Is a school's ban on Ugg boots reasonable?

A junior high school in Pennsylvania has banned open top boots, such as Ugg boots, from the classroom after students were caught repeatedly hiding cellphones in them.

Is a school ban on Ugg boots reasonable? (iStock)Pottstown Middle School has a strict ban on cellphones in school. Students are allowed to bring them onto school property, but must turn them off and keep them in their lockers during school hours.

But the school has "been experiencing problems with some students wearing open top boots and carrying items in their boots that are prohibited in school," Principal Gail Cooper wrote in a letter to parents.

While the letter doesn't specifically mention what items were causing problems, John Armato, director of community relations for the school district, told the Pottstown Mercury the main problem was students hiding cellphones in their trendy shin-high Ugg boots.

The school dress code already required students to wear uniforms and leave their winter coats and hats in their lockers.

After the Mercury story was picked up by the Associated Press, the Mercury's Facebook page filled with comments, many ridiculing the new rule.

"Just take them (cell phones) when they have them in class, give them a detention and be done with it," posted Jeni Alexander. "Making up 100 silly rules to deal with something that is inevitable is like swimming upstream."

But others defended the school.

"The majority of these comments just reinforces the reason for 'silly' rules to be made at school; the parents do not parent," Alyce Musser posted. "Who cares if you think a rule is silly? It is still a rule and your child should abide by them."

Do you think the ban on Ugg boots and other open boots is reasonable? Let us know what you think.



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