Board Will Discuss Teacher Dress Code

After expressing concern about too-casual attire, the school board tonight will discuss dress standards for teachers and staff members.

Santa Ana Unified School District policy already requires teachers to “maintain professional standards of dress and grooming.” But at their last meeting in April, board members were bothered that some teachers had interpreted the policy too loosely by, for example, wearing shorts to class.

Board member Aida Espinoza, who has spearheaded the drive for a staff dress code, said some teachers “looked like they had been hit by a truck.”

Espinoza and board President Nativo V. Lopez also expressed an interest in having men wear ties.

But board member Robert W. Balensaid he preferred stricter enforcement of the current code.

Gladys Hall-Kessler, head of the teachers’ union, also said the current policy is adequate and noted that some classrooms may not have air-conditioning.

Tonight’s session will begin at 7 at McFadden Intermediate School, 2701 S. Raitt St.

Information: (714) 558-5555.