does your kid's school require them to wear jackets at recess?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:No one has died wearing a long sleeve shirt and jacket in 50 degree weather

No one has died wearing a short sleeve shirt in 50 degree weather

You are talking about 30 freaking minutes. Whatever the rule is, if it makes the classroom run less chaotic, who the F cares?

Choose appropriate battles OP

That is not true. Hypothermia deaths can occur in 50 degree temps. Especially when the body is wet (sweat). Hypothermia can actually occur in temps up to 80.

Why would you make such a sure sounding statement when you have no clue whatsoever about what you are writing? Wrong advice like that can easily be life threatening if someone believes you.

[Anonymous]

Nope. My kids run hot. My 5th grader won't wear pants unless it's snowing. I haven't bought him a winter coat in years.

[Anonymous]

If a child ask to take off their coat because their hot don’t be cruel. Let them regulate themselves.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Or do they let them listen to their own body signals? My kid (3rd grader) came home from school today talking about how annoying it is that she was forced to wear her coat at recess since she only had short sleeves on underneath. She is running around and it's not that cold, and said she would've been fine without her jacket but when she took it off the supervisor told her she needed to put it back on and she said "but I'm hot" and she said "put your coat on now. It's a rule."

Tell your kid to learn to let go of the small stuff. Save her indignation for rules that are unjust.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:If they get overheated and puke or pass out because they were forced to wear a coat the teacher will learn the hard way.

Is there something wrong with your child that her body isn’t able to regulate normally? It’s not normal to pass out by wearing a jacket in 45 degree weather. Or even 70 degree weather.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:OP you have to understand that schools will never win with parents. Some parents would freak out if their child wasn’t made to wear a jacket when it’s 60 degrees out and some get mad that their kid was made to wear a jacket when it’s 60 degrees out. They have to choose a one size fits all policy made with health and safety in mind and it’s never going to make everyone happy.

+1

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:The point is most parents don't send their children to school with proper outdoor gear so the school has to make one-size-fits-all rules.

This. Tomorrow it will be around 25 degrees when kids arrive at my school. I’ll see kids wearing shorts and maybe a zip up hoodie and I’ll see kids dressed appropriately. The district rule is no recess below 40 degrees but even if it is 40 degrees, it’s still too cold for the kids in shorts. Stop making things harder for teachers.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:The point is most parents don't send their children to school with proper outdoor gear so the school has to make one-size-fits-all rules.

This. Tomorrow it will be around 25 degrees when kids arrive at my school. I’ll see kids wearing shorts and maybe a zip up hoodie and I’ll see kids dressed appropriately. The district rule is no recess below 40 degrees but even if it is 40 degrees, it’s still too cold for the kids in shorts. Stop making things harder for teachers.

They probably had to drop recess below 40 degrees because parents with no sense believe their children when they say they are fine with shorts in 25 degree weather.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:The point is most parents don't send their children to school with proper outdoor gear so the school has to make one-size-fits-all rules.

This. Tomorrow it will be around 25 degrees when kids arrive at my school. I’ll see kids wearing shorts and maybe a zip up hoodie and I’ll see kids dressed appropriately. The district rule is no recess below 40 degrees but even if it is 40 degrees, it’s still too cold for the kids in shorts. Stop making things harder for teachers.

They probably had to drop recess below 40 degrees because parents with no sense believe their children when they say they are fine with shorts in 25 degree weather.

And when the teachers send messages asking parents to dress their kids appropriately for outdoor recess, some say, "Larlo only wears shorts." Your kid is 5 years old. Put the shorts away in a storage container/bag and tell Larlo that it is time for pants. I really wonder what these kids will be like when they are 15 in they are in charge at age 5.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Teacher here. I make the kids wear jackets when it is cold, but they don’t have to zip them up. The ones that say they aren’t cold and don’t have a jacket come inside after recess and are freezing and can’t focus on their work. If it’s warmer, I let them take it off. I figure if a second grader’s parent sent them to school in a jacket, they want them to wear it. I don’t want any kid to be sweating like crazy and too hot, but if you send a coat and it’s winter, I ask them to wear it. And please please, put names
in coats and sweatshirts!

^^ prime example about all the hoops teachers jump through to please parents. Let teachers handle the coat situation and how about you check their Friday folder, respond to any notes from the teacher, and review schoolwork, mkay? (Cue: “i never see my child’s work - is the teacher required to send it home weekly or daily?”)

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:If they get overheated and puke or pass out because they were forced to wear a coat the teacher will learn the hard way.

Not that I’d ever make a child do something that would cause them to puke, but in general if you think a puking child has ever scared a teacher, you do not know what we see on the daily. Don’t threaten us.