I’m a tattooed teacher – people assume I have to ‘cover them up’ but I don’t, it’s not 1908
ARCHAIC rules for teachers are slowly becoming a thing of the past.
One teacher said that she proudly displays her tattoos at work, even if acquaintances have old-fashioned ideas about them.
Logan Hudak (@hellomshudak) teaches middle school, and spends her day with a classroom full of preteens.
People who aren’t in the education industry frequently ask Hudak to address their common misconceptions.
In a video, she corrected one outdated expectation of teachers that confuses her to no end – and even used a visual aid.
She said that queries about her school’s rules are “easily the number-one question I get any time my tattoos are visible.”
Hudak listed some of the most common questions her TikTok viewers and real-life strangers ask.
“Do you have to cover them up? Does your principal know about them?” she repeated.
“No, I don’t have to cover them up,” Hudak answered. “It’s not 1908. I don’t know why it’s so ‘taboo’ for people to have tattoos.”
In fact, her boss engages in good-natured ribbing whenever he gets the chance.
“My principal knows about them,” Hudak confirmed. “He picks on me every time I get a new one.”
Hudak’s experience reflects that of many other teachers, including dozens in her video’s comment section.
“Preach, girl, from one tatted teacher to another,” an exhausted colleague wrote.
“I literally had someone tell me ‘Teachers and doctors shouldn’t have tattoos, because what is that showing the kids?'” one viewer wrote.
Her response to the bizarre claim was “Ma’am, what?”
“My whole school district is required to cover theirs up,” a different teacher agreed.
Some said their fellow teachers used bandages or long clothing to conceal their body art.
Of course, there were other schools that had more liberal rules.
“My principal had full sleeves,” one fellow teacher said. Many other teachers said they’re working on full-coverage ink of their own.
Though Hudak didn’t start getting tattoos until she was 22-years-old, now she has five deeply meaningful symbols.
Two have religious significance. She sports a cross and a devotional quote from a Christian song.
The rest of Hudak’s tattoos represent members of her family, including her mom, grandfather, and siblings.