What Not To Wear... When You're Answering the Phone...?!

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So, I work in a call center. We answer phones. We dispatch calls. We put people through to voicemail. The job is strictly over the phone. On occasion (once in a blue moon.) A customer will come in to pay a bill, or dispute a bill, or something of that sort with the management. They don't really seem to care about the people answering the phones, they just want to get their bill straight. (Usually this is done over the phone as well, so these occasions are -very- rare.) My employer has just recently issued a new employee handbook. Within this handbook, she has decided that we need to have a dress code. The reason why I feel this is ridiculous, is because she says that no t-shirts, jeans, etc. can be worn in the office. (her specific description says that we should try to dress like the tellers at our local bank.) I'm a college student. I come straight from class. I go to school 5 days a week before working 5 days a week. I'm not going to my classes, walking around campus, and doing all the other things that I need to get done during the day, outfitted like a bank teller. I don't have that many fancy clothes because I'm an active person who likes to be a wall-flower in class. I'm not wearing a suit or dress to -answer telephones-. I'm sitting at a desk for hours on end, comfort is my priority. She wants a professional looking office, I get that, but since we rarely get up (we have to stay at our positions waiting for calls at all times) I don't see why we can't at least wear comfy pants. (If I'm sitting with my legs under a desk, even if someone does come in, they'll have no idea.) Does anyone else think this is outrageous? (Either my opinion or hers. I'm not going to rate you based on your opinion, or object to you thinking I'm wrong. I'm just curious as to whether or not it only feels outlandish to me & my coworkers.)