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Wow. There's about 3 teachers in the office right now because of this afternoon's assembly. A student just walked in to drop off a paper on a teacher's desk, and when the head of the 1st year department noticed she was wearing a sweater over her uniform he made her stop and take it off. She apologized, was slightly ashamed, and made a move to run out of the office to take it off.
Usually students are asked to button up their shirts to the top bottom or to straighten their collar or whatever else, but this girl was just wearing a very neat, plain grey wool sweater. He didn't make her go all the way back out into the hall to take it off, but he did expect her to remove it even though it was tactful and looked like part of the uniform, and she was only going to be in the office for 15 seconds. Also, the school is cold outside of the classrooms, that's just how it is.
If you ever questioned the boundaries of Japanese discipline, you probably won't again.
Usually students are asked to button up their shirts to the top bottom or to straighten their collar or whatever else, but this girl was just wearing a very neat, plain grey wool sweater. He didn't make her go all the way back out into the hall to take it off, but he did expect her to remove it even though it was tactful and looked like part of the uniform, and she was only going to be in the office for 15 seconds. Also, the school is cold outside of the classrooms, that's just how it is.
If you ever questioned the boundaries of Japanese discipline, you probably won't again.