in thinking that my daugther's school shouldn't change the uniform to trousers allowed for girls without asking parents?

[Littlemissbusy]

Just heard on Friday that it's likely that my DD's school will allow girls to wear trousers from this September (current only skirts for girls). I'm outraged that parent's haven't been involved in the decision. Just need to rant I think! I actually feel very strongly that trousers shouldn't be introduced - but just a strongly that it's just been decided!!
Any thoughts / experiences from anyone else. particularly anyone wear trousers are allowed - do any girls actually then choose to wear skirts??

dd's school has always allowed trousers, they are way more pracical and warm than skirts and you don't have to worry about skinned knees, flashed knickers or endless pairs of laddered tights. Having said that hardly any of the girls choose to wear them. In dd's class only one French girl wears them and two Muslim girls. Come to think of it what do the Muslim girls in your dd's school do with no trousers?

What an odd thing to be upset about.

Trousers are warmer in the winter, more practical, easier to change in and out of for PE and an accepted item of clothing for females in 2008.

I don't understand why you're so bothered that the school didn't consult parents about it either. Presumably, parents had brought up the notion of trousers for girls and the school added them to the uniform.

It's not as if they've changed the enire uniform or are expecting you to shell out mega bucks for new uniform.

If you want to buy her trousers you can, if you don't she can continue to wear her skirts.

What's the problem with that?

My dd's high school allows both and maybe 1% of girls wear a skirt. I hate wearing a skirt myself.

They're giving you a choice, if parents want they can buy trousers for their girls if they dont they don't have to.... why would they need to consult with parents about giving you a choice?
Surely they'd only need to consult with parents if they were banning trousers or skirts or completely changing the uniform.

Our school allowed trousers or skirts, most girls wore skirts, the shorter the better as far as I can remember....

How are trousers easier to change out of ?

Lmb why would you refuse to let them wear trousers if all their friends did? What's the problem with trousers?? Don't you ever wear them? There are some really nicely tailored ones around at Next and M&S.

Easier than tights?

I would be angry if trousers were not an option! I will be putting my dd in skirts and pinafores most of the time but when it's cold I would let her wear trousers.

I wouldn't walk around in a bloody skirt in Winter, why should my dd?

When she gets to the stage that she wants to choose what she wears I would rather she wore trousers than some of the tiny belts skirts that the kids wear these days!

You want to teachers and governors to waste their time organising and attending meetings that allow you to choose your preferred uniform option. So what? You can stand up and say,

" Please do not give us this choice, girls should have to wear trousers, one day they may enter into A career that blatently stigmatises them because of their sex. It's our job to make sure they're ready for it."

What an odd idea. I can't understand why this is a problem.

Trousers are the most sensible option for boys and girls at primary school IME. BTW our schwhy ool allows trouserss for girls but there are more girls in skirts than trousers so I assume that peer pressure isn't all that great a factor.

Ah, DD hates tights with a passion atm, so she just had long socks all winter - she doesn't feel the cold either tbh!

YABU and more than a bit odd IMO.

a career....

Sorry, yes, easier than tights. I used to teach y3&4 and hated the post PE battle with inside out tights, or worse, the post swim change and trying to haul tights up damp legs. Trousers are much simpler.

Suppose it depends on the age Flamesaprrow, my dd has trouble putting tights on herself but I suspect the OP's daughter is older?

you are absolutely unreasonable and out of order. A school that hasn't allowed girls to wear trousers should be had up under sex discimination

it has fuck all to do with the parents too

YABU - and slightly mad. Why the red angry face over something so bonkersly trivial?

If they were saying the uniform for girls is now trousers full stop - THEN I think you would have a point. But as it is they are offering you/your daughter an additional choice.

However as a point of non-discrimination I think you should lobby for boys to be allowed to wear skirts at the next PTA meeting.

are you living in a different era?

I can't even be bothered to read beyong the title. The girls are now alowed to wear trousers. What problem can anyone have with that?

You are mad.

we've had parents approaching governors wanting to know why trousers not allowed. I have no daughters but think they should be.

s1 is in a 7-11 school, he's now at an age where if a girl is doing handstands and her knickers show he's a bit . trousers avoid that sort of issue.

they are also practical for outside work, i used to loathe my full skirt on windy days and as a lot of the curriculum is outside trpousers are warmer

Mondaloop - perhaps the OP is posting from 1955.

Oh and in answer to the last question, yes our school allowed trousers and no-one wore them (apart from the boys) because they had pleated fronts and were deeply unflattering. We all wore our school skirts and rolled the waist bands over so they brushed the bum cheeks. Much more classy .

OK - so maybe it is trivial in the grand scheme of things. But part of my furstration is that it's a Pupils' School Council decision that's brought this about. The last big decision from school council was that children should be able to choose each day whether to have packed lunches or school dinners (rather than on a weekly / termly basis), and we had to send the children in every day with exact money in a purse - so I think I'm still smarting from that decision!!

If the school want to make radical changes to the uniform, then, yes, they should consult the parents. But just to add another option? No, not necessary at all to consult the parents IMO. So YABU.

And as for peer pressure, although uniform goes a long way towards reducing that, you could still get it even with skirts only: eg "X has one with a heart on the zip".

Dd has worn skirts or dresses all year, and has just started to wear trousers from time to time. She looks just as sweet and as smart as before.

???? yabu.