A growing number of school districts are banning the footwear, citing safety concerns. School districts in more than twelve states have banned Crocs from being worn at school. Now part of this has to do with a social media trend, where kids have been taping themselves tripping in Crocs.
School administrators worry that this uptrend could cause some copycats and lead to more serious injuries with fake falls.
One school district in Georgia that has enforced the ban sent out a reminder to parents, noting their dress code policy. Even on free dress days — they typically wear uniforms — students are not allowed to wear Crocs. This school district in Florida followed a similar path, with an all caps NO CROCS written in their dress code.
Read more at Taste of Country.
