Well put. Plus, if the College accepts the clothing, then the library has to as well. Which makes the analogy with beach bars quite fallacious!
Mark Callan
TyneMet
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From: A general Library and Information Science list for news and discussion. [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Exelby Alan Mr (LIB)
Sent: 03 June 2009 12:27
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Subject: Re: Student Dress Code
I thought that the point being made, in as light-hearted a way as possible, was that there are some complaints which should not be taken seriously - sometimes, it is the person claiming offence who has the problem, not the person giving the so-called offence.
Look at it in a slightly different light: if the staff person concerned were a religious zealot claiming offence at having to serve openly gay students, or someone claiming offence at dealing with students dressed in those extreme robes worn by some Muslim women - would you be considering a code of behaviour for students covering that? I hope not! I trust that the staff person would be told very firmly to revise their views. And I think the same applies to this matter of 'appropriate dress'. If it's legal, live with it.
Alan
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