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Subject: Re: Shorts and Skirts in Labs
From: "Osterby, Meg"
Date: November 4, 2008 5:19:12 PM EST (CA)
Subject: RE: [DCHAS-L] Shorts and Skirts in Labs
Our technical college chemistry teaching labs follow the safety
guidelines of long pants and closed shoes with lab coat on top. We do
not allow students who are inappropriately dressed to participate in
that day's lab. It's amazing when you say they can't do the lab, how
many of them suddenly remember that they have long pants and closed
shoes in their gym locker or car. Very few students actually miss a
lab following this policy. We also do not allow midriff tops that do
not completely cover the abdomen and back, and of course, splash guard
safety goggles are a must whenever chemicals, heat, or glassware are
in use. The staff points out to the students who want to argue the
dress code that if their bosses stipulate a certain attire, they wear
it without complaint or lose their jobs, and we deserve more respect
than that dress code since we are enforcing it for their safety. Very
few persist in arguing after that.
Meg Osterby
Chemistry Instructor
Western Technical College
400 7th St. N.
LaCrosse, WI, 54601
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