To ask how to keep warm at school?

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13yr old is crying because she's so cold at school. I know it's overly dramatic but she's very cold nonetheless. She's not allowed to wear her coat or fingerless gloves. She wears a thermal vest and leggings under her uniform and I'll get her some leg warmer things to go under her trousers too. But what else can I do? It's not even that cold yet and no one else is complaining.

VERY strict uniform policy so warm things have to be hidden!

I work in freezers at work. I use those hand warmer things. Disposable so not environment friendly, but need must. I wear the ones in my shoes and they last all day!

2 thermal vests. Silk or merino are the warmest.

Has she been checked for anaemia/blood sugar/Raynaud’s etc? It’s unusual to be that cold when the objective ambient temperature isn’t that low.

Layers underneath uniform is all that can be done. Layer up.

Insulating layers need to be skin tight otherwise if too loose don't trap the heat.

That's ridiculous. What are they learning other than looking good is more important than being warm?

Try skins instead of thermals they are much warmer

But the heating is now on in schools and it’s pretty warm! Maybe ask her to take a thermometer in and check the temperature? There are rules about the cold.
Then I’d suggest a doctor

DH has battery operated socks for skiing/motorbike riding.

Vest, long sleeved white top, long sleeved polo/shirt, jumper; thermal tights/leggings; trousers; thick socks, boots if possible.
Are they keeping all the doors & windows open again? If so, they should be allowed coats etc.
Is she near a window/door/draught? Could she be moved in the room to a warmer spot?

If she wears skirts

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Hand warmer things that heat up when you crack them. She could keep in her blazer pocket and use at lunchtimes. Also heat patches for joint pain that stick onto your body and heat up. (I have a lot of health problems) ... agree that she might be anemic?

If she's crying and the only one complaining, my guess would be drama.

Email the school and ask that they either put the heating on or allow her to wear her coat. (I’m assuming the classroom is actually cold and she’s not the only one who thinks so?)

Did they allow an altered uniform for the heatwave in the summer? If so, this is the same thing.

Cost of living crisis should stop schools making unreasonable demands for purchases to keep warm when coats are available.

Half of MN spends the summer complaining that they can't eat, sleep, or move in the heat.

The other half complain about winter and snow.

People feel the cold differently. Teen girls can find far more interesting things to get dramatic about than being really cold. My son has come home in tears from sports day in the cold, he was the only one. Not being a drama queen, just gets absolutely purple finger tips unlike the other children.

But the heating is now on in schools

Not in the school where I work it isn't! I'm sure we're not the only ones.

I feel the cold terribly and sympathise with your daughter. Nobody should have to sit indoors at a desk in the cold. Tell the school to turn up the heating!

Get her checked for raynauds, if she gets a diagnosis you can challenge school under disability discrimination.

Ffs @noblegiraffe get a load of this.... hiw clueless are people to suggest turning up the heating when schools can even afford gluesticks @LBFseBrom

13yo is classic time for onset of Reynaud’s. Do her fingers go white then purple, and hurt a lot for a few hours while they warm back up again?

Thats what happened to my dd. Her school
were fine with cashmere fingerless gloves in lessons and thick mittens on top of the hand warmers for anything outdoors, once I emailed and explained. They did ask for a GP letter to confirm, which cost me £25, though.

How not hiw

Can she wear one of those thick woolen scarfs to school and then put it over her knees like a blanket and tuck her hands under when she sits down? Other than that proper thermals, jumper that is wool not cotton. Hot drink at break. Hot meal at lunchtime.

I used to feel the cold at school and I would wear multiple layers of tights under my trousers.

My hands change colour and go numb if they're cold. It's not "drama". It's a real medical condition