My school had one uniform all year round. On hot days, the headmaster might, if you were lucky, give permission to adopt "shirtsleeve order" - jacket off, tie off, top button of shirt undone, sleeves neatly rolled up to just above the elbows. But woe betide you if you tried that before the order had been promulgated, usually by means of a notice being pinned to one specific notice board outside the Bell Room, which was what the main administrative office was called.
Once permission had been given, you would then be in trouble if you didn't adopt shirtsleeve order.
On at least one occasion I can remember, the day started off very sultry and permission was promulgated at morning assembly. Shortly afterwards, the temperature fell quite sharply and frequent bouts of heavy rain ensued. Bear in mind that the school estate was extensive, with numerous buildings, so you might have to walk a quarter of a mile or even further in the open air between lessons.
But until the previously-granted permission to adopt shirtsleeve order had been explicitly rescinded by the head, we were required to continue with it.
Oh, and only monitors were allowed to use umbrellas.
It was a stupid place
Once permission had been given, you would then be in trouble if you didn't adopt shirtsleeve order.
On at least one occasion I can remember, the day started off very sultry and permission was promulgated at morning assembly. Shortly afterwards, the temperature fell quite sharply and frequent bouts of heavy rain ensued. Bear in mind that the school estate was extensive, with numerous buildings, so you might have to walk a quarter of a mile or even further in the open air between lessons.
But until the previously-granted permission to adopt shirtsleeve order had been explicitly rescinded by the head, we were required to continue with it.
Oh, and only monitors were allowed to use umbrellas.
It was a stupid place
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