No More Sleepwear in Class

St. Petersburg Times ^ | 7/30/02 | Melanie Ave

[marshmallow]

Back to school time approaches and the hip public school student needs to know what's "in".

[Vidalia]

But the "Stripper", the "Whore", the "Transvestite", the "Drooling Homeless", the "Heroin Addict", the "Freak with 2005 Body Piercings", etc., are OK?

[FreedominJesusChrist]

I don't think that wearing P.J.'s to school has anything to do with being hip, it's called wanting to be comfortable.

[Texas Eagle]

It's not the coming to school in pajamas that's so bad, but man, that morning breath has got to go.

[Paul Atreides]

I don't think that wearing P.J.'s to school has anything to do with being hip, it's called wanting to be comfortable.

It's called being a slacker slob. There is a time and place for everything.

[FreedominJesusChrist]

Personally, I have a lot of work-out outfits that I wear to bed sometimes--and they don't look sloppy and I paid some good money for a couple of them. Express and New York and Company, have some really nice work-out/lounge wear that isn't scrubby.

[Husker24]

Do pajamas = sweat pants?

[shaggy eel]

,,, if you don't learn anything at all, in the academic sense, school should at least condition a person to the concept of self discipline and a measure of self respect. Schools probably overstep this when students start sleeping in their school uniforms.

[marshmallow]

That is what I'm wondering.

I can't imagine students walking into class in a pair of striped flanellettes, although less and less surprises me these days.

[Dakmar]

Previous thread on same story

[two23]

""Do pajamas = sweat pants? ""

I think what is being referred to as "pajama fashion" are lightweight, (often plaid) flannel or soft cotton draw string, elastic waist pants. Unlike sweat pants, they have no elastic at he cuff and are cut loose in the legs. I know college kids that wear them to classes with regular t-shirts. Big deal: at least they aren't showing the cracks of their a$$es! Geeesh..I remember the late 60's early 70's: We had to organize an entire school movement to be able to wear JEANS in the winter months. We were told if we wore blue jeans to school we would be suspended. So we organized the entire student body to wear jeans on a certain day: it worked. Who cares...as long as the clothing is decent and doesn't pose any safety hazards---

[Paul Atreides]

I'm not a person who believes that you have to wear expensive clothes to look nice, however, I do believe what you wear has a bearing on how you feel during the day. If I went to school in pajamas, I wouldn't care one whit about listening to anything. Also, it tells others about oneself.

[El Gato]

Pajamas, the preferred attire of some sleepy and study-weary students, are no longer allowed in Hillsborough County schools.

"I think as long as you don't look like a hootchy mama, you should be able to wear whatever," said Nevena Novakovic, 17,

Believe me girl, in PJs, you can't help but look like a hootchy mama, especially to high school age boys. Even you wear the heaviest flannel PJs I've ever seen, and I doubt that many do.

You can be just as comfortable, and not quite so distracting, in sweat pants and shirts. Light weight T-shirts do require an undergarment of some sort to avoid "printing" and at least some amount of jiggle. I'm an old man, but I still find "printing" and jiggle to be quite incompatible with concentrating on the matter under study. Of course in my day, I found just above the knee length skirts combined with nylon hose and garters to be distracting also. To the point of moving desks about just to improve the opportunities for distraction. :)

[CindyDawg]

They might not want to wear pjs if they didn't have to get up before dawn. It seems school starts earlier each year.

[El Gato]

Something like hospital scrubs would be ok too. Certainly they make great lounge wear, but the fabric is a bit coarse/dense for PJs. My daughter who works in a Vet's office wears them alot. They look comfortable enough, but I wouldn't call them pajamas, although I suppose you could sleep in them.

[Consort]

Not even in night school?

[Paul Atreides]

I am in college and there are girls who will come in wearing pajama pants, flimsy tops, and NO BRA! Mind you, these are not attractive girls (not that it would be any less inexcusable if they were). What is wrong with people today? I know a lot of people will say that what a person wears doesn't affect anything but, would you want your kid going to a job interview in pajamas? I am not saying that schools should be tyrannical but, is a little decorum too much to ask?

[Paul Atreides]

All I know is, that most teens want to be treated as adults. Part of being an adult is acting like one. I have had to get up before dawn, for school, as well and I managed to get through the day in regular clothes.

[CindyDawg]

I think it's more how they wear them instead of what they wear. Some have them really low with their tummy showing.It looks like they are wearing a tank top. I see no problem with it at home but not at school.

[drjoe]

I'm sorry but the world has passed me by. Pray tell, what is a 'hootchy mama' [Geez, even my spell checker circa 2002 didn't have THAT in it!!