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Original poster

To send in a raincoat for DD to do PE in?

33 replies

DDDDDORA · 06/10/2015 21:04

DD(8) came out of school in her completely soaked through PE kit today (they have PE last thing and get sent home in their kits).
She said she had asked to wear her coat but her teacher had said no as it would restrict her movement and she would get hot.
It was pouring down all day today, I understand that schools still want outside PE lessons to take place but surely they either let the kids wear coats or move it inside when it is pouring down.
WIBU to send in a raincoat with a note insisting that she is allowed to wear it in the pouring rain?

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TSSDNCOP · 06/10/2015 21:10

Grin at DD attempting netball in a Burbury trench coat.

Seriously, they should be indoors for PE if the weathers that atrocious.

AuntieStella · 06/10/2015 21:12

What sort of raincoat?

Proper repellant sports top or cagoule, yes, fine.

Duffel coat, no, just no.

WorraLiberty · 06/10/2015 21:16

I think the teacher's right WRT restriction.

Can she wear a waterproof tracksuit?

balletgirlmum · 06/10/2015 21:16

That's laughable!!!!!!

But I would recommend going to somewhere like sports direct fir example & buying a wicking base layer in a complimentary colour to her PE kit. Ds plays football in torrential rain in his.

Doyouthinktheysaurus · 06/10/2015 21:31

It's not very practical!

I have a running waterproof but only wear it for winter heavy rain because it is so sweaty and unpleasant. I end up just as wet except it's sweat, not rain!

If they have wicking PE kit as my dses school does, that is as good as it gets TBH. You get wet then come home and get dry.

WeAllHaveWings · 06/10/2015 21:40

I remember playing school hockey every week in Scottish cold, pouring rain on a puddle strewn red blaze pitch wearing at t-shirt and gym skirt. It's character building (and probably not allowed now!).

Its not too cold yet and a little rain at this time of year never hurt anyone. Ds (and kids in the club as young as 6) are out footie training twice a week till 7:30pm outdoors in rain with just shorts and short sleeved tops.

ouryve · 06/10/2015 21:44

Is she made of rice paper, OP?

KaraokeQueenOfTheNorth · 06/10/2015 21:45

It's only water!! Nothing wrong with a little rain. You can't do sports in a coat!!!

Moodyblue1 · 06/10/2015 21:49

My DS never did outdoor PE if it was raining in primary, they either used the hall or delayed it. Now he is in year 7 they do PE outdoors in all weather he wasn't at all used to it and was horrified at the idea but they just have to get on with it, his PE teacher said it would toughen them up. I don't really think a coat would be practical to do sports in and they probably wouldn't allow it anyway. At least it's the end of the day and she isn't sitting with wet hair for the rest of the day!

balletgirlmum · 06/10/2015 21:51

Maybe her name is Elphie & she's going to melt.

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DDDDDORA · 06/10/2015 21:59

I ask as you could wring the water out of her kit, you could actually see it dripping down the kids legs.
She is also PFB and I have no one in the real to ask if this would be reasonable or not as I have no experience of any of this.
I was thinking a lightweight rain jacket in school colours or is this simply not the done thing?
I have no problems with DD getting wet or doing PE outside but the rain today was really heavy and made me think she might need something waterproof.
I happen to agree with the teachers comments about her coat.

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TurnOffTheTv · 06/10/2015 22:01

Simply not the done thing I'm afraid! You will end up being 'That Parent'

BertrandRussell · 06/10/2015 22:03

I'm not sure how it would help, really. I reckon she wouldn't stay much drier in a rain jacket if she's running about. And they are going straight home afterwards, so she can get changed quickly.

GruntledOne · 06/10/2015 22:04

I seriously wonder if some PE teachers are quite sane. The object of PE is surely for the kids to get exercise. There is no virtue in doing that in the rain when they could exercise just as well indoors.

It reminds of dd's PE teacher, who felt that PE was sacrosanct, bad weather was no reason to miss it, nor was any illness or injury. As a result when DD broke her foot the injury was much worse than it need have been because the teacher made her carry on. Silly bat.

Twinkie1 · 06/10/2015 22:05

It's an hour, she won't melt for crying out loud.

Teacakequeen · 06/10/2015 22:06

Perhaps the issue to be addressed is that they come home in soaking wet clothes. At senior school you would get changed back into school uniform

Thelushinthepub · 06/10/2015 22:06

No. Your daughter needs to man up

CocktailQueen · 06/10/2015 22:08

Our school would not do PE outside in the rain. Inside only. Am surprised yours did!

Mistigri · 06/10/2015 22:13

I wouldn't have a problem with them doing pe in the rain, but if they are soaking I would expect them to get changed afterwards before leaving school. What about kids that have a journey home on public transport?

catfordbetty · 06/10/2015 22:15

Luckily skin is waterproof.

Original poster
DDDDDORA · 06/10/2015 22:30

So it appears I am being unreasonable, I certainly don't want to be that parent.
They aren't given time to change after PE which is probably the question that I should be asking the teacher.
Thanks everyone.

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TheCraicDealer · 06/10/2015 22:42

Even if you bought her one she probably wouldn't wear it. Would you have wanted to be the only one running around in a non-uniform coat which your mum sent in? No.

OverScentedFanjo · 06/10/2015 22:45

I'd be the same op.

I thought this sort of pe torture didn't happen anymore.

DoJo · 06/10/2015 22:49

I used to have a journey of about 50 minutes home from school - had I been in a wet kit that whole time I would have been suffering from some seriously sore skin for the rest of the week. I think you need to identify what aspect of the issue is concerning you - was she cold? Significantly uncomfortable? Embarrassed to be wearing clothing that was soaked through? I think if you can identify what you are worried about, you might be in a better position to negotiate as to a potential solution, whether that's wearing a coat or being allowed to change afterwards etc.

AmberFool · 06/10/2015 22:54

I wonder if the teacher got soaked too? I doubt it.

TBH, if they got soaked, lesson should have been shortened so that they could have got changed back into uniform. If the rain was like anything we had, they must have been drenched.