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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]We just got an email about spirit day for elementary school. Monday is “camo day.”  Telling all the kids to come to school wearing camo but disciplining and suspending them for pretending to play with guns at recess seems unwise. Who makes these spirit day decisions?[/quote]

Most "spirit day" themes are stupid. I completely agree about camo the way you've stated it. However, if it's an honor the military thing, that would be different.
Pajama days need to go, too.
Wakefield had "generations" day for which freshmen were to dress as "babies." Did someone really think that one through? And "summer vacation" for which students were to wear something according to what their summer plans were. Somebody needs to think these ideas through better and do some vetting.
Whatever happened to "decades" themes like "oldies" ('50s or '70s or '80s) and school colors day?[/quote]

I confess I don’t see it as honoring the military.  I grew up in a military family and we definitely did not wear camo bc that was seen as disrespectful of the folks who were actually serving.  It’s not a fashion statement.  I know people have tried to make it one, but my dad (who served in two armed conflicts) and mom do not think it’s cool or cute.[/quote]

Oh for the love of Pete. Army brat here. Absolutely no one thinks that camo is disrespectful to the troops. That made me choke a little on my coffee, sorry.. In the 90s, we all wore the army jackets of the country we were stationed in because they were cool looking. And I still buy my green wool socks at the surplus store when I'm home to see my parents who are now stateside. People routinely wore their parent's old PT uniform shirts. It was a whole THING for your enlisted boyfriend to gift you his old t-shirts in high school. And that's not even touching everyone who hunted and wore their camo 24/7 as a fashion statement. I personally don't love camo because it screams Pennsyltucky as a fashion statement to me, but I do have a lulu black and white camo shirt I wear for at home yoga because it was on super sale.

That all said, I don't love the camo as a spirit week day. I also don't love crazy hair day. But these lists are usually pulled off at pinterest at the 11th hour because the school has 860 other things to think about, including physical safety from any number of areas (guns, parents, illness, mold, air quality, the random deer on the playground...). Talk to your child about gun violence, gun control...in an age appropriate way, and let this one go. [/quote]

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