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The concerns
Were not just because of the age of the teacher but also because my son now has to be half naked in front of not only the girls in the class but this young teacher too
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Your family values are your values and it is not my place to say they are right or they are wrong. What I will say is that your son is not the only boy in that class and to subject him to wear a t-shirt or cover up in anyway for no medical reason; is going to subject him to teasing and bullying.
Children are born without modesty. Modesty is something we instill in them as part of our family values. At your sons age boys generally have no problem walking around in front of girls without a t-shirt on unless they have a weight problem that makes them ashamed of their body. Of course if your son does have a problem with modesty and the teacher insists he swim without a t-shirt on; then you would have to step in.
My advice is to assure yourself that your son is not embarrassed or that not wearing a t-shirt to swim in offends his values and modesty. If he is not offended then please do not force this on him. Children can be very cruel to one another. Forcing him to wear a t-shirt during swim class will only subject to ridicule, teasing and possibly bullying by the other students. I'm sure this is not something you want your son to be subject to.
It is not fair that he be ridiculed or mistreated while in or out of school by other students that I am certain of as I am sure you are. But as parents and teachers we can only be watchful a certain amount of time. The rest of the time he must unfortunately fend for himself. Please do not put him in a position of having to do so.
This age is a very important age for all teenagers. It is time when there social interaction skills are learned and put to the test. If he is telling you he is not concerned then monitor his behavior and if nothing changes; let it be. At this it is really a time when we as parents must let our children try their wings a bit with them knowing that we will clip them if they get into trouble.
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