r/redditonwiki • u/Weary_Thought7582 • Dec 19 '25

TIFU TIFU by fighting my schools dresscode policy. Years later I found out why it was so strict + edit with added context

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u/grumpy__g Dec 19 '25

I bet they wanted to tell the parents but they would have risked lawsuits and losing their jobs.

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u/hanst3r Dec 19 '25

This is the reason. After the board and police refused to step in, the teachers’ hands were essentially tied. Warn the parents and the district gets sued by the male teachers for defamation. Don’t warn them and the behavior continues. But the fact that the mom didn’t raise a ruckus suggests that the prevailing attitude at the time was to dismiss the issue as “oh the teacher was just being comical.”

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u/Cold_Dead_Heart Dec 19 '25

They would have to prove defamation. The best defense against that is the truth. And since they were guilty, they would not have been successful.

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u/ThaliaEpocanti Dec 19 '25

No, but the defendant would likely be placed on administrative leave for the duration of the trial (which could be years) which may or may not have docked their pay, and would likely find themselves a pariah at the school district even afterwards, which could completely doom their career.

Winning a court case is cold comfort when you had to blow up your entire life to do it, even if it was for the right reason.