General Sewing, again

First half day of school started here Thursday, August 1, first full day will be Monday, the 5th. Middle and senior high schools here have dress codes and have had for the last 6 or 7 years.

First half day of school started here Thursday, August 1, first full day will be Monday, the 5th. Middle and senior high schools here have dress codes and have had for the last 6 or 7 years.

Yes, many school districts in the state of TX have dress codes, some more stricter than others. Some even try to make the teachers dress in a certain way, not really a dress code, but close. I know because I worked in one of the schools. Emily

I've been watching the weather map of the US and I'm glad we will be in the upper 80's for the next few days. Some of the SC counties have had dress codes in the past, but I don't know how well they follow up on them. It could be that this meeting on the 8th for middle school is mostly for new students so they will know how to dress for school for the next few years, or be sent home to change clothes.. I understand from my DIL the elementary school students did not always dress as they should... Barbara in hot 85 degree SC

When I was in school, girls could not wear pants of any kind. In the dead of winter, we sometimes put on slacks under our dresses for travel, then took them off at school. Of course, there were strict limits on the length of our skirts. They had to touch the ground when we knelt. Women teachers had to quit when pregnant. In some districts, they had to quit if they got married. My second husband remembers that he was corrected by his principal for not wearing a belt with his slacks when he was teaching middle school. I think that was when "San-sa-belt" trousers were introduced.

So it sort of tickles me to hear kids complain about dress codes. Their heads would have exploded.

On 06/08/2013 01:36, Pogonip wrote:> On 8/5/2013 9:36 AM, CypSew wrote: >> Yes, many school districts in the state of TX have dress codes, some >> more stricter than others. Some even try to make the teachers dress in >> a certain way, not really a dress code, but close. I know because I >> worked in one of the schools. >> Emily > > When I was in school, girls could not wear pants of any kind. In the > dead of winter, we sometimes put on slacks under our dresses for travel, > then took them off at school. Of course, there were strict limits on > the length of our skirts. They had to touch the ground when we knelt. > Women teachers had to quit when pregnant. In some districts, they had > to quit if they got married. My second husband remembers that he was > corrected by his principal for not wearing a belt with his slacks when > he was teaching middle school. I think that was when "San-sa-belt" > trousers were introduced. > > So it sort of tickles me to hear kids complain about dress codes. Their > heads would have exploded.

Over here in the UK school uniforms are still the norm.

My boys in their uniforms: The trousers are a little long because it was the fist day of the school year - DS2 was just starting senior school. For the girls skirts are still supposed to touch the ground when kneeling, but waistbands seem to magically roll themselves up. Sixth forms (last 2 years of senior/high school, 17 & 18 yo) sometimes have more relaxed dress codes - we had to be decent, but jeans & sweatshirts were fine.

Lizzy

I wondered about that "no holes in the pants" bit and then remembered seeing pants with holes for sale in the stores. Good grief. Madness. Polly

A lot of the kids LOVE to wear the pants for sale that have a LOT of holes in them! I would NEVER have worn anything like this! Barbara in WET SC