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[haddon9]

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@proudlyfromNJ wrote:

I don't think it's classroom teachers either. I think it's swim teachers. So this school lets all the second graders take swim lessons? I'm not sure I'd send my second grader off during the school day to a pool without me. 

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@proudlyfromNJ . I agree....this is a regular elementary school?  I've never heard of this before!  In my area school doesn't offer swimming except for maybe the high school which has a pool.  A lot of kids take swimming in the summer at camp.

[Lipstickdiva]

Once again, I'm confused.  I can't figure out if the teachers are school teachers or swimming instructors.  I cannot imagine school teachers are required to know how to swim well enough that they can teach an entire class of second graders how to swim.  Second of all, regardless of whether they are swim instructors or school teachers, I don't see either wearing a thong to teach in.  That wouldn't be the least bit comfortable for them. 

It's up to a parent whether they want their child to have swim lessons.  I can't imagine swim lessons being a requirement.  Some type of physical activity yes.  But specifically swimming?  No.  I would want to be at that pool with my child. 

The fact that ALL second graders are there with only 2 teachers doesn't seem quite right either.  That's a lot of responsiblity for only 2 teachers.

This story seems a little out there. 

[Lipstickdiva]

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@QVCkitty1 wrote:

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@NYC Susan wrote:

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@missy1 wrote:

Must have been a private school. In all my years no public schools get swimming lessons.

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I went to high school in the 70's, a public school.  It had a pool, and swimming was part of our gym/physical education requirement.

Same here, but it was the late 60's and a brand new school.

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Same here. In the late 60's and 70's, our local catholic high school had a pool. They offered swimming and had a swim team.  It wasn't mandatory though for anyone to pass swimming to pass school.

The school also offered swimming lessons to outsiders on the weekend. My sister took swimming lessons there.  The pool was closed because it needed costly repairs.  I don't even remember when that was.  I believe it was in the late 70's.  I was never in the pool.  Consequently, I also never had swim lessons.

[I am still oxox]

A school distrist would not risk the liability letting their teachers, teach a swim class. I am sure they were skilled instructors with Senior Lifesaving or Water Saftery Instructor rankings from the American Red Coss

[Lipstickdiva]

I predict that next, the water aerobics class will be overtaken with dogs in the pool.   

[jaxs mom]

If the parents of the actual students care, they can take it up with the school. Otherwise, I have no comment. 

[Mominohio]

I'm sure I'm old fashioned and I don't care whether my sense of decorum is out of date to others or not, but when working with kids, modesty is still in order, regardless of what is normal in society. 

Whether these would be teachers from their school, or instructors from the swim class, they need to be in conservative one piece suits for this class. 

With all the hashtag movements, and the world we live in with children being exposed to things of a sexual nature like predators, I would think it would be routine to be conservative in dress whether you are a classroom teacher, a camp counselor, a swim instructor or a sports coach when interacting with young children and students (what you do/how you dress on your own time is not of issue to me). 

If for no other reason, but to protect yourself from accusations and suspicion. 

[hckynut]

@151949

I am certainly not well versed enough to tell anyone how to dress, however. Anyone wearing a minimal amount of clothing around young children, in a semi-private class, seems strange to me.  

The teacher certainly knows that this will probably distract from what the students are there to learn. If not?  They are immature and attention seekers. I don't believe anyone, of either gender, cannot be comfortable wearing more clothing while teaching any type of class, in a classroom or a swimming pool.

Only an opinion, mine!

hn

[jaxs mom]

Right because dressing modestly somehow means the person isn't a predator. 

[proudlyfromNJ]

I don't believe the story of second graders taken out of school to the pool where op frequents to have swim lessons and will not pass to third grade if they can't swim. 

Unclear who the teachers are as the op is vague as usual. And I don't believe they wear "thongs".