In my childhood girls had to wear skirts, even if they wore pants at home. This meant wearing tights in the winter, which are not all that warm and fiendish to struggle with when you are about seven and need the bathroom, and freezing at school, because the janitor wore long underwear and set the thermostats accordingly. Sandals at school? Unthinkable. Even sixth graders in wedgies or a normal heel that the teachers considered a bit high would be sent home with a note.
In my childhood girls had to wear skirts, even if they wore pants at home. This meant wearing tights in the winter, which are not all that warm and fiendish to struggle with when you are about seven and need the bathroom, and freezing at school, because the janitor wore long underwear and set the thermostats accordingly. Sandals at school? Unthinkable. Even sixth graders in wedgies or a normal heel that the teachers considered a bit high would be sent home with a note.