NEW DELHI: Bihar Education Department has directed all educational institutes to strictly enforce a formal dress code for teachers and non-teaching staff, Education Minister Mithlesh Tiwari has said.
In a letter, Education Department Director (Administration) Vijay Kumar Pandey has instructed all district officers to ensure that staff attend schools in formal attire during teaching and office hours.
“I asked officials to ensure that all schools and other educational institutes in the state strictly follow a formal dress code for teachers and non-teaching staff. Besides, the use of DJ and disco during entertainment activities on campus is not permitted,” PTI quoted Tiwari as saying.
“There must be a sense of discipline within the school premises. A teacher’s behaviour, conduct and attire matter greatly to students. They look at their teachers as role models,” Tiwari said.
The letter said instructions had earlier been issued by the department to ensure dignified conduct and disciplined behaviour during activities in schools and other educational institutes.
“However, reports received from various sources indicate that these instructions are not being strictly followed. This is a matter of serious concern,” the Education Department said in the letter to district officers.
There are reports that teachers and non-teaching staff come to schools in casual dresses, such as wearing jeans and T-shirts, despite earlier instructions, it said.
“It is pertinent to mention that formal dress is mandatory while appearing before the Supreme Court of India in New Delhi and the Patna High Court in contempt proceedings, so that the majesty of law is upheld,” the letter said.
All teachers and non-teaching staff posted in schools and other educational institutes must attend their workplaces only in decent, dignified and formal attire during teaching and office hours, it said.
District education officers have been directed to ensure strict compliance with the instructions, the letter added.