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velcro shoes!

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amck5700 · 05/07/2012 22:58

Is it okay or not to have velcro fastening shoes at High School?? My son (12) is starting after the summer and I think he should have lace ups - he wants velcro. I am trying to say to him that he is grown up so should have "adult" shoes, he insists that they wouldn't make them in his size and bigger if they weren't meant to be worn by older kids. We have had bullying issues in the past so just want to make sure that he is not going to be made a target by what he wears. There is a full school uniform so it is really just his shoes/bag and trainers that will be non standard.

Well, apart from the lunch box and don't even get me started on that one!

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BeingFluffy · 06/07/2012 13:41

Check the uniform policy! Velcro school shoes are actually banned at my daughter's school, I think they are accepted for trainers. I assume because they are either deemed scruffy or the noise generated if people are deliberately disruptive in assembly etc. The school policy actually stipulates slip on shoes but as far as I am aware they turn a blind eye to buckles and laces.

While saying that she did have some shoes with a small strap over her foot, that was secured by velcro and no one noticed.

DD is dyslexic and has a problem tying laces.

ibizagirl · 06/07/2012 06:08

Dd will be going into year 9 in September and a lot of the girls and boys wear velcro shoes at the moment. Clarks or that type of shoe. Dd has got a new pair for September too. They are quicker for pe as the children are always rushed to get changed so i am told. Whichever is the most comfortable and sturdiest always gets my vote.

RedVW · 06/07/2012 05:25

Mine have both wore velcro shoes all the way through year 7 and although we haven't had the conversation yet, suspect thy will wear them for year 8! No problems encountered. The school insist on shoes, not black trainers of any kind nor ballet shoes which seems to have been fashionable for girls. The HOY is a PE teacher and constantly reminds children and parents she can tell the difference between shoes and black trainers from quite a distance! My friend's DS has to wear lace ups at his private school from year 2!

cocolepew · 05/07/2012 23:42

I couldnt think of the name but have remembered! DD bought boys shoes(dont know why) in first year. They were Pod which was very popular at the time and nearly all of them were velcro.

She wears mary janes now and they are velcro too, shes going into 4th year.

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amck5700 · 05/07/2012 23:31

okay so maybe I will let him look at them then. :) thanks all.

He actually has a lovely pair of black timberland boots but the instructions are No boots and No trainers - It's hard to see where the line between shoes and trainers is now though as a lot of the shoes are trainer style.

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cocolepew · 05/07/2012 23:15

I think its ok. A lot of the boys shoes have them.

savoycabbage · 05/07/2012 23:13

I noticed that my dd was the only one in her class wearing Velcro trainers the other day. She is in year three. If I was you I would spy on the children coming out of school and look at their shoes.

phoenixmum · 05/07/2012 23:10

Yes it's OK, depending on the shoe. My DS is dyspraxic, so laces are an issue. We tried them but they kept coming undone and fraying and looked scruffy...
so now he has a lovely black leather (albeit pricey) GEOX velcro pair that have lasted for ages- because he doesn't pull them off as he did the lace-ups- and look cool rather than naff or nerdy( and so less of a bullying target)

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