Parents asked not to wear pyjamas on school run
The headteacher of a primary school in Darlington has written to parents asking them to 'dress appropriately' when dropping their children off.
Corbyn backs school's anti pyjama campaign
Parents should 'put some proper clothes on' when the do the school run, Jeremy Corbyn said as he backed a headteacher who appealed to parents to stop arriving in their pyjamas.
But the Labour leader said how they dressed was less important than making sure their children arrived on time and were well fed.
Kate Chisholm, headteacher at Skerne Park Academy in Darlington, made the appeal after she had noticed an increase in the number of parents wearing nightwear to the school gates and even to school assemblies and meetings.
Asked about the issue during a visit to Middlesbrough, Mr Corbyn told The Gazette: 'I wouldn't do it myself, I'd advise people to wear a coat and put some proper clothes on - it gets cold out there.'
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Mother does school run in PJs after nightwear 'ban'
Parent Karen Routh ignored the primary school's appeal to parents to wear "day clothes" when they bring their children to school.
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Parents told to ditch school run pyjamas
A primary school headteacher has written to parents asking them not to wear their pyjamas on the school run and to 'dress appropriately'.