Is this acceptable behaviour?.

I saw this on another forum. Having witnessed what teachers can be like, I have [no] difficulty believing the account to be true,

A woman was visiting a school in the course of her employment when she was shouted at by a teacher - "You girl! Come here!" The teacher then proceeded to berate her for not wearing school uniform - she was wearing jeans. When she tried to explain who she was, the teacher just shouted her down with "I don't want to hear your pathetic excuses, girl!"

The only person responding to the report claims that she deserved a "dressing down" because she wasn't wearing school uniform. He tries to excuse the teacher's action, saying the teacher must have mistaken her for a pupil. However, even if that were the case, surely teachers should show some respect for their pupils.

What do others here think?

EDIT. I omitted the word "no" in my second sentence. Now inserted in square brackets.

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nickir · 61-69, M

I think uniforms are inappropriate in school. Army, police EMT should have uniforms. No need in schools.
In US, a big reason they came in was that parents didn't want to have to stand up to their kids about what they were allowed to dress in. So let the school handle it. But it takes away the agency that a kid should have on the parts of clothing that the parent can let her decide on. It doesn't let her get her own style. And for what? To what end?
Yes the teacher was wrong but it is understandable.

Sharon · F

@nickir In the army, police, etc. the employees wear uniform, not the customers. In schools, the employees dress much as they wish but force their customers (students) to wear uniforms. Even worse, in the UK, school frequently demand uniforms be bought from the school appointed "official supplier" - who has to pay a large bribe ("commission") to the school to be so appointed.