Coatless kids

My GC have come home nearly every week without their cardigans that have never been seen again! They were not cheap either it’s so annoying their coats haven’t gone missing yet.

Yesterday morning at the beginning of an hour bus journey two young women came and sat on the seat in front of us. Chatted animatedly about their university courses and the foibles of lecturers. One wore jeans and a crop top with a short waistcoat. The other had a thin denim jacket. Neither appeared cold, it was 1 degree outside and not much more on the bus. We were chilly in several layers topped with a thick coat. Different internal thermostats for sure.

My two used to be the same, wandering home in near minus temperatures, shirts only, ‘where is your coat’ was often their welcome home comment. Said coats were often left at school and the children were frequently sent by me to search the lost property cupboard.

Our Boy Wonder started high school last September. His outdoor coat was navy and Jasper Conrad but it had a faux fur trim on the hood. Fine for junior school but he wanted to be the same as all the other (older) lads and not stand out in any way shape or form. Fair enough. So his mum bought him a plain black Adidas jacket with a hood that he happily wears now over his blazer. Blazers apparently have to be worn all day. If too warm he takes his jumper off (he’s got more skins than an onion now) and stuffs it in his locker with his outdoor coat. By the sounds of it he’s lucky to have a locker! Crams everything in it, next to his PE kit.

In primary schools many peoples arrive by car, leave their coats on the seat, then try to stay in at playtime because it is too cold.
Secondary schools have to sacrifice cloakroom/locker space for teaching accommodation, plus the fact that so much property is stolen by other pupils.

Thing not think

I work with pre school kids. 3/4 year old. We go out in all weathers. Last week two girls turned up in fancy dress sparkly shoes to match and two boys no coats or wellies.do they not listen to monthly newsletter or look outside.😏

Kids around here are the same but they are teenagers and I guess they don’t think they look cool.

What I don’t understand is how parents can take tiny babies and toddlers out in hardly any clothes. I’ve seen tiny babies with no hats, no gloves and just a little cardigan and socks while the parents are wearing great big puffa coats and furry parkas!

We have had icy cold winds here the last few days and seeing little cold fingers and ears sticking out makes me shiver. Teenagers have a choice but babies don’t.

I do not understand show so many secondary schools have no where for coats to be hung, etc.

These youngsters have to carry around with them all day a heavy back pack. Surely cannot be good for their growing bodies to have to do this. Ans this is the reason why so many of them will not add to that a heavy coat or jacket, etc.

Wonder how many people in employment would put up with these conditions

Usually carrying their blazers too. Trying to get high school kids to wear coats is worse than herding cats. It’s like a badge of honour the less they wear. Girls with skirt and short socks brrrrrr!

I think maybe it’s more a case of no common sense in the pupils. I noticed, in freezing weather, a couple of girls yesterday with bare legs and skirts that just skirted their bottoms. The last think they’d want is clothing to cover themselves.