Pennsylvania school district bans fur-lined boots

[Hum]

POTTSTOWN, PA ? A suburban Philadelphia middle school's ban on a popular type of fur-lined boots isn't about fashion, it's about cellphones.

Pottstown Middle School parents were informed of the new ban on the unlaced boots on Wednesday.

District community relations director John Armato tells the Pottstown Mercury students are using the boots to hide cellphones and bring them into class. Current school policy allows students to bring their phones to school but requires them to be kept in their locker during the day.

Armato says the ban targets the unlaced boots with fur or faux fur lining made by footwear companies including Ugg. It goes into effect Monday.

Principal Gail Cooper says students can still wear the boots to school, but must remove them before going to class.

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[jakem1]

Don't they have pockets?

[Solid Knight]

Don't they have pockets?

Middle school. Every kid is an idiot.

[_neutrino Veteran]

phones, shoes, they should must make the students arrive nude.

[neufuse Veteran]

phones, shoes, they should must make the students arrive nude.

that would of made for an intresting morning in high school :shifty:

[Rudy]

Next they'll ban clothing

[shakey]

What about jackets, purses, other boots, backpacks, anything with pockets.... Though, why do kids need cellphones anyway?

[Hum]

^ To mindlessly text to friends, and cheat on examines. :laugh:

[shakey]

^ To mindlessly text to friends, and cheat on examines. :laugh:

It's not like they have friends who live far away... Their friends are normally those that they live next to and go to school with. And parents should already know their kids schedule and where they are at, at least at that age. Just stupid parents giving kids crap they don't need yet.

[Solid Knight]

It's not like they have friends who live far away... Their friends are normally those that they live next to and go to school with. And parents should already know their kids schedule and where they are at, at least at that age. Just stupid parents giving kids crap they don't need yet.

But what if little Timmy needs to contact you in an emergency while in a building filled with adults?

[Hum]

It's not like they have friends who live far away... Their friends are normally those that they live next to and go to school with. And parents should already know their kids schedule and where they are at, at least at that age. Just stupid parents giving kids crap they don't need yet.

^ Agreed.

But I think a lot of parents cave in, because they feel that kids will 'check in', and let mom & dad know where they are at.

[Amarok]

Good. Those boots are an eyesore. -.-

[Pam14160]

Teens and cellphones = great advertizing. . . :D