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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! > >Well school started a month ago and all three have >remained in bare feet. I went into the school and met >with the head teacher and the kids form room teachers, >we agreed that they can continue going barefoot and >barefoot to school as long as I keep some "emergency" >shoes at the school. > >So the kids are happy and living barefoot. > >Sandra

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