[Rightwing Conspiratr1]

I remember a student teacher (local college student) at my High School telling us how he’d been reprimanded that morning for not wearing a tie and how it was a mistake that he wouldn’t repeat.

The only teachers who didn't wear ties at my high school were the shop teachers. :-)

[chrisser]

The only teachers who didn't wear ties at my high school were the shop teachers. :-)

I went to a public HS in a small town in NE Ohio.

There wasn't a dress code, but most of the teachers dressed fairly professionally, with a couple exceptions.

I didn't take shop, but knew the shop teacher. He always wore a tie - tucked it into his shirt a few buttons down so it wouldn't get caught in any of the machine tools.

Always thought it looked a little silly, but I think everyone respected that he, of all the teachers, could have made a good argument to not wear a tie, but he chose not to.