Polo-Shirts Make Neater School Uniforms According to Headmaster

Wednesday 02nd of September 2009 04:27:46 PM

T-shirts made the news thanks to a headmaster who decided teachers had to spend way too much time reprimanding students for not having their shirts tucked in. In most schools students are expected to be groomed and neat, but it is sometimes a challenge for students to keep the shirts of their school uniforms tucked into their pants. But it wasn’t t-shirts these students were wearing. They were wearing the more formal button-up shirts with ties and blazers.

The headmaster at St. Peter’s Church of England School, located in Exeter, Devon, made a rule change that has led to students wearing more casual looking shirts. Instead of shirts and ties, they are now allowed to wear polo-shirts. This is a major change in policy because traditional uniforms have always been worn. With the addition of polo shirts and zip-up fleeces, students are allowed to wear their shirts outside their pants. According to the head teacher, this rule change will enable teachers to spend more time actually teaching.

Not everyone is happy about the students wearing printed t-shirts or polo shirts to school, but it is a practical solution to the problem of students looking dishevelled.

The head teacher Mr. Perry, was quoted as saying, "I have to say I am a shirt and tie man myself, but it is the case that those who were wearing them were wearing them so badly teachers continually had to ask pupils to do up their ties properly or tuck their shirts in. The move to ban shirts and ties came from the staff. It was discussed at the student council who were against the idea. The student council said 'we love it' and tried to get the message across about how uniforms should be worn. "But it was no good. Senior staff saw it as being a real waste of management time. I have to say that our blue polo shirts with the school badge on the breast are very smart and our pupils look very good in them. I am sorry that they have gone but the situation was creating an atmosphere. We did not want people being continually asked to tuck shirts in and do ties up." © Image by Guillermo Ossa, www.sxc.hu/