Has anybody here gone to school barefoot

Yes public school

 

Intriguing....!

 

When I was in school we could go barefoot and some students did more the girls then the boys

 

Teenagers fancy themselves to be edgy and nonconformist...but often they really aren't. She does sound interesting and an actual nonconformist...!

 

She loves being barefoot I can remember when she was a little girl my friend had a hard time keeping her shoes on and she would have a fit when she was wearing shoes but when she was barefoot she was normal not crying or having a fit and now that she is a teenager she really hates wearing shoes and I don’t blame her I hate wearing shoes and socks. Even when I was a kid I went barefoot every chance I got and now that I’m older I still hate shoes and socks. Being barefoot has helped me with my back problem . I don’t have back problem anymore and being barefoot helps with my gout as well my knee problem is gone as well . And she just loves being barefoot

 

No, but I had too many golden opportunities. I was very foot shy as a kid. I try not to think too much about it though as it will only depress me.

 

Barefoot Scout, just curious did you go to school in Japan? I have never heard of removing street shoes for slippers in American schools. But, I think it or going barefoot a good idea and way to keep floors cleaner.

 

It's also a thing in some places in central Europe. Austria, Switzerland, Czechia, Slovenia... here in Croatia, though, there's a lot of variance between different regions and schools, sometimes even in neighbouring towns or within the same city. In some elementary schools, there's no requirement for outdoor shoes to be taken off at all, while in other school they can be replaced by a pair of clean indoor shoes - and some places, such as my school, require a specific non-sneaker type of slippers to be worn. Even those may vary from one place to another - the most common option is a pair of rather plain-looking plimsolls without laces (like the ones in the picture below). Many schools simply have a generic rule requiring "school slippers" to be worn, whatever those might be, so even open-heeled house slippers or slide sandals (with socks!) seem to be growing in popularity! Most teachers are supportive of such things since it helps keep the school clean and the kids can focus a bit better during class, and I've heard of a few places where a kid might have to walk barefoot should they forget to bring their slippers to school... so being barefoot in school sadly still seems to be seen more as a punishment rather than a privilege!



I've heard that it's not uncommon to wear no shoes whatsoever in school throughout various places such as Scandinavia, Iceland, and Finland. With heated floors and weather that may see most kids wearing heavy boots as they make their way to school, socked feet seem to be tolerated to a much higher degree. In Austria, Switzerland, and Czechia, slide sandals or Birkenstock-type sandals are the most common kind of school slippers worn by both boys and girls alike, so I reckon that walking barefoot in school wouldn't be such an uncommon sight in those places either, since those kinds of sandals are quite easy to take off.

 

Thanks for the info.

 

My first three years in high school were under a strict dress code. Guys got sent home for not wearing socks.

Then in my Senior year things totally changed. The dress code was relaxed a lot and the teachers and staff turned a blind eye to the many of us going into our classes in our bare feet.

 

Reminds me of my transition from high school to university!

 

Indeed they are. But I live in an area where barefoot teens in stores and casual restaurants are seen on a daily basis. In fact people from their 20s - 70s wander around town barefoot.

The location, right on the beach of the Atlantic Ocean draws a lot of surfers and beach bums who don't like to wear shoes...so they don't. The town is small enough that I recognize the locals and a handful of them are like me and perpetually barefoot.

I'll make a separate post later on what it's like to live in a barefoot town,