Blazers: Mixed Day Wear--Day Schools
Figure 1.--The boys at this day schools do not nusually wear their blazers, but have put them on at the end of the day waiting for mum to pick them up.
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Blazers were more commonly worn at many day schools. I think this was because day schools tended to take the attitude that the uniform was basically the parent's responsibility. The boys at quite a few of the day schools we visited had many boys wearing their blazers. This was not required, but at many schools left up to the boys. Normally some boys did and others didn't. Here some boys might even wear their blazers for play during morning break. Often the schools had no regulation on this. This was discouraged at other schools because of wear and tear on the blazers. Other schools seemed to have largely ignored the issue. Often boys wore their blazers primarily to keep warm on a chilly days. We think that the form teachers for te younger children might often provide some guidance, but this was less true for the older boys. Of course at the end of the day the children put on their blazers as they are usually required to wear them coming and going from the school.
