Am I the loon or are they

[LMC]

My child has told me that one teacher in school will not allow students to wear coats, sweaters, sweat jackets, etc to class any more, if they do they will get detention. It was 45 degrees here yesterday! This is also the class period where they have to walk outside to go to lunch and if they are not lucky enough to get inside the lunchroom to stand in line, they have to stand outside until they go in. This is the only teacher initiating this rule; I am trying to find out from my child if this is for all of the teacher's classes or just this one period. Coats, sweaters, sweat jackets, etc are allowed per the dress code. Now my idea of a comfortable room temperature may not meet your definition and vice versa, hence, the reason you have the appropriate apparel to wear if needed. I think this is a bit much and they are going overboard with this new rule. And the fact that it is not even a school wide rule burns me even more. Am I being irrational because my kid is affected or is this a bit ridiculous since we are heading into winter?

 

[LuLuO]

What was the reason given? To me that makes no sense.

 

[mhsjax]

My child has told me that one teacher in school will not allow students to wear coats, sweaters, sweat jackets, etc to class any more, if they do they will get detention. It was 45 degrees here yesterday! This is also the class period where they have to walk outside to go to lunch and if they are not lucky enough to get inside the lunchroom to stand in line, they have to stand outside until they go in. This is the only teacher initiating this rule; I am trying to find out from my child if this is for all of the teacher's classes or just this one period. Coats, sweaters, sweat jackets, etc are allowed per the dress code. Now my idea of a comfortable room temperature may not meet your definition and vice versa, hence, the reason you have the appropriate apparel to wear if needed. I think this is a bit much and they are going overboard with this new rule. And the fact that it is not even a school wide rule burns me even more. Am I being irrational because my kid is affected or is this a bit ridiculous since we are heading into winter?

I think I would find out if maybe your child misunderstood, mine is very good at that for some reason. If in fact you find out that this teacher won't allow coats sweaters etc. Well, straight to the principal's office I go, that is crazy.

 

[SC Minnie]

What's the teacher's reasoning behind the 'rule'?

Doesn't make any sense what so every to me. Not even a sweater?????

 

[FlightlessDuck]

I'd find the reason why the rule exists to begin with before making an issue out of it.

Or you can ask the teacher if students can bring coats (and not wear them) into the class for that period since they have to walk outside to get to the cafeteria right after class.

 

[LuvLDM]

I would definitely seek some clarification on this....it just doesn't make any sense at all

 

[Mrs. Charming]

First I'd read the handbook, assuming there is one, and you have it handy. If you don't have one or have it handy or it says nothing about this crazy rule, go directly to the teacher. I can't see how a cold kid can concentrate on learning.

 

[okeydokey]

What grade? Sounds weird, so I'd ask for clarification from the teacher.

 

[The Mystery Machine]

Sounds like your kid may have misinterpreted "the rule". I would certainly get clarification from teacher.

 

[Hannathy]

at our schools kids aren't allowed to wear coats in class either. they are allowed sweaters, hoodies but no coats. I think they are too bulky, take up to much room and are to easy to conceal stuff like phones, i pods etc.


I have a hard time getting my kids to take a coat at 45. I don't think that is to cold to worry about being out in for a few minutes.

 

[LMC]

7th grade. Some kids were wearing the big puffy coats. I asked if they were throwing them on the floor, response "no". Teacher says her room is comfortable enough to not wear a big heavy coat. Kids squalled no fair they don't have any other coats so it's not fair if they can't wear what they have (heavy coat) and other kids wear lighter weight coats (hoodies, northface, sweaters, etc) so now the rule in this teacher's class is NO coats,sweaters, jackets of any kind to be fair to everyone in the class. Now I understand in these times alot of people can't go out a buy a 100 piece wardrobe and have to make do with what they have. It seems the school does not understand this. They also are not allowed to wear jeans with any holes. Not talking holes in the butt or upper area, no holes any where on the jeans. Again not everyone can go out and buy new clothes. We patched holes in my child's jeans (holes were on the knees) and they were going to give detention until the saw they were indeed patched. I believe the dress code is no holes above a certain point on the clothing (the butt, crotch area).

 

[vicb]

My two nieces attended a HS where they were not allowe to wear coats or bring backpacks into classes. They could wear them in the building, put in lockers but not allowed during the school day. They were told it was for safety reasons, so weapons, drugs, etc... couldn't be concealed as easily. BTW they attended a nice suburban school not an inner city school.

 

[C.Ann]

I think I would find out if maybe your child misunderstood, mine is very good at that for some reason. If in fact you find out that this teacher won't allow coats sweaters etc. Well, straight to the principal's office I go, that is crazy.

7th grade. Some kids were wearing the big puffy coats. I asked if they were throwing them on the floor, response "no". Teacher says her room is comfortable enough to not wear a big heavy coat. Kids squalled no fair they don't have any other coats so it's not fair if they can't wear what they have (heavy coat) and other kids wear lighter weight coats (hoodies, northface, sweaters, etc) so now the rule in this teacher's class is NO coats,sweaters, jackets of any kind to be fair to everyone in the class. Now I understand in these times alot of people can't go out a buy a 100 piece wardrobe and have to make do with what they have. It seems the school does not understand this. They also are not allowed to wear jeans with any holes. Not talking holes in the butt or upper area, no holes any where on the jeans. Again not everyone can go out and buy new clothes. We patched holes in my child's jeans (holes were on the knees) and they were going to give detention until the saw they were indeed patched. I believe the dress code is no holes above a certain point on the clothing (the butt, crotch area).

If you have clarified this with the teacher, it's totally unreasonable that it applies to her/his class only.. I would speak to her - then take it to the next level if necessary..

Is the "no holes" just her/his class or the entire school? Just hers/his, I would proceed as above.. Across the board, I wouldn't be happy as it sounds like they "changed" the rule since the hand book was given to you - but - if it's the entire school being required to conform to this new rule, I would respect that.. (Even if I didn't like it..)

 

[mickeyboat]

My kids' teachers had weird rules like this last year. They were not allowed to wear any kind of jackets in the classroom. One day the teacher sent DD10 (then 9) down to the nurse's office saying that it was hot in the classroom, and DD didn't want to take off her light fleece jacket, so she must be sick.

The nurse called me to ask me what the deal was. I told her that DD was not sick at home, and that as far as I am concerned, at age 9, DD was old enough to decide whether she was hot or cold, and that she would wear or remove her jacket as she needed to. I also told her I thought it was a little power play DD was pulling with her teacher, and that the best thing to do would be to ignore it. The nurse agreed with me and I didn't hear anything else about it.

I can understand teachers not wanting kids to wear big, bulky, noisy jackets, but a light jacket or fleece, come on!

 

[mhsjax]

I really don't understand what kind of school systems some of you are in. sure I understand about the heavy coat thing, I guess. Well not really but anyway. Down here you could not enforce a rule like that made up by the teacher. Dress code is set forth by the county and teachers have to follow it, not their version of it. All the girls down here wear hoodies. No teacher has ever asked them to not wear them.

Once I found out that the teacher actually said this, I would be down at the school. Now before I get flamed for having a snowflake and or being a helicopter parent, this is far from the truth, but what I do expect is this: My kids have to follow a dress code, no problem what so ever on my part. They can have holes below the knee, anything above the knee can't show skin. Shorts below finger tips, etc. not a problem at all. However if I have to follow the dress code, and I do exactly, then the teacher has to allow what is acceptable in her class. This is where I sort of understand about the big bulky coat, but to disallow sweaters hoodies or sweatshirts. AIN'T HAPPENIN PEOPLE

 

[FlightlessDuck]

Can we get clarification: If the student's can't wear the coats in class, can they still bring them to class? If the problem is that they have to go outside, they don't need to wear them in class, right?

 

[disfan07]

Not allowing big coats makes perfect sense.

It wasnt a school wide rule at my high school but it was at teachers discretion. I'd say probably about 95% of teachers did not allow them in the classroom. The only ones who did were the teachers in the trailers and modular because in northern virginia it could be like 20 degress during the day and it would feel that cold in teh classroom sometimes.

The problem is that we're at the point where everything has to be "fair" for all of the kids in school which is ridiculous. The teacher should have just said no bulky winter jackets and left it at that instead of trying to make it fair.

I cant see how there would be a reason that they cant bring them to class so that they can wear them outside. That part of your post makes no sense. I dont see how them not being allowed to wear them in class rolls over into them not wearing it when they go outside.

 

[luvsJack]

I have met several teachers over the years that did not allow coats in their classrooms. The kids had lockers they could put them in. I never really knew the reasoning, mabye room? Maybe the kids with the coats on were complaining about being hot but wouldn't take their coats off?

Our school rule does not allow hoods of any kind, so the kids can't wear hoodies at all. It makes it kind of hard when its cool but not cold but she wears her Northface pretty much year round. At the high school she will attend they cannot have hoods OR pockets--such fun THAT will be.

 

[Kat77]

They also are not allowed to wear jeans with any holes. Not talking holes in the butt or upper area, no holes any where on the jeans. Again not everyone can go out and buy new clothes. We patched holes in my child's jeans (holes were on the knees) and they were going to give detention until the saw they were indeed patched. I believe the dress code is no holes above a certain point on the clothing (the butt, crotch area).

No holes has been a policy at every school my children have attended. Thankfully, it has always been inforced with common sense and none would have ever balked at a patch. Your repair job must have been so nice that it looked like your kid was sporting an intentionally ripped fad.

My two nieces attended a HS where they were not allowe to wear coats or bring backpacks into classes. They could wear them in the building, put in lockers but not allowed during the school day. They were told it was for safety reasons, so weapons, drugs, etc... couldn't be concealed as easily. BTW they attended a nice suburban school not an inner city school.

We have this policy but it is used to keep loose items from junking up the classrooms. Kids are welcome to wear hoodies and sweaters to class. Considering the fact I have spent atleast $200 this year alone on Spirit hoodies sold by school pta, band and athletics I'd be furious if they were told they could not wear them!

 

[mhsjax]

Well, again, I do understand the bog bulky coats and really inside you don't need that, but as far as the hoodies I think you would have a revolt here. All and I do mean all the girls wear them, it is standard issue around here.

Again, I am finding out that I really do love my school system. they are great academically but they don't sweat the small stuff like hoods or pockets. We also have a rule here in FL that no school can prohibit cell phones. They do have to be in your back pack or locker and turned off, but legally they can't forbid them in school.

And as the pp above me just stated, (I had forgotten about it) I just purchased 2 hoodies for my kids. They get one every year that says their school initials and either 6,7, or 8 for whatever grade they are in.