School Bans Parents from Wearing PJs at Drop Off

Where I live, pajama pants seem to be the new jeans. When you go to Wal-Mart you see at least 5 people in pajama pants (guys and girls).

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They should be glad the parents are just dropping them off at school in pjs. I have seen families at the mall, grocery store, you name it...in their P.J's. It's a disgusting habit that I thought was everywhere by now. When they start getting a rash of bed bug reports they'll wonder how, because some of these lazy ass people actually walk around all day in those pj's,run their errands in them, take walks in them and climb their nasty behinds in bed, taking with them any and every tiny little mite,insect etc: to bed with them to fester and grow in their mattress,under the bed and into the carpet. From toddler to the elderly I have seen wearing P.J's like it's cool,fashionable, trendy....NOT !! It's nasty and it makes them look nasty and lazy.

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If you want to drop your kids off at school wearing what you wore to be last night, go ahead, I am cool with that, so long as it not your birthday suit.

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i know there are rules for students not to wear PJ's and slippers to school. For Parents thats really nuts.

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Pyjamas and pijamas (French) is how "pajamas" is spelled. Pijamas come from Asia and are not an American word.
That being said, if parents wear a coat that covers their night attire, it should be ok if they are in a hurry, but normal street clothing looks much better. Sleep attire gives the appearance of laziness or carelessness.

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OH MY GOSH!!! ARE YOU FOR REAL? SO PARENTS THAT DROP THEIR KIDS OFF AT SCHOOL DRESSED IN THEIR PJ'S IS NOT ALLOWED BUT A KID CAN WEAR HIS PANTS DOWN PAST HIS BUTT CHEEKS ALL DAY LONG IN SCHOOL AND NOTHING GETS SAID TO THEM??? WHAT IS THIS WORLD COMING TO? GIRLS CAN DRESS LIKE A SLUT OR GUYS CAN WEAR PANTS BELOW THEIR BUTT CHEEKS SHOWING ALL OF THEIR UNDERWEAR BUT OOOOOH NOOOO DO NOT "DROP OFF YOUR KIDS AT SCHOOL IN YOUR PJ"S!!!! WHAT'S WRONG WITH THIS PICTURE?? HOW ABOUT BANNING SOMETHING THAT MAKES SENSE??

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I agree with the superintendent. How will our children ever take their education seriously if the institution in which they are supposed to spend the next 12 years is not shown respect or taken seriously by their parents?

Parents set the standards which their children should aspire. If standards are not set then what should we expect from our children when the develop into adults?

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While I understand both sides of this argument I don't understand why anyone thinks that it any of their buissness what a parent is clothed in to drop their children off at school. We have bigger issues facing our children and us as parents. Lets keep our focus on education and not fashion.

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Three cheers for the women who drive their children to school in their pajamas... These are the woman who have things to do, and the least of their worries is how they dress in the morning to impress anyone. These are the damn woman who day in and day out, pick up, put away (1000 times a day) everyone else's crap. They work, cook dinner, wash clothes, clean, go to school themselves, do homework, take time for kids sports, etc, etc, etc... The list is never ending and it's 24/7 for 18 years and that's only the kids, what about the husband's needs and wants? And not last, but least... THE WOMANS NEEDS!!! What do we get? Some stuffy shirt telling us how to deliver our kids to school?

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When I drop my children off to school, I only see Caucasians in their pajamas. I thought it was a lack of effort to wake up on time and they rush to head out the door forgetting to change their clothes.

If there was a routine implemented where clothes are taken out before bedtime, baths given the night before, and refusing to hit the snooze button 30 times, this would not have been an issue.

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Anni, you are so right. People need to get their lazy butts out of bed a few minutes earlier and at least put on jeans and a t-shirt. I remember when my mom would come to school with her hair in rollers. I was so mortified.

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At our preschool parents are reqired to escort their children into the building. Believe it or not we've had parents in pj's do so. I don't know about your sensibilities, but it's something that I don't particularly want to see! Our policy is no pj's for students, staff OR parents. It's just common courtesy. Even if you stay in your car when you drop off your children, who's to say you won't get a flat, or a ticket, or be asked by a teacher for a impromptu meeting? Come on people - let's at least TRY to be considerate of others.

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I think it should be up to the parents if they want to risk being in a car accident in their pajamas. Now they have those jean pants pj's that appear to be regular jeans. Mom's could wear those and the school wouldn't know they're in their pajamas.

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Well Ally, I guess anyone can turn anything into a racial issue. I happen to be Caucasian and I never take my child to school unless I am dressed and my make-up is applied. Maybe that's because I am Italian and we always are mindful of the concept of La Bella Figura.(the good/respectful impression).

As for Brayden, I am a single parent with a job who cooks, cleans, does laundry and actually scrubs my floors on my hands and knees. I also recently finished my Master's degree. Yet the above applies - dressed and made-up every morning. I find getting up a few minutes earlier and getting things ready the night before is a big help. Also, having the kids bathe each night and just sponge off and brush their teeth again is a big help in the morning.

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I guess Hugh Hefner won't be dropping off his kids........

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Im less concerned about what children are learning from seeing the parents in pj's than I am about what they are learning from a parent that is unable to have an adult conversation that does not include insults and profanities.

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Parents that go to the store or drop off their kids at school and wear pj s are nothing but lazy and showing their children it is acceptable to be lazy. It is a big deal. No wonder some kids don't think enough of themselves today. No wonder kids think its acceptable to go out of the house looking like slobs. You expect your kids to succeed then give them a good role model, not a slob too lazy to get dressed.

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I have, and will go to the -DOCTORS- in my PJs. If I am so damn sick I can barely move there's no way in hell I'm getting dressed. I'm going to stagger and crawl my way to the backseat of the car in whatever I'm wearing, curl up and wait to die while being run to the hospital. It's at a point like that, screw all of you I don't feel good and if you even say hi to me I will seriously burst into sobs.

I don't think it's a big deal for parents to drive their kids to school in their pjs since they're stopping off the kid gets out and off the parent drives. Lets look at my Cousin's situation, her husband is a postal worker, he works all morning, my cousin works the graveyard shift at Walmart. She comes home as he's leaving for work. She crawls into bed and sleeps for about 2 hours or so before she has to crawl back out of bed, cook breakfast for her kids, and then drive them to school, after that she comes home and goes back to bed for the rest of her hours. She'd lose even more sleep if she had to pretty herself up just to drop her kids off, so you know what how about some respect for the parents who work hard to support their kids...

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And you wonder why your own kids are lazy, out of shape and listless. Get your lazy butts up earlier, get properly dressed, and set a positive example. Your kids just might catch on.

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