Do we stop wearing coats in high school?

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TheyNicknamedHerTheBolter · 08/09/2025 09:55

So my DS has just gone up to secondary school.

I’ve bought and returned three coats so far, non of which fit over his blazer. He’s informed me today NOBODY wears a coat, and the blazer acts as the coat. He can take it off in class but has to wear it in the corridor.

Is this typical? What do they do when it snows? Aibu to think this is mad?
or am I struggling to cut the apron strings 🤪

I’m used to bundling him off to primary mittens and a woolly hat!!

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Cheese55 · 08/09/2025 10:02

Yes, both of mine were/are no coats due to carrying around

DelphiniumBlue · 08/09/2025 10:01

My boys wouldn't wear coats, partly because there was nowhere to put them.
On cold ( I mean freezing, icy cold) days, they would wear gloves, but I couldn't get them to wear a scarf or hat. They would very occasionally agree to wear a packamac- type thing over their blazer, which wasn't warm but was windproof and waterproof and would fold up small in their bag.

TotallyAddictedToCoffee · 08/09/2025 10:01

DD has just gone in to Y9 and she won't wear a coat either

It's because they have nowhere to put them, so have to carry them everywhere and when they're already loaded down with bags/lunch/pe kit they just can't be bothered with the faff - IME

itsabeautifuldayjuly · 08/09/2025 10:01

My son has a light raincoat to fit over his blazer. small enough to easily fit in his backpack.Year 8 now, and has to walk to station, then take a train and a bus.
School has several buildings, so they walk outside between lessons as well.

SheherazadesSpringNonsense · 08/09/2025 09:59

Mine won’t take a coat as they would have to carry it about all day. When it snows they are cold and yes it is mad.

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TheyNicknamedHerTheBolter · 08/09/2025 09:58

But won’t they freeze? Or spend all day wet? Or is this just fine when you’re 11? 🤣

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Hungryhippa · 08/09/2025 09:57

Coats are very uncool round here

There was a brief period where north face coats were in, and a brief period where canada goose was in

Now it's back to no coats!

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