Hi mums,
I am after a bit of help.. our primary school will be surveying parents shortly regarding the introduction of a dress uniform for girls as part of our school uniform. I’ve volunteered to help send the survey out and I would like the parents to make an informed decision & weigh up the pros and cons of including a dress option that would be an alternative to culottes and a jack shirt. I would love to hear your opinions for or against the change. Please help a mumma out! I don’t want the minority of the school to speak for the majority
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Does the survey just ask them yes or no?
I dont understand why you need to influence them?
Pretty sure this will be an immediate, emotional decision for most - parents of daughters considering the practicalities, cost, comfort, choice, knickers showing, others drawing on their personal view/memory on seeing dress uniforms.
As a teacher, you dont see dresses in the higher years at all, only prep and 1 really. Grade5/6 all choose shorts.
Is it a public school?
If it is, I would push for it to be an optional inclusion.
My kids school have a summer and winter dress, they're $60 each but they aren't mandatory. If girls don't want to wear them they can wear the school logo polo with shorts.
Dresses should never be an only option, I'd be very upset with that.
I hate that dresses aren't the girls uniform anymore. You don't need to do anything other than check what parents at your school would buy. They will have a gut yes or no answer. If enough parents say yes, it can be a uniform option.
Does this mean the school doesn't currently have a dress as an option? That is so ridiculous, I would not want my kid attending a school that didn't offer it as an option :/
I think as part of the decision you'd need to look at enforcing it at a knee length minimum which will be monitored. They would have to be affordable and thick so that they aren't see through. Don't make it about the whole "boys can see up skirts" thing, more about choice of what they'd like to wear.
Its not about boys can see up skirts, but young kids sit move and olay in a way that when wearing dresses it shows their knickers.
My childs school has a skort or shorts and the same shirt for all. No problems at all.
Wear bike pants?
Not my kids to put bike pants on them.
From what I've observed, girls generally would rather wear shorts, culottes, or pants than dresses.
It's the parents that want them to wear them because they look cute.
Summer dresses are sweaty as hell!
Winter pinafores/tunics are impractical (usually itchy and then you've gotta deal with stockings.. Ugh!) and they aren't warm enough!
It should be added as an option but there should remain a unisex or at least pants option too.
As long as boys are allowed to wear them if they want to, it sounds like a good optional inclusion
Really? I would not allow my son to attend a school that allowed boys to do openly wear dresses!!
It can be included as an option. Our kids school uniforms have the option of dresses in summer and skirts and tights in winter. Most of the little girls want to wear the dresses and skirts but the older grades like to wear shorts and pants.