Bare legs are definitely OK! Please, for the love of all that is good, do NOT require hose--they are unhealthy and uncomfortable and just end up looking crummy if they happen to get a run during the course of the day (thus defeating the supposed purpose). Very impractical. Yuck. I really don't see why there should be a problem with bare legs in the absence of so-called "ickiness" like road rash etc. and as long as the skirt isn't too short (which would be an issue regardless of hose). And why do people have such an issue with someone having pale legs? If that's their natural skin color, they shouldn't be made to feel like it's ugly and has to be covered up with hose (or fake tan for that matter). I've really become disgusted with how fake everything is in our society. The point of a dress code is to establish a basic standard of professional appearance, not make people conform to some stupid idea of what looks good.