Italian School Smocks: School Regulations


Figure 1.--We do not fully understand the regulations at Italian schools. This school Liceo Bianca Villa clearly had a school smock. Notice how over half the class wears the same dark blue smocks with white collars. Most wear bows with their smocks. There would not be this kind of uniformity unless the school set guidelines. Yet they were either not required or the regulation was not strictly enforced. Notice how the teacher has only allowed the boys wearing the school smock to sit in the front row.

Italian elementary children have cpmmonly worn smocks over their regular clothes. There have been Government regulations. In addition the Government regulations there are also school regulations. The individual school regulations became more important once actual Government regulations lapsed. Today the decision to require a smock is up to the individual school. Many state and private schools, especially schools for the younger children, do opt for smocks. Many younger children still commonly wear school smocks. We believe that school regulations requiring smocks were once more common that is the case today. At many Italian schools in the 2000s, smocks are entirely optional--even so some children do wear them. School smocks are still commonly sold in Italian department stores. Even at schools requiring smocks, there have been differences as to the strictness of regulations. Some schools may have just required smocks, other may have required specific styles, collors, collars and bows, and other aspects. Regulations may also have varied among types of schools with private and Catholic schools more likekly to require smocks.

Regulations

There have been a range of regulations in Italy concerning school smocks. In addition the Government regulations there are also school regulations. The individual school regulations became more important once actual Government regulations lapsed. We are unsure, but besides national regulations there may have been provincial or even municipal regulations. We just not know ennough about Italian schools and education to provide anu information here. Hopefully our Italian readers will know more.

Schools

We believe that there were once government regulations or guidelines. The individual school regulations became more important once actual Government regulations lapsed.Smocks have been worn at both state and private schools. Regulations may also have varied among types of schools with private and Catholic schools more likekly to require smocks.Here trends have varied over time. Today the decision to require a smock is up to the individual school. Many state and private schools, especially schools for the younger children, do opt for smocks. Many younger children still commonly wear school smocks. We believe that school regulations requiring smocks were once more common that is the case today. At many Italian schools in the 2000s, smocks are entirely optional--even so some children do wear them. School smocks are still commonly sold in Italian department stores.

Variation

We have noted schools where the smock was required. Here we note both state and private schools. We have few actual school regulations. So we do not know the precise regulations. It can be assumed, however, that if all the children in a school portait wear smocks, especially the same style/color of smock, than the school has required that smocks be worn. The regulations must have varied. At some schools a smock appears to have been required with out any specifications. At some schools the only specifications were the color. Other schools had very specific requirements about both the style and color of the smock.

Regulation Types

Even at schools requiring smocks, there have been differences as to the strictness of regulations. Some schools may have just required smocks, other may have required specific styles, collors, collars and bows, and other aspects. Today the decision to require a smock is up to the individual school. Many state and private schools, especially schools for the younger children, do opt for smocks. Many younger children still commonly wear school smocks. We believe that school regulations requiring smocks were once more common that is the case today. At many Italisn schools in the 2000s, smocks are entirely optional--even so some children do wear them. School smocks are still commonly sold in Italian department stores. Even at schools requiring smocks, there have been differences as to the strictness of regulations. Some schools may have just required smocks, other may have required specific styles and colors. There also were apparently requirements about collars, bows, and other aspects. As far as we know there were not normally regulations about what the children wore with smocks, but our information as to school regulations is sttill very limited.







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