Shades of Grey

School children don’t seem to wear coats very much these days and both Morley High & Woodkirk High school uniform is just a jumper, not a blazer. I asked the question on facebook and was given various answers that included them not being cool and them being banned within the school buildings (except in lockers and bags).

There certainly seems to be a fashion victim peer pressure side to this, but on a wet day, why would you want to spend all day in school steaming and smelling like a wet dog?

The other thing is that high schools don’t seem to have cloakrooms any more, generally becase the coats get nicked or damaged. Indeed, lockers replace open shelves for the same reason. (We didn’t get anywhere to put our haversacks until lower 6th at Kenton and it was only lockers in the upper 6th.)

Anyway, David has decided he likes the Heckmondwike uniform best- they wear blazers as opposed to just jumpers (and David gets very hot in jumpers). And- the students are allowed to take their coats into the classrooms. I’m not quite certain why hanging your coat on the back of the chair is such a hienous crime at Woodkirk & Morley High, although I’m sure someone will tell me in due course.