No Uggs Allowed at Philadelphia School

Pottstown Middle School in Philadelphia has banned students from wearing Ugg boots to class. This dress code enforcement made headlines because of Uggs’s reputation as the notorious eyesore of footwear. However, the school has a different reason for its new rule.

Principal Gail Cooper released a letter explaining, “We have been experiencing problems with some students wearing open top boots and carrying items in their boots that are prohibited in school,” which includes cell phones. People have spoken out against the ban, outraged at the strict policy. One woman said that the school may as well "ban their clothes and make them go to school naked." Students are now only allowed to wear ankle boots, and they cannot wear anything that's open mid-calf. Boots have to be laced up and fastened, so that no objects can be smuggled inside of them.

Uggs have gained negative attention before, in viral videos like the “Ugg Boot Vaccine.” Is this prohibition unnecessary, or fashion-forward?

Text Emily Thomas
Sources and Image LA Times, Babelgum, Shoes.com