Parents sending kids in jumpers

[Dontfartbackinanger]

It was 29 degrees yesterday. I had about 7 kids with jumpers. One with a coat FFS. They come in after lunch dripping in sweat with their bloody jumpers on. I have to practically force them to take the jumper off. Wtaf.

Do others have this problem or I’d it some weird fluke of my school?

They are Year 4 btw. 9 years old.

My mum always used to send me with a hood ‘just in case’.

It was only when she was shamed by a playground mum that she stopped forcing me to wear a vest.

Well yesterday despite being 29 at lunch it was a bit chilly in the morning, we walk in so he had a jumper on.

The private schools round here still make the kids wear thick wool blazers which doesn't make a jumper seem so bad.

If you’re leaving home fairly early in the morning it’s cool enough to want something more than just a polo shirt or cotton dress on your top half. The problem isn’t children turning up in jumpers, it’s the children not taking them off when the temperature rises. My DD wears a cardi to school, but takes it off when she gets into the classroom.

I banned them from the classroom on Monday - had about 5 in jumpers. I still has to make one take off his jumper and put it in his bag yesterday. He is not going.to catch a chill! I know what you mean, OP.

I think it can be the child - I meet a lot of dc in my work who would never take their jumper off! Usually don’t like change/sense of security/ for various reasons.

I know what you mean Brown. I’ve had kids like that before and am aware of them. But with this class that it is not the case.
Ltk - I like your style! I wish I’d said that on Monday! it’s always do bloody hot actually in the building even if it is vaguely chilly in the morning!

We looked round a school in Dubai in November, when it was 32 degrees C. There were teenagers in woolly jumpers, because it was their idea of chilly after 50 degrees in the summer!

My dd (15) has to wear her jumper and keep it in unless the "jumper bell" goes when temperatures hit about 110°. It's madness. But then her school does have a slightly weird uniform fixation

@LadysFingers I went to school in the ME. Always wore a jumper in 'winter' and most of the had them indoors all the time because of the ac.

I don't police jumpers and blazers in the heat (sensible school) but I'm confused about so many students wearing them when it's 26 degrees.

It may not be the parents fault. DS2 who is 7 absolutely refuses to wear shorts and up until this year refused to wear short sleeves. I have to wrestle jumpers with him or bribe him to wear shorts.

My kids leave for school before 7am so wear some kind of hoodie/ coat / jumper as it's often about 15 degrees at 6:50am even when it's 30 degrees by midday, especially when it's been a coudless night or conversely if there's been a thunder storm in the early hours it's coldish at 7am but heat builds again by lunchtime.

My kids she'd layers asap though and even when it's not warm are in t shirts with coat or hoodie in their bag when they get home.

Shed not she'd

It's nippy in the mornings even if it is 27 degrees by lunchtime. I'd have thought that was pretty obvious.

I don’t get what’s confusing you here. Some of these kids will have been dropped to childcare at 7am it probably was chilly enough then.

Just tell them to take there jumpers off before playtime if it bothers you that much.

Mine have been going into school with jumpers on because when they leave the house it's not that warm and they have to walk along the seafront which is often windy. They normally take a waterproof as well (normally just carry it) as it's sometimes pouring down at hometime despite the heat. I don't think you have a parent problem I think you have a children problem. At 9 they should be intelligent enough to remove a jumper if they are hot.

Mine both tend to wear jumpers first thing. I sort of assume they are capable of removing them once they get hot enough. Free will and all that

We have to send our children in jumpers here. Inhale 4 year old at school who has to wear jumpers going into school no matter the weather and get permission to take it off and my 14 year old has same thing woth blazer at secondary school. It drives me insane as I don't think in this heat they should be wearing them at all.

At 9 they should be intelligent enough to remove a jumper if they are hot.

Yes. Yes. Weeps.

Given that you don't appear to be intelligent enough to understand why parents are sending their DC in with jumpers (as per your thread title) I don't know why you're weeping!

DS used to keep his jumper in all day in infants. He was physically more than able to remove it but generally cba to.

Now in juniors he just wears shirt no jumper all year round. Even in snow.

A bright child in many ways he is a bit lazy. In year 4 can't you just leave them you to it? Are they getting ill or fainting?

Hey don’t blame me the parent! I told him not to wear it but he insists. In his defense, he’s 11 years old and has got a small amount of puppy fat around his middle that he is aware and anxious about. I wish it didn’t make him feel bad but it does. I think his jumper is his way of hiding it and if that gives him some small comfort then it’s not the end of the world if he wears it.
As for the smallest child, she’s cold at the slightest breeze and again, there’s no telling her!

At 9 they should be intelligent enough to remove a jumper if they are hot

Well... mine isn't intelligent it seems
My daughter has ASD she just wouldnt say