Can I Teach in a kilt?

[Dan R Porter]

I am a continuing Education instructor here at a local college. I was thinking this would be a neat year to do it kilted! I usually get senior citizens and middle aged women in my classes as far as demographics go. Here is the colleges dress code. Think I could pull it off?

511.0 Dress Code and Personal Appearance

P – 511.0 Employees are expected to be suitably attired and groomed during working hours or when representing the College. Business Casual dress is the accepted standard office attire for College employees.


Pr – 511.0.1 Any deviation from Business Casual attire is subject to departmental approval.
Pr – 511.0.2 If a supervisor deems that an employee’s dress or grooming is not in compliance with this policy, the employee will be sent home on unpaid time, and will be required to return to work properly dressed and groomed. Employees who violate dress code standards are subject to disciplinary action under the P-593.0 Discipline Policy.
D - 511.0.1 Business casual is crisp, neat, and not too tight or baggy. Business Casual is classic rather than trendy. Business Casual is more formal than weekend wear. Appearance should make a positive, professional impression whether meeting with students, coworkers, the general public, management, or community leaders.

[Firetacoma]

I don't think you can get any more classic than a kilt!

[wvpiper]

Pr – 511.0.1 Any deviation from Business Casual attire is subject to departmental approval.

I'd defer to this part of the code, and seek approval first.

[Dan R Porter]

I will definetly get approval, just wondering if I even had a shot...

[Galician]

Dan, you have a lot of colleagues on this site. A number of photos have been posted of them kilted. You might download or print them to show educators at work while kilted, and how professional it is to be dressed this way.

[Tartan Shortbread Jock]

Hi Dan, glad to meet you.
You go for it boy, if your classes get over crowded, then you have the kilt to blame.

[Spartan]

Check to see if there is any policy regarding cultural diversity. That might be a useful card to have in your hand.

[Dan R Porter]

Thats the problem. We are having low enrollmebnt in continuing Education. I was hoping the kilt would help!

[Galician]

oh, and one point some have mentioned to do is to check and see if the dress code spells out gender-appropriate attire. If it don't say pants for men, you're ahead of the game!

[Dan R Porter]

What i posted was the whole entry on dress code.

Also we pride our School for our diversity, we have flags that hang for each student we have from foreign lands, and they all hang together, along with the American flag, at the same height to my dismay... but that is another story...

I plan on attending a charity event the college is holding kilted, hopefully the continuing Ed. Intsructor will be there to see me in it and I can bring it up then.