“No onesies please as it makes the children in school jealous”

[Lemons1571]

A message from the head of our primary. Please could all parents at home please ensure their primary children are fully dressed in day clothes ready for their class 9am zoom. No onesies. Apparently the children actually allowed to go to school are annoyed seeing their classmates lounging at home in onesies / pj’s / loungewear.

Ummm, I’m sorry, I thought I heard you issuing instructions on what I must / must not do in my own house. What possible authority does a school have to do this? Kids forced out of face to face education. Being shown some lovely examples of the artwork done by the kids at school over zoom with the caveat “oh don’t worry I know you can’t do this at home”.

Read the room ffs. Just another request to put other people’s children before my own. As it happens my primary child gets dressed of his own accord, but if he wanted to wear a onesie then quite frankly anyone else’s opinion can fuck off.

Physically going to school = uniform worn as per school rules.
Physically barred from school = my house my rules.

No doubt I’m overreacting but it annoyed me!

Well they'll only have them on for half an hour or so I suppose - unless they have zoom lessons though out the day, which most don't. Seems pointless to me but 'thems' the rules so not much you can do about it. Never mind, they can change out of their school clothes and go back to bed :-).

I would have a good talk to my child about the pointlessness and sheer unpleasantness of jealousy. They all know this is is an unusual situation, by the end of the year it will be forgotten.

Jealousy needs to be nipped in the bud, it's a ugly emotion. A childish one of course but the fact that grown ups don't feel jealous (tho' some do on MN), should be emphasised.

I'd tell the school where to go. If your kids are participating in homeschool then kudos to you. What they're wearing is completely up to you. If the school doesn't like it, then by all means bring all the kids wearing PJ's and onesies into school. FFS kids have it hard enough right now. Who cares what they wear as long as they're participating!!

Good points Gil55, especially considering how freezing cold schools are at present and a lot of schooling is 'child minding' rather than learning. It can't be helped, many parents are key workers so have no choice but to send them in but it's no fun, whatever they are wearing.