I think it would be good.
Posted on 10/18/2005 8:33:29 AM PDT by Millee
There's a new fad of students -- mostly girls -- wearing pajama bottoms to school, and so far administrators are not making a fuss about it.
"Some days you don't want to get dressed up for school. Like when it's raining and cold. You just want to be cozy," said Ben Lomond High School junior Elvia Escalante, 16.
School administrators in Ogden, Weber and Davis school districts say the pajamas have been modest and there hasn't been a problem.
"There are worse things a kid could wear to school," said Ross Lunceford, principal of Hillcrest Elementary School in Ogden.
"There's a fine line there, and I think sometimes we need to pick our battles. Should we get into a tussle over pajamas?" said Eileen Nicholas, student and family services teacher specialist for Ogden district.
Some students don't think much of the attire.
"They may be comfy, but it makes you look trashy and it gives you the idea you can just slack off for the day," said Ben Lomond High School senior Alena Marshall, 18.
The way people dress for church these days is appalling. Wearing shorts, tee shirts and flip flops. Whatever happened to wearing your Sunday best?
Triple post? Wow, that's a new one for me. I guess I'm too quick with my mouse finger these days.
If these means the last of the low-rider
jeans fad, good. Very, very few girls are
skinny enough to wear those jeans without
their tummy hanging out. Just because you
can squeeze into them doesn't mean they
look appealing.
Glad I don't have this to deal with ... uniforms, rigid grooming requirements and behavior. They don't hesitate to give out demerits or send them to the headmaster for a talk.
I've always opposed stretch pants too! Just people with no self-discipline. /sarc
My wife brought this to my attention. And if you check out the circulars, you will also notice that the clothing being peddled to young males is disheveled, sloppy, and very unprofessional.
A reaction against the professional, suit wearing older generation???
Just another result of lazy parenting - in both school and church.
The church angle really bothers me, because not only does it showcase a lack of parental discipline, but a severe lack of reverence for the Lord and His house on His day.
A by-product of seeker-sensitivity and lazy liberal theology.
well, kids tend to sleep through school anyway
"There's a fine line there, and I think sometimes we need to pick our battles. Should we get into a tussle over pajamas?"
Pick our battles? WITH CHILDREN?
yeah, great, super.
Ditto. Although I did put my foot down about church. My daughter wore pants ONCE to church and that was the end of that!
Our district has had "pajama days" for several years in the elementary level where the kids are encouraged to wear their PJ's. We never allowed our girl to participate, we consider this foolish. Would you wear your pj's to the office as an adult? Hell no, you'd get a free trip to the mental health facility.
I tend to agree.
I'm still not used to the pairs of brand new jeans that look like they were bought at the local thrift store. Only difference, about $100 per pair.
A rose by any other name would smell as sweet.
I think it would be good.
Thank you Boomer parents!
What an ignorant rationalization. Not surprising it comes out of the mouth of an 'educator'.
Next will be going to the bathroom at your desk.
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