A new staff dress code for public schools in Oakville, Burlington, Milton and Halton Hills will have to wait until next fall as Halton District School Board (HDSB) did not decide on implementing a new professionalism policy at its final meeting of the school year which took place recently, a measure aimed at tackling the controversy over an Oakville Trafalgar High School teacher whose attire has generated worldwide attention due to her exaggerated breasts, tight clothing and long blonde wig she wore to the classroom.
HDSB trustees unanimously refused to assent to a new policy but instead asked staff to come up and implement specific and clear language within already existing policies for them to review in the fall.
Parent groups have been anticipating a decision on the matter since the start of this year.
HDSB Director of Education, Curtis Ennis, said: “I certainly am in agreement with the proposal and direction to strengthen the existing policies and procedures that we have and, certainly, as we move forward, that is something that I am committed to doing along with the staff.”
HDSB Vice-Chair, Tanya Rocha, talked about a discussion that took place during last week’s committee of the whole as to the advantages and need for this policy.
She said she aligns with Ennis’ suggestion of looking at other policies where the board could empower some language or reference different regulations that tackle the highly-controversial topic.
She said: “I will not be supporting this policy this evening. I think it’s been made abundantly clear that we do have the policies, procedures and regulations in place that address all forms of professionalism. When I looked at the draft policy that’s been presented, there’s nothing really new.
“It’s really a summary of everything that exists, so it begs the question, ‘do we really need this?’ In my opinion, we do not.”
Kayla Lemieux, the controversial Oakville Trafalgar shop teacher, no longer teaches at the school. Her prosthetic breasts and tight clothes in classrooms pulled parents and protestors to board meetings to express their anger over the issue.
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