A mother has been left outraged after her nine-year-old daughter’s PE teacher told her that she had to wear a bra.
The furious parent said her child asked her to buy the underwear due to a request from the teacher.
She voiced her anger on Mumsnet and asked if other users believed that the teacher had gone too far with their comments.
The mum said: “DD [darling daughter] came to me last night saying that she needed a sports bra or crop top for PE in the future as the teacher had told this to a group of girls who had been doing gymnastics and their t-shirts had fallen down when doing handstands.
“I can only assume this is to cover up their 9 year old nipples for fear of………..what exactly?
“Are the boys to cover their nipples also?
“AIBU [am I being unreasonable] to be cross about this?
“I can understand it being reasonable at 9 for girls who have started growing breasts.
“But again none of these girls who were told to cover up have.
“If that was the case surely the way to go about it would be to have a discreet word with that child’s parents rather than a blanket rule for all.
“Now my DD [darling daughter] thinks she has to cover up her non existent breasts.”
There have been mixed reactions with some users suggesting that some girls may be starting to develop breasts at that age.
One woman posted: “I needed a bra at 9.
"Better the teacher encourages all of them to wear one than single out that one girl who knows she’s drawn the short straw by being first to develop.”
Another agreed saying: “Some of them are easily a C cup at that age.
“So possibly general comment rather than embarrassing individuals.”
However one user argued: “You need to tell the teacher to concentrate on her job and leave the parenting to the parents.”
Another person agreed and said: “Cannot believe people think this is within the teacher’s remit!
“Surely an easier solution would be ‘T-shirts tucked in for PE’ across the board.”
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