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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Several fellow teachers at my W feeder school have tattoos. Generally, they are on display during the pre-service week and then we don't see them again until the teacher work day at the end of September (and even then only if it is warm enough for shorts, sleeveless tops,etc.)
I don't have any ink, but my own offspring see tattoos on family members, friends, neighbors, and other adults. Time to clutch your pearls: our pediatrician has a butterfly on the nape of her neck and our priest has a tattoo on his bicep from his days in the Armed Forces of his native country (we saw that during the youth group camping trip).[/quote]

Why does it matter if it's a W feeder?

As a teacher in a non-W school, should I be covered from head to toe with tats?  [/quote]

It matters because parents at W pyramid schools tend to complain about everything that they can. My friend who was visibly pregnant was asked by her principal (at another school) to wear a wedding ring to prevent any awkwardness.[/quote]

That must be a common thing.  My friend in another county wore a wedding ring too, but I think she did it on her own.[/quote]

In 1964, I could understand the need to do this, but it bugs me that it is still necessary in 2014.[/quote]

Frankly, I find it relieving and refreshing that a principal would dare have the nerve to ask a pregnant single teacher to wear a wedding ring. The last thing I would want my high school age DD influenced by is a young single pregnant teacher.[/quote]

That's right!

b/c as an English teacher, I talked about my pregnancy ad infinitum about HOW I got pregnant and how the pregnancy was progressing

However, I was married but couldn't wear my ring.  Salem Witch Trial, anyone?

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