The Halton District School Board (HDSB) is implementing dress requirements for teachers after an Oakville, ON, teacher wore large prosthetic breasts under revealing clothes. .“The HDSB’s commitment to human rights remains rooted in our core values and commitment to each and every student and staff who identifies as a member of an under-served and underrepresented group, and our approach is informed by opinions from leading employment law firms with human rights and equity advisors,” said HDSB Director of Education Curtis Ennis in a Wednesday statement. .“This commitment and approach will continue to be applied as the HDSB looks to fulfill this motion.”.The statement said HDSB trustees passed a motion requesting the director of education develop a professionalism policy outlining the school board’s expectations for staff, including the requirement to wear appropriate, professional clothing in the classroom, at a meeting on January 3. It said trustees requested the policy be presented in a report by March 1, with an interim report in February. .The HDSB sent out a memo to staff in November saying it does not want to restrict what they can wear because it could lead to the district being sued. .READ MORE: Ontario school board says imposing dress code on teachers could open up lawsuits.“Update on the biologically male @HaltonDSB teacher whose work ensemble channels the Japanese porn niche known as Bakunyu (爆乳 = ‘exploding milk’): HDSB now concludes that imposing a dress code would result in ‘considerable liability,’ esp in regard to ‘the transgender community,’” said Quillette associate editor Jonathan Kay. .HDSB superintendent of human resources Sari Taha and Ennis said it's important to recognize the impact dress code policies can have on transgender people. .Oakville Trafalgar High School said it supported the biological male teacher’s decision to identify as a woman wearing huge prosthetic breasts under revealing clothing in September. .READ MORE: Keeping abreast of Ontario teacher's transitioning from male to female.The manufacturing technology teacher began identifying as a woman in 2021 and goes by the alias Kayla Lemieux. .HDSB chair Margo Shuttleworth said the district will protect the gender identity rights of employees, adding it is "the stance the school board is taking and they are standing behind the teacher."
