Should girls be allowed to wear trousers for school uniform? Do yours?

[Legacy]

Prompted by the 'school council' thread - just wanted to get some feedback & thoughts here.

The girls at our infant school have requested to be able to wear smart school trousers as part of uninform, and the parents have been asked their opinion.

I don't see why not, so long as they're proper 'uniform' ones?

Anyone feel strongly opposed to the trousers for girls thing. If so, why? What haven't I considered.

I wear trousers nearly all the time myself, so it would be a bit hypocritical for me to say no!

[Blu]

DS's school is 'no uniform' too - and the only girls who don't wear trousers are one who wears a cast off school uniform from some other school, and looks as if nothing else can be afforded, and one who wears a floor length tunic. But come to think of it she has trousers underneath.

DS had to be dissuaded from wearing his kilt last week...(on gounds that it was cold and wet, he has nothing to go with it so it looks ridiculous, etc.)

[rumtumtigger]

no uniform - and lots of skirts and dresses worn at dd's school

objecting to trousers for school children would now be out of kilter with the practice in the rest of our society and so ridiculous

[PandaG]

Yes girls should be allowed to wear trousers, agree re practicality, ease of changing for PE etc. My DD isn't at school yet, but when she joins her big brother she will definitely be wearing trousers in the winter, and the summer too if she wants to.

[Mercy]

Of course they should be allowed; this was introduced when I was at secondary school over 25 years ago (for cultural and practical reasons)

dd's school doesn't have a uniform but i would say about ⅔ of the girls were trousers on a regular basis.

[Mercy]

don't know what happened there, should say 2/3 rds!

[NomDePlume]

Yes, I don't see why not, much more practical, imo.

[NomDePlume]

Both my DSs are in a secondary school that permits girls to wear trousers (so long as they are proper uniform ones), their primary school is the same. Not sure what DD's new primary (she starts reception in Sept) have to say about trousers.

[Monkeybar]

Yes, As long as they're uniform type, why on earth not? Can't think of a single good reason why anyone would be opposed. They're warmer, more practical, and the boys can't drop their pencils under the table to try and get a look at the girls pants!

Ages since I was at school, but even then girls were allowed trousers during the coldest part of the year, IIRC.

[wangle99]

Not at DD's school. Girls wear kilts and NO trousers. DD doesn't mind, she says her legs are lovely in warm in her tights!

[NomDePlume]

same here monkeybar

[Gillian76]

Don't see why not. At DDs school they are allowed but most of the younger girls wear pinafores.

The old fashioned bit of me prefers the look of pinafores and both DDs wear pinafores and skirts out of school. But if they asked I'd let them wear trousers to school.

[snailspace]

There was one school that banned skirts for girls in the news last year. \link{http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/3823551.stm\Here } it is.

[Enid]

I hate trousers on girls as part of school uniform

I think it looks horrid, all those ill-fitting, cheap material trousers.

MUCH prefer skirts

[JonesTheSteam]

At DD's primary school girls are allowed to wear trousers.

She does occasionally, especially if the weather is horrid - like today, it's raining cats and dogs outside.
Or when it's snowing.

Personally, I think they look much nicer in pinafore dresses, and skirts though. And DD prefers to wear dresses and skirts anyway.

All the local comprehensives seem to allow trousers for girls as well.

[TinyGang]

I was just going to post that JTS! We're the same. Dd occasionally wears trousers, but I prefer her in her skirt or pinafore. Before she could master putting on tights she wore trousers more though.

[JonesTheSteam]

TG - DD wears longs socks on PE days. And skirts as her pinafores are really difficult to put on. She is getting better at putting on tights though!!!

[Blandmum]

Yes, where I teach. They have to be of the regulation colour and style (style gets tested a lot!) Most, if not all the girls wear trousers....and thabk god. the only day they wear skirt is the last day of the year when they dress up like teenage tarts and wear skirts which are basicaly thinck belts.

There my kids go the girls have to wear skirts in winter or dresses in the summer

[paolosgirl]

I can't believe in this day and age there are still schools who don't allow girls to wear uniform trousers . Of course they should be allowed!

[Hulababy]

DD's school (she starts September) has a strict uniform and trousers are not part of it. She gets a pinafore and tights instead. But we knew this and was happy with this when we chose the school, as I assume were all the parents.

Whilst I agree that is should be allowed if there is going to be a uniform change and all parties agree to it, I don't actually like school uniform trousers on girls very much. I personally don't think they are very smart. I always wore a skirt for school andi never thought to complain at all!

[charliecat]

My dds wear grey pull on bootleg school trousers and they look smart and feel comfy. Yes and Yes!

[nutcracker]

Yes they are allowed and yes they do.

I got fed up of having to replace tights every week so swapped to trousers.

[wordgirl]

I don't understand the obsession with 'smartness' in young children - surely comfort and practicality are far more important?

[crazydazy]

Yes I think they should be allowed cos DD hates wearing skirts, especially in the winter.

I try my best to get her to wear the school summer dress in the summer though as it makes her look really smart.