What is the obsetion with leggings in school?

[Hmaltonbilbie]

My daughter goes to secondary where they are very strict about uniform. The dress code is: white shirt, a school-provided tie, a school-provided blazer and black trousers and black shoes. The PE uniform dress code: a school-provided red PE top, a school-provided 1/4 zip, school-provided bottoms (for boys and girls) or girls could wear plain black leggings. But my daughter loves to wear black leggings as normal everyday bottoms. Apparently you could get proper consequences if they catch you wearing anything other than the dress code. But the school staff hasn't found out, and also apparently my daughter says its 'easier to iron', which it admittedly is.

They clearly aren't that strict on uniform then

They are ridiculously comfortable.

"Leggings are more comfortable" said my DD13 this morning.
Which I can't actually argue with! But when pointed out that she'd get in trouble for wearing them she just put her school trousers on over the leggings.

So she's wearing leggings for normal classes? Instead of actual trousers? She'd get pulled up instantly at my place. They aren't smart wear and would look weird with a shirt and tie!

its spelled. obsession, not being picky/horrible, but figure if you didn't know, then its a teaching moment :)

They had this issue at my DD's school, the school recently sent out a letter that uniform violation will now be met with an instant after school detention, they're sick of having to tell the girls to wear proper trousers and the boys to tuck their shirts in.

How is it an obsession? Leggings are comfortable and fashionable. Almost every kid would prefer to wear their own, comfier clothes than the school uniform, obviously. If she keeps disobeying the uniform rules, she'll get detentions, I expect.

It's It is = it's

Not being picky but it's a contraction, if you didn't know.

Omg it's not a "teaching moment" what an annoying thing to say

They can't be that strict on uniform and no one noticed/ pulled her up on it.

That’s not an obsession it’s just teenagers pushing boundaries and breaking rules. If it’s not leggings then they’d be howking skirts up or whatever else they decide to do.

Your daughter is wearing comfortable, weather appropriate clothing to school. Any policy that has a problem with that is a policy that needs to be reviewed.

At my DDs secondary school they couldn't even wear leggings for PE and they were really strict on it
Then Covid hit and suddenly they were allowed leggings and trainers (not quite sure why Covid made a difference) when school returned. A year later they did tighten up on uniform again apart from Y11s
I have friends who's children go to that school and they are still very strict on uniform. Your DDs school clearly isn't as the teachers would have noticed.
Tbh I hate schools being strict on uniform I'd rather they did something else, like teach the kids (tbf DDs school was awful, best in the area but still awful).

@WinterBones Some people have dyslexia. Not being picky/horrible. Just think of it as a teaching moment.

Also you may need to work on your use of parentheses...

OMG this thread!

It’s the comfort.

Leggings look odd with a formal shirt and blazer. They are also "sports wear" really (unless you wear them essentially as tights under a tunic or dress) so that's why they are on the PE list not the regular uniform list.

Everything went to shit in covid and they couldn't change for PE in case they all caught covid in the dressing room so had to go in in pe clothes

I'm also baffled by the "school haven't found out" comment.
Surely it's obvious because her shirt won't be tucked in.

I wish schools would allow comfortable clothes. I missed a day or so most months as a (skinny) teen because my period caused such severe bloating and anything wish a waist was unbearable

Pah, that's not remotely strict. Try sending your DD to a girls' grammar where skirt length was measured to the very millimetre!

gosh this absolute focus on what children wear to school is utterly batshit

Leggings are sports wear.
the cheaper leggings are pretty much see through.
If the school allowed leggings it wouldn't be long before someone turned up in the scrunch bum design.

And the teachers probably know but CBA to do anything about it, and if SLT are of the usual sort they will eventually decide that this will be a uniform focus.

She wouldn't last 5 mins in my DD’s school so clearly they aren’t strict on uniform