Children wearing jogging bottoms to school ...

[LittleMissUnreasonable]

Aibu to find it irritating seeing more and more primary school ages children walking to school in branded jogging bottoms and trainers. I think it looks really scruffy and it's just a case of laziness.

A pair of school trousers costs about £3 from supermarkets. Shoes from primark about £8. It's not a case of not being able to afford a proper uniform as some of these branded joggers cost about £20+ quid!

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Yes, starting a thread asking if I'm being unreasonable on a board entitled "Am I Being Unreasonable" amonst hundreds of other posters 'taking their time to start a thread'..... so hilarious they dedicated a whole board to it. This was just an observation and I said it looks scruffy, not that the families are scruffy. I said I didn't mean to cause offense but if that's not enough maybe you should lighten up.

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I like to be comfortable at work so why should a child at school be any different. It's about how you use your brain not your dress sense

I went to a school with a veh veh posh uniform, including a straw boater. We spent most of the time trying to subvert it and see how short we could get our skirts.

I now go to my (degree compulsory) job wearing black leggings under my skirt (so much more comfortable than tights and I get to wear a selection of hand knitted socks) and Doc Martens in various colours and patterns. All that wearing a strict uniform did was make me rebel as soon as I got to uni.

I've tried, I really have, but I just can't get worked up about it.

Our primary allow joggers in black. That was a godsend for my dyspraxic ds. I agree that overly branded or colours outwith the dress code don't look great. High school allow jeans 😮 only black ones with no rips.

Wearing a strict uniform at school certainly prepared me for wearing a uniform whilst stacking shelves in Argos.

Now I'm in computer programming no one gives a shiny shit what I wear. I wore uggs and leggings yesterday!

Well, childhood obesity is a massive issue and we complain children don't run around enough so joggers seem perfectly sensible.

And I say that as someone who hates the look of joggers with a passion, but my toddler still wears them when they're the best option.

And I'm not surprised kids are cold in those super thin trousers, I'm trying to find lined trousers for my kid as he's freezing in his jeans... Well trying and failing as the shops seemed to haven't noticed the cold weather!

Not round here they don't. Very strict uniform policy in all schools from the age of 4.

I live at the arse end of nowhere, so the choices are limited.

Actually, no, there are two 'first schools' (reception to year 4) in this town, another in a village 3 miles away, they all have strict uniform policies. When they get to middle school (years 5-8) it is even stricter, proper ironed shirts and ties.

The college (high school in America, although we are in England, years 9-11) ironed shirts, jumper, blazer and only in exceptional weather will permission be granted for any of it to be removed.

Aibu to find it irritating seeing more and more primary school ages children walking to school in branded jogging bottoms and trainers. I think it looks really scruffy and it's just a case of laziness.

Yes YABU. DS spent most of his time in his previous school in tracksuit bottoms. Smart and black but still tracksuit. He has ASD & ADHD and he couldn't, and still can't physically do up buttons. His last school was shit and didnt believe there was anything of concern so he never got the help, and most elasticated trousers stopped being elasticated at 3/4yo.
Not only that. He also used to wet himself regularly, and replacing a pair of trousers which cost a couple of quid was a lot easier on the pocket than yet another pair of school trousers.
Thankfully. DM spotted some elasticated trousers for DS on a market and i bought some. By the time he needed some new ones the supplier had stopped doing them. Thank the lord for M&S and their easy care range.

Totally agree with the OP. It looks scruffy!

P.s love the way the thread police constantly question other people's decision to post a thread.

Whilst I don't like the look of them, surely the fact they're comfier and more practical outweighs the way they look.

YABU. Branded joggers are much cheaper than the badged school tracksuit that my dc also have the option of on pe and they can wear non school joggers out of school.
Wearing sports clothes on pe days mean that the kids actually get to do some pe rather than the bulk of the lesson being taken up with getting undressed and dressed again. Also less chance of jumpers and other items of uniform getting lost/mixed up.

Totally agree with the OP. It looks scruffy!

So do some parents who stand outside the school gates having a quick ciggie.

Both my children attend a special school and wear joggers. Uniform isn’t even compulsory - the comfort of the children is the priority. You’re unreasonable and ignorant :)

Yanbu op.

More and more kids are now wearing a weird half uniform at my dc's primary - the school logo'd polo and jumper with joggers (sometimes grey/black/striped so not even the school colour of navy) and trainers in all colours.

It looks scruffy as IMO. Mine wear plain black trainers and school trousers.

As for being comfier, school trousers are plenty comfy 'enough' IMO. In fact ds1 left his PE kit here today and managed to easily do cross country for an hour in his school trousers.

Joggers is the school uniform at our primary. For girls and boys. They can wear shorts when the weather is warm enough though.

I would bloody love it if my DC's school would let them wear joggers, far more comfortable and practical. DD is ok because the girls section had some nice soft jersey trousers but the boys have to wear the stupid shiny 'smart' trousers.

They look like mini applicants for The Apprentice... but then I find the notion of school uniform for primary aged children, frankly, bizarre.

Thanks Louperu :) it's very rude of me to post an actual thread expressing my opinion it seems

Thanks everyone for your opinions. I am probably being unreasonable but I guess if no one was unreasonable at least some of the time, this would be a very empty board I'm sure everyone is fantastic parent sand I didn't mean to cause offense, just wanted to have my little (prehaps unfounded) moan of the day x

I grew up in Canada where there are no school dress codes. My friend used to wear checked flannel pyjama bottoms to school on a regular basis. We used to give him a ribbing but he just didn't care about fashion. He's now an engineer with a PhD so can't say it harmed him.

At my daughter's school a lot of kids dress just like this. Luckily it doesn't affect how well they learn - the school has just been rated in the top 20 in the US :-)

But surely jogging bottoms are better for them than uncomfortable school trousers /skirts that they grow out of anyway at a huge cost to parents so why not use the quality branded clothing they have at home already Whats your bugbear with it been branded anyway OP ? Jealous you can only afford to shop in Primani