Preston parents speak out after school run pyjamas row

The controversial comments come after a headteacher wrote a letter scolding parents, asking that they dress appropriately for the school run after some were spotted arriving to drop off their children sporting pyjamas.

The story generated a storm on the Evening Post’s social media sites.

Reader Sandra Stonier said: “Of course you should not take children to school when you are in your PJs. Just sheer laziness on parents part.”

Karen Walton said: “I think it’s chavvy clampits, Jezzer Kyle standards personally. I had to walk a mile to take mine, single parent, no car, always a nourishing breakfast and never late, it’s very old school I know, but I call it having standards.”

James Grilli said: “Don’t wear PJs so other kids have ammunition to pick on kids.”

Kath Sumner said: “It’s definitely not acceptable to drop children off in your PJs, parents should set an example.”

But whilst some parents believe that wearing pyjamas at the school gates sets a bad example, not all agree.

Reece Catterall said: “Why should this be a problem, isn’t it more important that the kids are in school instead of the head teacher moaning about what the parents are wearing?”

Emma Smith said: “I work nights, come home, shower, put my PJs on and then drop my children to school in the car, but I get up and dressed before I pick them up again. I don’t see anything wrong with it, my children are dressed, fed and at school on time.”

Anthony Blake said: “How do they know it’s not a mum who worked until 5am on the night shift as an A&E nurse?”