Parents sending kids in jumpers

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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.

We’ve had the ‘you can leave your blazer at home’ text for this week.

DD still insists on wearing it - probably all the crap in her pockets that she CBA to empty. And her bloody jumper

It’s a little chilly here in the morning so she needs something but she will not leave either at home.

Um. I don’t know I guess it’s more fun to blame parents seeing as they like to normally blame the teachers.

It’s probably my responsibility to teach the kids about appropriate clothing anyway. Should fit it into an assembly or pshe slot somewhere.

I’m being tongue in cheek for avoidance of doubt. Should have put light hearted in title!

And it bloody well was not cold in the morning on Monday. Or Tuesday. I left my house at 6.30 am wearing a sleeveless dress. I still had several kids turning up in jumpers and coats.

I'm in the south East, and most mornings this week I and my family have found it chilly enought to need an extra layer when leaving in the morning, despite the temperature later. Ditto everyone in my office, we've all got a cardy, jumper or light jacket.

The best way to teach children how to dress appropriately for the weather would be to ditch uniforms. Or let them learn by experience.

I've got some in that same age group OP that wear jumpers too - for some it's a sensory thing as they like to feel "contained". For others it's sheer laziness.

tbh they are probably worried that an overzealous teacher will report them to child protection if they don't.
I got reported to child protection because my children were walking from the car to the school door without coats. No it wasn't cold.

We have had a few but it's been the child's choice and not the parents.

My washing basket this week is way smaller as no cardigans or jumpers have been worn. Yippee.

My teen delights have been turning up in body warmer/gilets over their shirts, then have the nerve to say they haven't brought their blazer cos it's hot. One was wearing a full north face padded coat.

I have no idea how they don't faint. Looking cool clearly way more important than actually being cool!

My dd insists on bringing her coat to school. She had it on playing outside yesterday when I picked her up. Madness

Maybe you need to speak to our secondary who thinks that jumpers are still compulsory when it’s 29oC

Fwiw at that age, I would probably send them with a jumper (because it was only 15oC in the am) and expect them to be able to take them off. Actually I would expect them to ASK to take them off.

As for a coat, I know some teens who have gone to school with a coat on this week too....

I am one of those parents We walk to school and it isn't exactly close by. When we set off in the morning it tends to be rather chilly still, so if it is I put a jumper on him, but I have stopped with the vests and try to avoid trousers. Just tell the kids to take the jumpers off? Isn't too hard to do!

My 11 years old refuse to take his school fleece off, even though he was not sweaty. I have hide away his fleece couple of weeks ago because it really bothers me!

Strangely he does the opposite in the winter when it is only few degrees C. He wont wear anything over his polo shirt. Anyone'd kid is like this??

Please don't blame the parents. I have the opposite problem in that my 10 year old has gone the last two winters without once wearing a jumper. It is in his bag in case he wants it, but he will not put it on. I figure once they get to about 8 they are old enough to work out if they are too hot or too cold, and change clothing as appropriate. If they choose not to then surely that is up to them?

I'm going to have the battle tomorrow morning as their new logo school coats have arrived for September and there'll be "I want to wear it" whining when the temperature is past bloody 25 degrees!

They're NOT bloody wearing it - but we'll have the whining attempts regardless.

I've been sending mine in with their school cardigans (only the really really thin supermarket ones) - just so they've got the option if it suddenly turns cold. The cardigans have a nice trip out, go straight in the tray and have a nice trip home again at the end of the day.

My kids hate jumpers. Don't wear at all at home.

I make sure they have one in their school bag though. I don't want them getting into trouble for not having it.

School makes them wear their blazers till they've left the grounds though.