Pennsylvania Middle School Bans Boots Due to Students Hiding Contraband in Them - Polidicks

[quote]A ban on "open top" boots at Pottsdown Middle School in Pennsylvania is not a protest against fashion. In a letter sent home to parents from principal Gail Cooper Wednesday, "open top boots" are banned in classrooms starting next Monday because students have been bringing in contraband items in their boots. "Following several problems with these items, I have banned the outdoor, open top boots from our classrooms," the letter stated. Under this rule, the ban would include the popular Uggs. "Students may continue to wear outdoor boots to and from school to protect them from cold, snow and ice but need to change into a pair of sneakers or shoes before entering homeroom." Students have been mainly hiding cell phones in their boots, John Armato, director of community relations for the Pottstown School District, told ABC News. The possession of personal electronic devices in school, including cell phones, is not permitted. Students must keep their devices in their lockers between 7:55 a.m. and 2:30 p.m. If a student decides to text or a phone goes off, these types of events are causing disruption to a positive education atmosphere, Armato said. "It is a ruling that is made to address a particular situation," Armato said. "If the problem goes away, there is no need for the rule." The reactions Armato has received have ranged from support for maintaining an educational environment to accusations that the ban infringes upon students' rights to wear certain fashions. He said the ban could change and has been instated on a "as need basis." The school district does have a mandatory uniform for the middle school students. The school handbook devotes a section to proper attire that states shoes, boots and sneakers with matching-colored laces are permitted. It also says if clothing disrupts learning, the administration has the right to set rules about questionable attire. If a student does not comply, discipline can range from a reminder sent home to parents on the first offense to possible detention or suspensions at the principal's discretion for repeated offenses. [/quote] [url]http://news.yahoo.com/pennsylvania-middle-school-bans-boots-211312705--abc-news.html[/url]

Next thing you know students are going to be slotting cigarettes through the little holes in the visiting room windows.

At least we're allowed to use our cells in class...

Excuse my ignorance, but what is an "open top" boot?

Watch as no student gives a fuck and they all continue to wear what they want. Same shit happened at my school, no fucks were given and life carried on :v:

banning uggs will stop students from having weed, yes

The ban on cell phones is ridiculous, anyway. A dumb rule leading to a dumber rule.

Read the comments in these articles it's hilarious. They are saying cellphones are distractions in class. They only distract the person using them :|

Americans really like their prison systems they make sure children learn how to live in them early

[quote]sneakers with matching-colored laces are permitted.[/quote] am i to understand that sneakers with nonmatching laces are banned?

[QUOTE=Pierrewithahat;34441164]Watch as no student gives a fuck and they all continue to wear what they want. Same shit happened at my school, no fucks were given and life carried on :v:[/QUOTE] My high school switched to uniforms in my junior year. They mercilessly cracked down on even the smallest offense. [QUOTE=Kalibos;34441221]am i to understand that sneakers with nonmatching laces are banned?[/QUOTE] They were at my high school. Only black laces were allowed, at that.

First they take our right to wear boots, how long before they take away our right to not be raped? Do you understand, facepunch? If we let them get away with this, [I]we will be literally raped by the government[/I].

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Why is a change of some school's dresscode policy news?

Why would they hide cell phones in their boots? Are pockets not cool enough?

[QUOTE=LSK;34441247]Why is a change of some school's dresscode policy news?[/QUOTE] Because it's a stupid change

[QUOTE=Emperor Scorpious II;34441225]My high school switched to uniforms in my junior year. They mercilessly cracked down on even the smallest offense. They were at my high school. Only black laces were allowed, at that.[/QUOTE] Yeah they done the same at mine and mercilessly cracked down. No one gave a fuck and they ended up suspending a ton of people and eventually realised we didn't care about the uniform and dress code :v:

Like anyone would put an expensive phone in their school locker... Bad idea

i understand cell phones being banned during class but outside of class it shouldn't matter

[QUOTE=faintblaster;34446394]Like anyone would put an expensive phone in their school locker... Bad idea[/QUOTE] "Hey you have to put your phone in the school locker it's a distraction" "Also we're not responsible for anything being stolen as a result of your locker being broken into"

Who the fuck expects anyone to put a cellphone in a locker? The lockers at my school are about as secure as an unlocked door, and I'm one school district away from this one.

I don't get why schools are so against phones and shit. In this day and age everyone has a fucking phone, EVERYONE. They need to adjust, all the schools i went to didn't care about phones. They just didn't want them out during class which was fair. Once you're out of class your free to do what you will.

[QUOTE=Jawalt;34441198]Read the comments in these articles it's hilarious. They are saying cellphones are distractions in class. They only distract the person using them :|[/QUOTE] The person holding a phone isn't the only person who can also see and hear that phone.

Fuck the public school system.

[QUOTE=SexualShark;34446582]Fuck the public school system.[/QUOTE] The whole thing's a broken down mess, and they're trying to fix it by plastering it with scotch tape.

[QUOTE=MR-X;34446537]I don't get why schools are so against phones and shit. In this day and age everyone has a fucking phone, EVERYONE. They need to adjust, all the schools i went to didn't care about phones. They just didn't want them out during class which was fair. Once you're out of class your free to do what you will.[/QUOTE] Albiet Im in england, and in college but slightly relevent - every teacher I've had hasn't cared if you have a phone on you, or if it goes off - usually if your phone goes off in class its a friend being an asshole, or your parents REALLY needing to getting in contact - and aslong as it isn't being used, out of sight out of mind. Phones are only a distraction if you let them be

[QUOTE=LCBADs;34441226][I]raped by the government[/I][/QUOTE] [img]http://www.facepunch.com/avatar/203972.png?garryis=awesome[/img]

[QUOTE=MR-X;34446537]I don't get why schools are so against phones and shit. In this day and age everyone has a fucking phone, EVERYONE. They need to adjust, all the schools i went to didn't care about phones. They just didn't want them out during class which was fair. Once you're out of class your free to do what you will.[/QUOTE] Any school or college I've been to you get dirty looks from people if it rings during a class or in the library, and if you answer it without leaving the room half the people there turn round with a "What is this prat doing?" expression.

[QUOTE=Emperor Scorpious II;34441157]Excuse my ignorance, but what is an "open top" boot?[/QUOTE] I think it means boots where the top can fold down, like this: [IMG]http://i.imgur.com/AHXld.jpg[/IMG] I can see how it would be easy to tape something to the inside of the flaps.

God damn it now how will those 13 year olds wear their stripper boots to school now?