the amount of negativity directed at teachers is disproportionate.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:And if we wore dresses and heels you'd accuse us of dressing too sexy for your kids. Give me a break. I teach teenagers, who by the way, show up to my class in sweatpants and bedroom slippers with blankets wrapped around them, and you want me out there in a nice dress and heels?

Yes, cause it's a professional job.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:And if we wore dresses and heels you'd accuse us of dressing too sexy for your kids. Give me a break. I teach teenagers, who by the way, show up to my class in sweatpants and bedroom slippers with blankets wrapped around them, and you want me out there in a nice dress and heels?

Yes, cause it's a professional job.

PP, so in your professional job, do you sit on the floor everyday while wearing that nice dress and heels and have discussions with colleagues?

[Anonymous]

I'm sure kids will learn so much more if teachers stop wearing jeans.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:And if we wore dresses and heels you'd accuse us of dressing too sexy for your kids. Give me a break. I teach teenagers, who by the way, show up to my class in sweatpants and bedroom slippers with blankets wrapped around them, and you want me out there in a nice dress and heels?

Yes, cause it's a professional job.

Pay me a professional salary if you want me to dress like I'm in a c suite

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:We have one working copier for a school of over 700 students. It is never not in use. Some days, it is broken and nobody can copy anything, It usually takes a day or two to get the repair person to fix it. Sometimes they need to get an spare part and that takes days. Our district is in the red big time just like many city school districts around the country. There is no way our school has money to buy printers for us. Years ago, they bought each grade level a printer when the district has a bit of money. Our principal asked us to make a wish list and printers (and another copier) were on the list so she bought them. We got 2 ink cartridges per year paid for and the rest was up to us. Since we no longer have textbooks, we make a lot of copies. Even if we didn't buy it, the school doesn't have any money to buy anything anymore. Every year, we have hundreds of teachers laid off so no, there is no money for this. Hard to believe this happens in America but I feel like I work in a 3rd world country most of the time anyway.

The school doesn't have money to buy things, but you do? If you do, then great. More power to you.

You do what you gotta do but no, I don't have this money to spend. But ask any teacher, this is what we do. My kids will be headed to high school soon so I'll have to start cutting back to afford the tuition.

I'm a teacher. My DW is a teacher. All of our colleagues are teachers. That is not what we do. You say the school doesn't have the money to make the purchases, so they don't. You say you don't have the money, but yet you spend $1,000+ on things the school should be providing. You are an enabler. The school doesn't have to provide if the employees are going to do it.

[Anonymous]

Where do you teach PP?

[Anonymous]

OP you must have a lot of time on your hands to keep track on what teachers are wearing in different school districts.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:And if we wore dresses and heels you'd accuse us of dressing too sexy for your kids. Give me a break. I teach teenagers, who by the way, show up to my class in sweatpants and bedroom slippers with blankets wrapped around them, and you want me out there in a nice dress and heels?

Yes, cause it's a professional job.

I work in a professional job and don't wear dresses and heels. I agree sweats and old t-shirts are inappropriate but there's a lot of completely appropriate teaching attire between that and dresses/heels.