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>Hi, Sandra! > >>Does any have experience with bare feet and schools? > >It depends. Impossible to say anything universal here: >Some schools have dress codes, others don't (or don't >mention footwear). >If there is no regulation, it still depends how the >teachers (or principal) think about it. I know of some >schools without explicit regulations where the >teachers still berated the occasional barefoot student >(in front of everyone in class) how unhealthy it was >in terms of spreading germs or fungus ... (Which never >really was a problem). >I would suggest to just give it a try (and give them >some light emergency shoes/sandals in case they run >into problems). Since they are always barefoot at home >they will be natural and confident about it, this >helps: if they act all too shy as if it was something >forbidden, they might run into problems more likely. >If they do run into problems with teachers, maybe it's >a good idea to talk directly to the teachers and give >them some information on how it's healthy and gives >children stronger feet. There is a bit about it on the >internet as well, search for "shoeless learning" for >example. >It will also help if they are clean and neatly >dressed, and their feet aren't too dirty. So their >appearance is less provoking even to those not used to >bare feet in school. Some people are overly sensitive >there ... >Good luck!

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