Parents, please check the weather and dress your children accordingly

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Anonymous wrote:I’m a teacher and instead of lecturing parents on clothes, I’d rather all of you buy deodorant for your kids. Many need it sooner than you think.

I understand. Kids are odd. They wore shorts all winter now they want to wear pants and long sleeves. My own DS insisted on summer clothes when it was freezing now he wants to wear his favorite hoodie every day. Fine, but he’s wearing deodorant. Yes, he’s in elementary school and needs it.

My 4th grader has been wearing it for a year and a half. It only took me smelling his armpits a couple of times to realize that he needed it.

I have a 4th grader. He showers every day. That's ia bit extreme and maybe you should bathe your kid more. That's not normal at 4th in less you held your kid back a year or two so they can be the oldest and "leaders - i.e. bullies."

Speaking of bullies.....

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/If the mom was ok with bringing in an outfit, why did you care?/

Front office staff back to respond. I care because the student sat in the crowded main office for at least thirty minutes until mom arrived. Then the student had to go to a hall bathroom to change. All told, a good 45 minutes lost in instructional time.

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Anonymous wrote:Elementary age children? I don’t battle my kids on clothes. If they insist on shorts when it’s 45 they can be cold.

So unless you are talking about pk3/4 kids...well, it’s not a battle I’m fighting.

This... as long as the clothes are clean and match I don't care.

NP. We had a few kids dressed in jeans and sweatshirts today who ended up in the health room after recess because they felt nauseated/dizzy from playing in the heat. Do you care if you get a call from the health room because your kid threw up and you have to come get them?

I won't battle my kid on clothes, but I will tell him what the guidelines are (shorts vs. pants, t shirt vs. long sleeve) and he can choose whatever he wants within those guidelines.

You may not care but your lack of caring becomes just one more thing we have to deal with at school because you won't deal with it at home. --NP (and teacher)

WORD. -parent who does understand that my choices/my kid's choices can affect others

Such is life. I know it's hard. But, sorry. And teachers dealing with "just one more thing" is most professions. Again. Sorry. I'll do as I see fit (or not).

Sure. Just don’t get all butt hurt when we call you a selfish anus. Wear the badge proudly.

This thread is confusing. Is the PP who referenced rectums twice in one post the teacher who is telling us we're lousy role models?

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Anonymous wrote:/If the mom was ok with bringing in an outfit, why did you care?/

Front office staff back to respond. I care because the student sat in the crowded main office for at least thirty minutes until mom arrived. Then the student had to go to a hall bathroom to change. All told, a good 45 minutes lost in instructional time.

You send them back to class till mom arrives. Makes no sense.

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Anonymous wrote:Elementary age children? I don’t battle my kids on clothes. If they insist on shorts when it’s 45 they can be cold.

So unless you are talking about pk3/4 kids...well, it’s not a battle I’m fighting.

This... as long as the clothes are clean and match I don't care.

NP. We had a few kids dressed in jeans and sweatshirts today who ended up in the health room after recess because they felt nauseated/dizzy from playing in the heat. Do you care if you get a call from the health room because your kid threw up and you have to come get them?

I won't battle my kid on clothes, but I will tell him what the guidelines are (shorts vs. pants, t shirt vs. long sleeve) and he can choose whatever he wants within those guidelines.

You may not care but your lack of caring becomes just one more thing we have to deal with at school because you won't deal with it at home. --NP (and teacher)

WORD. -parent who does understand that my choices/my kid's choices can affect others

Such is life. I know it's hard. But, sorry. And teachers dealing with "just one more thing" is most professions. Again. Sorry. I'll do as I see fit (or not).

Right? I wish this much consideration and hand wringing went into taking just one more thing off my plate at my job.

[Anonymous]

It’s going to be hot today and your kids will be going out for recess! Shorts and T-shirts please, parents.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Front office staff here and PSA: dress your kid in layers. Hoodies are fine, but make sure there's a t shirt underneath it. Consider adding in a complete change of clothes.

Yesterday a student insisted upon calling home to change clothes because she got some mud and gravel on her shorts and shirt. Huge waste of time for all involved. Mom raced in with outfit change. Kid refused to wear the school's extra clothes (gym uniform).

Do you parents have an extra ten seconds to wipe the breakfast off of your kid's face? Or shirt? How about running a damp comb through your DC's hair? Bedhead and breakfast and the stink of skipped showers and shampoos make me gag. Act like you care.

Most all kids need deodorant by 4th grade if not way sooner.

The problem there is the student "insisting" on calling for a not-even-close-to-an-emergency, mom enabling it, and the kid "refusing" to wear the clothes offered by the school. That, right there, is a spoiled kid. My kid doesn't need to haul around a spare outfit every day on the off chance that she gets dirty on the playground.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Front office staff here and PSA: dress your kid in layers. Hoodies are fine, but make sure there's a t shirt underneath it. Consider adding in a complete change of clothes.

Yesterday a student insisted upon calling home to change clothes because she got some mud and gravel on her shorts and shirt. Huge waste of time for all involved. Mom raced in with outfit change. Kid refused to wear the school's extra clothes (gym uniform).

Do you parents have an extra ten seconds to wipe the breakfast off of your kid's face? Or shirt? How about running a damp comb through your DC's hair? Bedhead and breakfast and the stink of skipped showers and shampoos make me gag. Act like you care.

Most all kids need deodorant by 4th grade if not way sooner.

The problem there is the student "insisting" on calling for a not-even-close-to-an-emergency, mom enabling it, and the kid "refusing" to wear the clothes offered by the school. That, right there, is a spoiled kid. My kid doesn't need to haul around a spare outfit every day on the off chance that she gets dirty on the playground.

+1 I consider my kid's school a very kind place. In this type of situation, my child would have been told in a firm and friendly way that this was not a situation that required calling mom and she would be wearing the extra clothes provided by the school.

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Anonymous wrote:Elementary age children? I don’t battle my kids on clothes. If they insist on shorts when it’s 45 they can be cold.

So unless you are talking about pk3/4 kids...well, it’s not a battle I’m fighting.

This... as long as the clothes are clean and match I don't care.

NP. We had a few kids dressed in jeans and sweatshirts today who ended up in the health room after recess because they felt nauseated/dizzy from playing in the heat. Do you care if you get a call from the health room because your kid threw up and you have to come get them?

I won't battle my kid on clothes, but I will tell him what the guidelines are (shorts vs. pants, t shirt vs. long sleeve) and he can choose whatever he wants within those guidelines.

You may not care but your lack of caring becomes just one more thing we have to deal with at school because you won't deal with it at home. --NP (and teacher)

WORD. -parent who does understand that my choices/my kid's choices can affect others

Such is life. I know it's hard. But, sorry. And teachers dealing with "just one more thing" is most professions. Again. Sorry. I'll do as I see fit (or not).

Right? I wish this much consideration and hand wringing went into taking just one more thing off my plate at my job.

Are you responsible for 20-30 children all day? If not then shut your trap. You have no idea. How about you take your job as a parent as seriously as you take your big, important, serious job. Or is it too hard for you to handle the responsibilities of having your own child or two so you feel better about yourself by maligning the people who DO take care of your children? Get out of here with this crap.

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Anonymous wrote:It’s going to be hot today and your kids will be going out for recess! Shorts and T-shirts please, parents.

We should think about appointing a daily weather patrol here, at DCUM. That person should wake up at 5 am, check the weather and post the update on top of all threads.

Shorts and T-shirts today!
T-shirts and jeans today!
It's 100 outside, tank tops and shorts, but make sure your child's butt cheeks are not hanging out!

Anyone up for community service?

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:It’s going to be hot today and your kids will be going out for recess! Shorts and T-shirts please, parents.

We should think about appointing a daily weather patrol here, at DCUM. That person should wake up at 5 am, check the weather and post the update on top of all threads.

Shorts and T-shirts today!
T-shirts and jeans today!
It's 100 outside, tank tops and shorts, but make sure your child's butt cheeks are not hanging out!

Anyone up for community service?

Haha I like you pp. Anyways, sadly my weather update and clothing suggestion did not work today I still had many kids in sweatpants and long sleeve shirts. Lots of tears and meltdowns around recess times.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:It’s going to be hot today and your kids will be going out for recess! Shorts and T-shirts please, parents.

I will tell my kids the forecast (if I happen to check it) but I don’t tell them what to wear.

WTF?

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:It’s going to be hot today and your kids will be going out for recess! Shorts and T-shirts please, parents.

We should think about appointing a daily weather patrol here, at DCUM. That person should wake up at 5 am, check the weather and post the update on top of all threads.

Shorts and T-shirts today!
T-shirts and jeans today!
It's 100 outside, tank tops and shorts, but make sure your child's butt cheeks are not hanging out!

Anyone up for community service?

Haha I like you pp. Anyways, sadly my weather update and clothing suggestion did not work today I still had many kids in sweatpants and long sleeve shirts. Lots of tears and meltdowns around recess times.

Who cares? Either they learn to wear cooler clothes or they continue to be hot. Why TF do you care? It’s not your body.

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Anonymous wrote:Thanks op! With out your message we totally would not have realized the temperature outside. Your guidance helps us as parents.

Also, you may realize some kids wear pants for religious and or medical reasons. So why don’t you focus on minding your own children. Or, if you are so worried, as your crappy school to fix its AC.

Wow. Are you always this self-centered, PP?
Or do you realize that even though YOU never do this, there actually may be parents who do send their kids to school without thinking about temperatures and whether their kids are appropriately dressed for the hot or cold weather? And it may have absolutely NOTHING to do with their religious or medical needs...at all.

BTW, the OP (and other teachers) have about as much influence over the AC system at the school as they do over getting parents to properly clothe their children. Which is to say (at least by looking at this board)...not much, sadly.

/irony

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Anonymous wrote:Front office staff here and PSA: dress your kid in layers. Hoodies are fine, but make sure there's a t shirt underneath it. Consider adding in a complete change of clothes.

Yesterday a student insisted upon calling home to change clothes because she got some mud and gravel on her shorts and shirt. Huge waste of time for all involved. Mom raced in with outfit change. Kid refused to wear the school's extra clothes (gym uniform).

Do you parents have an extra ten seconds to wipe the breakfast off of your kid's face? Or shirt? How about running a damp comb through your DC's hair? Bedhead and breakfast and the stink of skipped showers and shampoos make me gag. Act like you care.

Most all kids need deodorant by 4th grade if not way sooner.

Front office staff is code word for secretary.

So, do your job, type up a letter, do some phone calls - grown ups who work are talking now.