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>>How were you able to get the school to agree to have >>them attend barefoot? I've tried fir my two without >>much success and I want to speak with the school again >>in September. > >I guess we were lucky, there's no written rule that >shoes must be worn in school. Our children's school >has a rule that no outdoor shoes are worn inside. They >are taken off at the locker room, according to the >rules they would put on house shoes but in practice a >lot are in socks or barefoot in school. We pointed out >at a parent-teacher meeting that all our children are >barefoot inside and outside for reasons of health. >It's tolerated as long as they wipe their feet and >drag no dirt in. >In summer there are a number of others who slip off >their shoes at the door and go barefoot inside. In >other seasons, according to my kids there are a lot in >just socks. > >For sports/gym class the rule is "indoor sports shoes, >those who forget to bring their things must >participate barefoot". I guess you can imagine how all >our kids interpret that rule, we never even bothered >to get them "indoor sports shoes" and their barefoot >performance is just fine! > >So the only occasion they bring shoes is for >excursions (insurance policy); even then they often >take them off and put them in their backpack. And on >freezing cold days in winter they wear shoes, mittens >and wool caps on the way, getting rid of it all as >soon as they are inside.

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