Why aren't hats allowed in schools?

[Dogstile]

I was always more annoyed at them banning brightly coloured socks or underwear.

I mean, hat's I get, line of sight is needed while teaching and a hat is a convenient thing to use to hide your eyes. But socks and fucking underwear? I never understood that rule in the slightest.

I mean, it could apparently distract other students. If that was the case every person in my uni class would be absolutely fucked.

Edit for the underpants question

I live in Farnborough, in the UK. Down here it's not uncommon to see the top band coming up over the jeans that said person is wearing, etc. I'm honestly not bothered by this, as its usually high underpants or arsecrack. The arsecrack is something i'd prefer not to see.

 

[smearyllama]

I was always more annoyed at them banning brightly coloured socks or underwear.

I mean, hat's I get, line of sight is needed while teaching and a hat is a convenient thing to use to hide your eyes. But socks and fucking underwear? I never understood that rule in the slightest.

I mean, it could apparently distract other students. If that was the case every person in my uni class would be absolutely fucked.

Wait-
Do they check to see if your underwear it colorful?
That could get weird.

OT: As has been said before, I see no need for hats indoors.
Unless it's really cold, and then I could understand.
It's nice to keep your head warm.

 

[emeraldrafael]

I was always more annoyed at them banning brightly coloured socks or underwear.

I mean, hat's I get, line of sight is needed while teaching and a hat is a convenient thing to use to hide your eyes. But socks and fucking underwear? I never understood that rule in the slightest.

I mean, it could apparently distract other students. If that was the case every person in my uni class would be absolutely fucked.

How would they know if you're wearing brightly coloured underwear? I think you have a bigger issue then the colour if you can see it.

 

[Dirzzit]

My school they are still allowed.

 

[Dags90]

I was always more annoyed at them banning brightly coloured socks or underwear.

I mean, hat's I get, line of sight is needed while teaching and a hat is a convenient thing to use to hide your eyes. But socks and fucking underwear? I never understood that rule in the slightest.

How exactly is the underpants ban enforced? Does your school have random panty raids or something? Underpants shouldn't be showing.

Also, if you take "Men shouldn't wear hats indoors" in its proper context, it's actually not sexist, despite being pretty old. It has (in)practical considerations. Ladies' hats would be large, held in place by pins, and generally be an ordeal to take off and put back on. In contrast, men's hats have always been more functional, so not taking it off signified "I don't plan on staying long/this place isn't inviting", which might offend a host.

In modern days, to avoid any charges of sexism, hats are banned for everyone. Most women don't wear the complicated hats anymore, anyway.

 

[BrassButtons]

Regardless, I have yet to see any real reason not to wear hats inside, aside from the "Its disrespectful" card, which makes no sense anyways.

This is a holdover from the days of knights. A knight would remove his helmet, thus making himself vulnerable, as a show of trust. The tradition continued when helmets gave way to hats.

 

[Kakashi on crack]

Your arguments reek of whining. All of those reasons are actually pretty legitimate reasons, and it seems a bit immature to go off like you are because you can't wear a hat for half a day, 5 days a week. Hats aren't everything. Just be glad your school doesn't have uniforms.

This, THIIIIIISSS. and to make sure he sees this...

I googled it and I found this:

1. Big fucking deal, and no we shouldn't. That is an outdated and arguably sexist way of thinking.
2. They can, but that seems to be a height issue.
3. So are the rest of people's clothing. That's like banning steak knives because knives can be used to kill people, but not banning other knives.
4. Just like with almost any other possession? Great argument, school system.
5. Lice? Freakin' lice? How many people have lice these days? What's more, if you're worried about lice, don't let other people wear your hat. That's what I do. Calling BS yet again.
6. One word: Pockets.

The only thing I can think of that comes even close to a legitimate reason is it blocks your face on cameras. However, I'm pretty sure they could identify you by your hat, not to mention other clothing and backpack.

Can someone please explain why basically every school doesn't allow hats unless it's "spirit week?" Maybe I can actually convince someone to let me wear my damn hat.

1. Even though it says men, really its impolite for ANYONE to wear a hat indoors. If anything you should consider it a sign of pride that they mentioned men. The original reason was that men would tip their hats to each other and to women as a sign of respect. To top it off, it's impolite to wear a hat in ANY public or generally public building. You'd get in just as much trouble if yo uwore a hat to work.

2. not the point, there is still that potential and the school could stil lget yammered at by parents if a kid couldn't see because the kid in front of him wore a hat to school. (don't beleive me? Parents ***** and complain about EVERYTHING when it comes to the educational system)

3. Actually most schools ban ALL knives from being on their premesis. My physics teacher got yelled at by security just the other day because he brought a butter knife onto campus for his lunch. Besides that, schools are supposed to be a place where students can feel comfortable. Lets say you lived in a bad neighborhood and someone was wearing gang symbols from that neighborhood. would you really feel comfortable? Its not the hat, its the premesis. they ban al lot of things that can be considered gang symbols. For instance, here in Colorado you can't wear all red or all blue to school because those two colors are associated with two very prominent high-school gangs.

4. You forget that they also take away all those other possessions if people are playing games with them. The only difference here is they're saying "no" ahead of time.

5. There are a lot of people who get lice these days. It's any hat really. for instance, there's a safari hat that gets worn by about 20 people in one of my classes each day. Or look at Masque and Sandal, do you know how many peopel have worn those hats? Again, precaution. Or better yet: what if that waiter/waitress didn't wash their hands after going to the bathroom? Would you be saying "ohh it's just ecoli, why should we worry about bacteria that can be deadly?"


6. Come by here some time and see how many kids stash their drugs in their hats. This is just one of those things that they are using as a preventative.

Also, if your school doesn't have high-tech cameras, a hat can make a HUGE difference in tracking someone down. Especially if say, that person steals something and then gets rid of the hat.

I have a feeling you'll just ignore this whole rebuttal though and pretend I never quoted you.

 

[WolfThomas]

I don't care how outdated it is, hats (and by extension sunglasses) inside is rude. They no longer serve their purpose of protecting you from the sun and hinder polite conversation. Plus no matter what some kids think, wearing a Fedora (or commonly a Trilby mistaken for a fedora) does not make you cool.

 

[Daystar Clarion]

I don't care how outdated it is, hats (and by extension sunglasses) inside is rude. They no longer serve their purpose of protecting you from the sun and hinder polite conversation. Plus no matter what some kids think, wearing a Fedora (or commonly a Trilby mistaken for a fedora) does not make you cool.

Also this.

If you ain't a Nazi fighting archeologist, then you don't get to wear a fedora.

 

[Rayne870]

I googled it and I found this:

1 It is impolite to wear hats indoors. Men should always remove their hats when entering a building.
2 They can block the view of people behind them.
3 The colors are often associated with gangs.
4 People play games with them, taking them and playing keep away, etc.
5 Hats can increase the transmission of lice
6 They can be used to conceal weapons or cheating implements

1. Big fucking deal, and no we shouldn't. That is an outdated and arguably sexist way of thinking.
2. They can, but that seems to be a height issue.
3. So are the rest of people's clothing. That's like banning steak knives because knives can be used to kill people, but not banning other knives.
4. Just like with almost any other possession? Great argument, school system.
5. Lice? Freakin' lice? How many people have lice these days? What's more, if you're worried about lice, don't let other people wear your hat. That's what I do. Calling BS yet again.
6. One word: Pockets.

The only thing I can think of that comes even close to a legitimate reason is it blocks your face on cameras. However, I'm pretty sure they could identify you by your hat, not to mention other clothing and backpack.

Can someone please explain why basically every school doesn't allow hats unless it's "spirit week?" Maybe I can actually convince someone to let me wear my damn hat.

1. I kind of get that as an ex military guy, I simply go by the host's request in this case. Its a very small token of respect. Right now I have returned to college and not one instructor has said hats off, so my hat stays on.

2. So can a fat head, or a tall person with wide shoulders.

3. up next no more colored underwear!

4. That's some serious kindergarten shit, file that under harassment if its serious.

5. Only in people that don't know what shampoo and soap is.

6. Uh...wha? A tophat maybe...brb hiding a .44 under my N7 cap.

Anyway there really is no good reason, its just an old rule and you dont see it much in college, funny how that changes...

 

[Fbuh]

I support banning hats because I find it amusing to watch children complain about it.

Indeed. Eventually, they will realize that nobody gives a shit about their weird desire to wear hats 24/7. Or they'll grow up and realize that wearing hats 24/7 is weird.

 

[SL33TBL1ND]

What? Like every school in Aus requires you to wear a hat to prevent sunburn. What the fuck are your schools on?

 

[silversnake4133]

Umm, dude, it's just a hat. It's not a necessity for learning, I'm pretty sure you won't see the board better or hear the teacher better if you put a hat on. If you're so concerned with a head covering just wear a bandana. Unless they've been banned as well...on second thought don't, because they're more than likely associated with gangs as well.

It just seems silly as to what you're trying to get at. Hats provide more problems than anything, and we're talking about high school kids here, they aren't exactly out of the preschool mentality yet and more often than not, kids are going to find a way to make a scene with someone's hat in the classroom. Plus as many others have said, hats can obstruct the view of another student or it can be used to cheat. Schools make Codes of Conduct for a reason, so it's in your best interests to just shut up and deal with it for the short time you're there.

 

[gmaverick019_v1legacy]

Because it's easier. If everyone just doesn't wear one, it's all that less hat-related shit the staff has to deal with. And any amount of hat-related shit greater than zero is too much when there's an easy solution.

I don't care how outdated it is, hats (and by extension sunglasses) inside is rude. They no longer serve their purpose of protecting you from the sun and hinder polite conversation. Plus no matter what some kids think, wearing a Fedora (or commonly a Trilby mistaken for a fedora) does not make you cool.

this and this.


OP you come across as a whiny teenager, there is no reason to have to wear a hat inside, it's lost it's sole purpose besides fashion, and if you really that edgy about being in fashion, then go be another hipster who skips class to be edgy and smoke outside with all the other cool kids, your in school to learn, not to wear a damn hat.

plus have you seen some of the hat's people wear (how they wear them?)

Spoiler: bad/annoying hat style

when people wear those types of fucking hats and wear them on top of goofy hairstyles, to make the hat even taller, you bet your ass that shit is a distraction/gets in the way, it essentially makes everyone have a fucking anvil for a head to look around.

 

[emeraldrafael]

What? Like every school in Aus requires you to wear a hat to prevent sunburn. What the fuck are your schools on?

Well not everyone lives in a land that is trying to kill them even when its not actively trying to kill them. Looking at his profile (creeper I know), he lives in the US, so there's a good possibility he doesnt live in the Southwest and there fore wouldnt need a hat.

 

[StormShaun]

In my school we have a uniform, so, unless we have a free dress day we cannot, otherwise I would purposely buy a green suit with a green fedora and be awesome.

 

[Psychedelic Spartan]

Your arguments reek of whining. All of those reasons are actually pretty legitimate reasons, and it seems a bit immature to go off like you are because you can't wear a hat for half a day, 5 days a week. Hats aren't everything. Just be glad your school doesn't have uniforms.

Exactly. Every day I have to go in with a dress shirt tucked into khakis with a belt and tie, any hoodies/sweatshirts must be Gilman apparel (which come to think of it is great, they have good suppliers) and dress shoes. Just get over it. Besides, what's the point of a hat inside?

 

[SilentCom]

There's another reason I was told when I went to school, people wearing hats are typically people who aren't aware of the rule or trying to hide something and may not even be a student there. It's like a dead give away that they aren't from that school if they're wearing a hat.