Girls wearing hats in school

[Uncle Remus]

Hmmm. I never associated removing a hat as if to say that you are acknowledging that another is more powerful than you.

You must not know women like I do!

Lol....He's a She, so it's perfectly acceptable for her to keep her hat on!!

In that case, I recommend another seasonal hat like this:

 

[okeydokey]

I think is another etiquette "rule" that is going away. 30 years from now, nobody will even remember that men were not supposed to wear baseball caps indoors and will be perplexed as to why it was ever an issue. Things change folks. Just because you care about something doesn't make the rest of the world care.

 

[PaulaSue]

OP, no one should wear a hat indoors. IMO

 

[shaunthesheep]

The boy who brought it to the principals attention razzed her about it all day and she was quite upset when she got home.

i think that if it was against the dress code that she should have been made to take it off but the boy definitely shouldn't have razzed her about it all day.

 

[gina2000]

Men's hats were worn to protect them against sun, rain, and snow. Women's decorative hats were worn as part of their attire - similar to gloves.

I don't think men need to protect themselves from sun, rain, or snow when they are inside.

Personally, I prefer to see a person's eyes and the brim of a hat does shadow the eye...

I hope the tradition of men removing their hats indoors and at the dinner table never disappears. I just think it's a nod to classic manners.

 

[Jaime4004]

I think is another etiquette "rule" that is going away. 30 years from now, nobody will even remember that men were not supposed to wear baseball caps indoors and will be perplexed as to why it was ever an issue. Things change folks. Just because you care about something doesn't make the rest of the world care.

evidenced by 1/2 the people on this thread (including me) not understanding why a hat can't be worn indoors, or just not caring... I have never looked twice at anyone wearing a hat indoors, no more than I would notice their shirt, shoes, earrings, etc., just a part of what they are wearing...

 

[Hidden_Mickey]

As much as I hate to use Wiki, here's what they got:



http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Headgear

Thank you! I think it's stuck in the stone ages, but at least it's an answer!

 

[Sweetpancake]

Boys AND girls were not allowed to wear hats in school when I was younger. And I LOVED wearing hats, so it was a bit disappointing but if boys weren't allowed to wear base ball caps, it seemed unfair allowing the girls to wear a hat. I understand the reason the dress code was put in place and they had to adhere to it.

 

[brerrabbit]

This discussion really is talking about two different situations. Tradition and whether you agree with it or not is your personal preference although I tend to side with removing it as a matter of etiquitte. That's just the way I was raised. Say what you will about that but I from the South and still hold doors for ladies, say yes mame and no mame and yes sir and no sir, and I am 51 years old. In the town where the funerals were held for my Parents and Grandparents as the funeral procession went by people walking on the street would stop and remove any headwear and bow their head. There are no "rules" for this, they just do it out of respect, and Christian beliefs. Even Bum Phillips who was the head coach of the Houston Oilers football team was a cowboy hat wearing guy who coached his teams during games while wearing his hat. The only exception was when his teamed play at home in the Astrodome or the New Orleans Superdome. When asked why he said because his Mama taught him not to wear a hat indoors. At Texas A&M University where my son graduated from and where I have been many times since I was a small boy because it is near our family home in Benchley, TX. there are signs asking that all headware be removed upon entering the Student Center because it is a memorial to all A&M graduates who have given their lives in defense of this country including all of the Aggies who won the Congressional Medal of Honor. You do it out of respect, honor, and tradition. To not do so says a lot about that individual as a person. Given all that I understand that people today think the tradition is antiquated, outdated, and that people in this country should be able to do whatever they like. Well because I believe in this country and it's constitution, I agree it is your right to do whatever you want when it comes to hats.

Now the second situation is concerning wearing hats in school and that has nothing to do with tradition. Plain and simple, that is about trying to keep control in an ever increasing system of chaos that is our schools. Hats, electronic devices, toys, scarfs, certain cloths, type of cloths etc. can all become extremely distracting elements when teachers are trying to teach. My wife works in the office at a Middle School and I can tell you the things that kids bring to school and wear to school are crazy. And all they are is a distraction. Parents and others will say what's the harm of a hat, or this, or that? Well spend a few days around a school and you find out pretty quick how distracting those things are.

 

[stm61]

Really? Why? (Or is that what that is for? lol) Seems a little dorky. Is it a school uniform school? Private school? My DS lives in soccer shirts and polo shirts; I'm picturing how silly they'd look tucked in, and into belted pants.

Our middle school had the boys must wear belts and tuck in shirts rule, while the girls didn't have to. It was because some of the boys liked to wear their pants as low as possible, showing as much of their underwear as possible. The rule didn't apply to the girls because they didn't follow that fashion rule lol.

 

[BeefBaby]

My school allows girls to wear hats, but not males. Seems rather sexist.

 

[caytlyn]

Then go back 2011 and tell the op.

 

[BeefBaby]

Then go back 2011 and tell the op.

Alright thanks Ms. Jenner. Also I'm hopefully waiting for op to respond.

 

[caytlyn]

Considering the op was last seen on Aug, 1 2011 you might have a bit of a wait.

 

[BeefBaby]

Considering the op was last seen on Aug, 1 2011 you might have a bit of a wait.

Would like to give your thought? Since I may be waiting forever.

 

[caytlyn]

Nope.

 

[mjkacmom]

Yet another zombie - why?

 

[Allons-y!]

Yet another zombie - why?

I can only guess that it's the stupid new board format where so many old, old threads are shown at the bottom of pages. Someone sees something interesting and responds, not realizing how old the thread really it.

Although, in this case, I do think it's an odd thread for a newbie to find and comment on, and his/her responses are pretty snarky for someone new to a board.

 

[BeefBaby]

I can only guess that it's the stupid new board format where so many old, old threads are shown at the bottom of pages. Someone sees something interesting and responds, not realizing how old the thread really it.

Although, in this case, I do think it's an odd thread for a newbie to find and comment on, and his/her responses are pretty snarky for someone new to a board.

I'm brand new.

 

[RedAngie]

I enjoy snarky new posters. Welcome, BeefBaby. Love the screen name.

We had the no hats for boys, hats OK for girls rule in my HS in the late 70s.

And of course back in the stone ages women HAD to wear hats in Catholic church. A Kleenex bobby pinned to the hair was an acceptable emergency substitute.