School uniform

[Mumjane1971]

Dd14 and ds12 school wanted to change the uniform last year but got a 80%no vote including me. It just baffles me why the head thought there is a need to change uniform
Current uniform staying the same
School sweatshirt
School polo shirt
School trousers
Plain black school shoes plain plack trainers or plain black plimsolls as cheap alternative
No boots heels vans / converse trainers that arnt black
Proposed uniform
School blazer
School shirt and tie
Black trousers
Leather school shoes
No trainers heels boots vans or plimsolls

Dd used to wear them aswell but now wears vans

Have you not had enough discussion on this the other day in your mammoth thread with identical OP?

sassytheFIRST, I am enjoying the discussion, I hadnt realised that posting was rationed

In our area the craze for secondary schools is to replace black skirts with tartan kilt style in the most outlandish colours imaginable, so the OPs proposal is fine in comparison.
However I have to disagree on the suitability of plimsolls at school. From a medical point of view they are dreadful for still growing feet, and from a health and safety point of view I am amazed that any school allows them in chemistry labs or tech rooms, equivalent working environments wouldn't.

The plimsolls are fine ds always wears them and so do his friends and loads of others at the school one of the other schools in my area recommends them aswell not just ds school

Just because lots of DC wear them, it does not make them suitable for everday wear. We have hundreds of children coming through our department every year with foot, knee and back problems. The first advice we give their parents is to bin their plimsolls and buy proper supportive shoes with thicker cushioning soles.
Schools that recommend them are doing so to protect their floors.

Plimsolls are suitable for occasional use only. DD has flat feet and needs to wear insoles all the time. Plimsolls aren't suitable for these insoles and are impractical for wet or snowy weather. DD's podiatrist would be horrified if that was all she was allowed to wear in school.

Schools that advocate wearing plimsolls all day are creating all sorts of problems for the children for when they grow older..

The school aren't bothord about there floors they want to provide a different option to students and cheap option to schools shoes for parents

I only have to spend £16 on ds school shoes a year

I expect when he is older and has sore feet he will thank you for it.
Given that he is 12 I'm surprised that the school allow it. DD's school uniform rules state that the students have to wear proper shoes. They don't have to be leather, but they have to be black and not plimsolls/trainers/boots.

How does he manage in winter?

You can buy cheap proper shoes in Primark or Shoezone BTW.

Seriously ANOTHER thread about shoes?!!!! It's a lovely day - can I suggest you go and play outside instead of posting about how marvellous black pumps are. If you're a grown up - get a life!

It isn't lovely where I am.