Do you agree with this schools policy?

I read a story about an elementary school in the U.K.According to the story,the school had just installed a brand new,lamninated gym floor for their school.The school didnt want the floor to be scuffed up by the treads on sneakers,and going in socks would be a sliping hazard of rhe floor;therefore,the school required the students to go in bare feet for their p e. class.The story claimed that alot of the parents objected to the policy,but I think that it actually made sense.What is your opinion?

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Txbob52

I can understand not allowing street shoes on the gym floor but sneakers ought to be allowed. Will sports teams have to compete barefoot?

DavidT8899 · 22-25, M

@Txbob52 If the policy is that going barefoot protects the floor,then yes,sports team along with every other child and adult should have to be barefoot,since doing anything else eliminates the reason for doing it at all.I can see only two legitimate exceptions:1)If anyone has a legitimate medical condition (diabetes,infected toe)that would make going barefoot a danger,then that person should be allowed to wear ballet flats.2)If there was a situation where the police,fire department or medical personnel had to be in the gym,they would obviously be exempt.Other than that,EVERYONE should be barefoot-sports teams,the referee,the coaches;if the games had cheerleaders or pom-pom girls,they should have to be barefoot.Heck,if a school official came out to make an annoucement,THEY should be required to be barefoot!Otherwise,there's no point in requiring it at all.