Teens need boots

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Anonymous wrote:What kind of garbage excuse for a school doesn’t have a place for kids to change out of boots?!

Troll fail.

Excuse me? Do you mean the person claiming it’s literally impossible to change into shoes at their school is a troll?

“Garbage excuse for a school” because kids can’t change boots? Where do expect them to do it, in the crowded hallway or locker area while standing up? Go away crazy lady.

Yes in the locker area while standing up. Presumably teens are in good enough shape that bending down isn’t life threatening

What locker area? Have you even been in a MS or HS this decade? There are no lockers, let alone locker areas.

I dunno. You may want to consider that some school districts may be different than yours.

My kids have 2 lockers. One in the hallway, and one in the gym lockeroom

Do your kids go to some very small private school? Most public high schools around here literally have thousands of students. There's no room in the school to give each student two lockers.

No, its a Middle school with about 800 students.

And as a different PP mentioned, they are actually required to use their lockers (not their PE ones, though). No backpacks in the classroom is the policy. So kids don't go to the locker between every class, but they probably go 3-4 times a day.

Ok, but it's not like that at all middle schools or high schools.
I'd also be surprised if there is really space and time at your kid's school for every student to stand in front of their lockers to change shoes at the end of the day and still make it out on time to catch the school bus.

Maybe class could end a bit earlier or the bus could leave a bit later? This is not some insurmountable problem, FFS.

And no, the bus can't just leave a bit later. It needs to go pick up the next batch of kids.

Are you seriously telling me that in 2024 the bus schedules can’t be adjusted across the board? Schools/buses are incapable of communicating with each other?

No wonder this country is going down the tubes… there appears to be no can-do, problem-solving spirit anymore. I guess this everyone-is-a-victim, no-one-has-agency attitude that has been shoved down our throats for the past couple of decades is working.

I am telling you that it's not about "communicating with each other." It's about contracts and people getting paid for the time they work.

Yes I forgot that contracts can never be revised. Silly me.

Yes I forgot that teachers would love to be told mid year that their contracts are being revised and they are now required to work an extra half hour per day with no additional pay. Silly me.

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My teen has doc martens that she doesn’t wear to school because they set off the metal detector and she doesn’t want to have to take her shoes off at security every morning.

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Anonymous wrote:My teen has doc martens that she doesn’t wear to school because they set off the metal detector and she doesn’t want to have to take her shoes off at security every morning.

Interesting.
I wonder if a lot of snow boots would have issues with the security systems?

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Anonymous wrote:My son wants to wear shorts to school in the snow, the sneakers instead of boots are an extra battle I’m not choosing to fight.

Yeah, exactly. We gave up on this fight a few years ago.

If they want to be cold, that's their choice.

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Anonymous wrote:How many adults are wearing boots and changing at work? None of you. I’m not. And no, the entire way isn’t on perfectly cleared sidewalks for me either. The kids will be okay and all of this will be melted in another day or two.

I always wear boots outdoors when it is raining, snowing, icy, and/or slushy. I keep a pair of shoes at my office. It takes less than one minute to change shoes. This is not only for my own personal safety, comfort, and hygiene. It benefits everyone who shares the office to not have water, slush, and mud tracked all over the floors.

I cannot figure out if those of you pushing back so hard against the very idea of appropriate footwear are incompetent or just lazy.

That’s nice. I’m a hs teacher and try not to even wear a coat to work because the only place I have to put it us the back of the desk chair and I have to share that with others who use the room. We don’t have a dedicated desk. No, there isn’t room anywhere for extra shoes or boots when we don’t even have a place to hang coats.

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Anonymous wrote:What kind of garbage excuse for a school doesn’t have a place for kids to change out of boots?!

Troll fail.

Excuse me? Do you mean the person claiming it’s literally impossible to change into shoes at their school is a troll?

“Garbage excuse for a school” because kids can’t change boots? Where do expect them to do it, in the crowded hallway or locker area while standing up? Go away crazy lady.

Yes in the locker area while standing up. Presumably teens are in good enough shape that bending down isn’t life threatening

What locker area? Have you even been in a MS or HS this decade? There are no lockers, let alone locker areas.

I dunno. You may want to consider that some school districts may be different than yours.

My kids have 2 lockers. One in the hallway, and one in the gym lockeroom

Do your kids go to some very small private school? Most public high schools around here literally have thousands of students. There's no room in the school to give each student two lockers.

No, its a Middle school with about 800 students.

And as a different PP mentioned, they are actually required to use their lockers (not their PE ones, though). No backpacks in the classroom is the policy. So kids don't go to the locker between every class, but they probably go 3-4 times a day.

Ok, but it's not like that at all middle schools or high schools.
I'd also be surprised if there is really space and time at your kid's school for every student to stand in front of their lockers to change shoes at the end of the day and still make it out on time to catch the school bus.

Maybe class could end a bit earlier or the bus could leave a bit later? This is not some insurmountable problem, FFS.

And no, the bus can't just leave a bit later. It needs to go pick up the next batch of kids.

Are you seriously telling me that in 2024 the bus schedules can’t be adjusted across the board? Schools/buses are incapable of communicating with each other?

No wonder this country is going down the tubes… there appears to be no can-do, problem-solving spirit anymore. I guess this everyone-is-a-victim, no-one-has-agency attitude that has been shoved down our throats for the past couple of decades is working.

Lady you have lost what few marbles you had to begin with. NO an entire county's bus schedule can't be adjusted across the board. Just so Johnny has time to take his boots off and socialize (and potentially fight as you previously mentioned) with his peers. You have gone off the deep end. But you're providing some quality entertainment.

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Anonymous wrote:How many adults are wearing boots and changing at work? None of you. I’m not. And no, the entire way isn’t on perfectly cleared sidewalks for me either. The kids will be okay and all of this will be melted in another day or two.

I always wear boots outdoors when it is raining, snowing, icy, and/or slushy. I keep a pair of shoes at my office. It takes less than one minute to change shoes. This is not only for my own personal safety, comfort, and hygiene. It benefits everyone who shares the office to not have water, slush, and mud tracked all over the floors.

I cannot figure out if those of you pushing back so hard against the very idea of appropriate footwear are incompetent or just lazy.

That’s nice. I’m a hs teacher and try not to even wear a coat to work because the only place I have to put it us the back of the desk chair and I have to share that with others who use the room. We don’t have a dedicated desk. No, there isn’t room anywhere for extra shoes or boots when we don’t even have a place to hang coats.

I'm sorry, that stinks.

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Anonymous wrote:What kind of garbage excuse for a school doesn’t have a place for kids to change out of boots?!

Troll fail.

Excuse me? Do you mean the person claiming it’s literally impossible to change into shoes at their school is a troll?

“Garbage excuse for a school” because kids can’t change boots? Where do expect them to do it, in the crowded hallway or locker area while standing up? Go away crazy lady.

Yes in the locker area while standing up. Presumably teens are in good enough shape that bending down isn’t life threatening

What locker area? Have you even been in a MS or HS this decade? There are no lockers, let alone locker areas.

I dunno. You may want to consider that some school districts may be different than yours.

My kids have 2 lockers. One in the hallway, and one in the gym lockeroom

Do your kids go to some very small private school? Most public high schools around here literally have thousands of students. There's no room in the school to give each student two lockers.

No, its a Middle school with about 800 students.

And as a different PP mentioned, they are actually required to use their lockers (not their PE ones, though). No backpacks in the classroom is the policy. So kids don't go to the locker between every class, but they probably go 3-4 times a day.

Ok, but it's not like that at all middle schools or high schools.
I'd also be surprised if there is really space and time at your kid's school for every student to stand in front of their lockers to change shoes at the end of the day and still make it out on time to catch the school bus.

Maybe class could end a bit earlier or the bus could leave a bit later? This is not some insurmountable problem, FFS.

And no, the bus can't just leave a bit later. It needs to go pick up the next batch of kids.

Are you seriously telling me that in 2024 the bus schedules can’t be adjusted across the board? Schools/buses are incapable of communicating with each other?

No wonder this country is going down the tubes… there appears to be no can-do, problem-solving spirit anymore. I guess this everyone-is-a-victim, no-one-has-agency attitude that has been shoved down our throats for the past couple of decades is working.

I am telling you that it's not about "communicating with each other." It's about contracts and people getting paid for the time they work.

Yes I forgot that contracts can never be revised. Silly me.

Yes I forgot that teachers would love to be told mid year that their contracts are being revised and they are now required to work an extra half hour per day with no additional pay. Silly me.

Why wouldn’t a contract revision that includes extra work time also include extra pay? Don’t you know how this works?

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Anonymous wrote:What kind of garbage excuse for a school doesn’t have a place for kids to change out of boots?!

Troll fail.

Excuse me? Do you mean the person claiming it’s literally impossible to change into shoes at their school is a troll?

“Garbage excuse for a school” because kids can’t change boots? Where do expect them to do it, in the crowded hallway or locker area while standing up? Go away crazy lady.

Yes in the locker area while standing up. Presumably teens are in good enough shape that bending down isn’t life threatening

What locker area? Have you even been in a MS or HS this decade? There are no lockers, let alone locker areas.

I dunno. You may want to consider that some school districts may be different than yours.

My kids have 2 lockers. One in the hallway, and one in the gym lockeroom

Do your kids go to some very small private school? Most public high schools around here literally have thousands of students. There's no room in the school to give each student two lockers.

No, its a Middle school with about 800 students.

And as a different PP mentioned, they are actually required to use their lockers (not their PE ones, though). No backpacks in the classroom is the policy. So kids don't go to the locker between every class, but they probably go 3-4 times a day.

Ok, but it's not like that at all middle schools or high schools.
I'd also be surprised if there is really space and time at your kid's school for every student to stand in front of their lockers to change shoes at the end of the day and still make it out on time to catch the school bus.

Maybe class could end a bit earlier or the bus could leave a bit later? This is not some insurmountable problem, FFS.

And no, the bus can't just leave a bit later. It needs to go pick up the next batch of kids.

Are you seriously telling me that in 2024 the bus schedules can’t be adjusted across the board? Schools/buses are incapable of communicating with each other?

No wonder this country is going down the tubes… there appears to be no can-do, problem-solving spirit anymore. I guess this everyone-is-a-victim, no-one-has-agency attitude that has been shoved down our throats for the past couple of decades is working.

I am telling you that it's not about "communicating with each other." It's about contracts and people getting paid for the time they work.

Yes I forgot that contracts can never be revised. Silly me.

Yes I forgot that teachers would love to be told mid year that their contracts are being revised and they are now required to work an extra half hour per day with no additional pay. Silly me.

Why wouldn’t a contract revision that includes extra work time also include extra pay? Don’t you know how this works?

In the teacher who posted how we don’t even have a place to hang coats. There is no amount of money in the world that would keep me if they extended the school day mid year. Teachers would quit. I’m not coming in earlier or staying later so kids have time to change out of boots, that none would wear.

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Anonymous wrote:What kind of garbage excuse for a school doesn’t have a place for kids to change out of boots?!

Troll fail.

Excuse me? Do you mean the person claiming it’s literally impossible to change into shoes at their school is a troll?

“Garbage excuse for a school” because kids can’t change boots? Where do expect them to do it, in the crowded hallway or locker area while standing up? Go away crazy lady.

Yes in the locker area while standing up. Presumably teens are in good enough shape that bending down isn’t life threatening

What locker area? Have you even been in a MS or HS this decade? There are no lockers, let alone locker areas.

I dunno. You may want to consider that some school districts may be different than yours.

My kids have 2 lockers. One in the hallway, and one in the gym lockeroom

Do your kids go to some very small private school? Most public high schools around here literally have thousands of students. There's no room in the school to give each student two lockers.

No, its a Middle school with about 800 students.

And as a different PP mentioned, they are actually required to use their lockers (not their PE ones, though). No backpacks in the classroom is the policy. So kids don't go to the locker between every class, but they probably go 3-4 times a day.

Ok, but it's not like that at all middle schools or high schools.
I'd also be surprised if there is really space and time at your kid's school for every student to stand in front of their lockers to change shoes at the end of the day and still make it out on time to catch the school bus.

Maybe class could end a bit earlier or the bus could leave a bit later? This is not some insurmountable problem, FFS.

And no, the bus can't just leave a bit later. It needs to go pick up the next batch of kids.

Are you seriously telling me that in 2024 the bus schedules can’t be adjusted across the board? Schools/buses are incapable of communicating with each other?

No wonder this country is going down the tubes… there appears to be no can-do, problem-solving spirit anymore. I guess this everyone-is-a-victim, no-one-has-agency attitude that has been shoved down our throats for the past couple of decades is working.

Lady you have lost what few marbles you had to begin with. NO an entire county's bus schedule can't be adjusted across the board. Just so Johnny has time to take his boots off and socialize (and potentially fight as you previously mentioned) with his peers. You have gone off the deep end. But you're providing some quality entertainment.

Why can the bus schedule not be revised? Because it would inconvenience some adults? Or because the adults in charge are lazy and/or completely incompetent?

But I am sure it’s entertaining to encounter someone who thinks schools should actually make an effort to do right by our children. Crazy lady thinks kids should be able to wear coats and boots to school when it snows!!

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Anonymous wrote:What kind of garbage excuse for a school doesn’t have a place for kids to change out of boots?!

Troll fail.

Excuse me? Do you mean the person claiming it’s literally impossible to change into shoes at their school is a troll?

“Garbage excuse for a school” because kids can’t change boots? Where do expect them to do it, in the crowded hallway or locker area while standing up? Go away crazy lady.

Yes in the locker area while standing up. Presumably teens are in good enough shape that bending down isn’t life threatening

What locker area? Have you even been in a MS or HS this decade? There are no lockers, let alone locker areas.

I dunno. You may want to consider that some school districts may be different than yours.

My kids have 2 lockers. One in the hallway, and one in the gym lockeroom

Do your kids go to some very small private school? Most public high schools around here literally have thousands of students. There's no room in the school to give each student two lockers.

No, its a Middle school with about 800 students.

And as a different PP mentioned, they are actually required to use their lockers (not their PE ones, though). No backpacks in the classroom is the policy. So kids don't go to the locker between every class, but they probably go 3-4 times a day.

Ok, but it's not like that at all middle schools or high schools.
I'd also be surprised if there is really space and time at your kid's school for every student to stand in front of their lockers to change shoes at the end of the day and still make it out on time to catch the school bus.

Maybe class could end a bit earlier or the bus could leave a bit later? This is not some insurmountable problem, FFS.

And no, the bus can't just leave a bit later. It needs to go pick up the next batch of kids.

Are you seriously telling me that in 2024 the bus schedules can’t be adjusted across the board? Schools/buses are incapable of communicating with each other?

No wonder this country is going down the tubes… there appears to be no can-do, problem-solving spirit anymore. I guess this everyone-is-a-victim, no-one-has-agency attitude that has been shoved down our throats for the past couple of decades is working.

I am telling you that it's not about "communicating with each other." It's about contracts and people getting paid for the time they work.

Yes I forgot that contracts can never be revised. Silly me.

Yes I forgot that teachers would love to be told mid year that their contracts are being revised and they are now required to work an extra half hour per day with no additional pay. Silly me.

Why wouldn’t a contract revision that includes extra work time also include extra pay? Don’t you know how this works?

In the teacher who posted how we don’t even have a place to hang coats. There is no amount of money in the world that would keep me if they extended the school day mid year. Teachers would quit. I’m not coming in earlier or staying later so kids have time to change out of boots, that none would wear.

Please, quit.

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Anonymous wrote:What kind of garbage excuse for a school doesn’t have a place for kids to change out of boots?!

Troll fail.

Excuse me? Do you mean the person claiming it’s literally impossible to change into shoes at their school is a troll?

“Garbage excuse for a school” because kids can’t change boots? Where do expect them to do it, in the crowded hallway or locker area while standing up? Go away crazy lady.

Yes in the locker area while standing up. Presumably teens are in good enough shape that bending down isn’t life threatening

What locker area? Have you even been in a MS or HS this decade? There are no lockers, let alone locker areas.

I dunno. You may want to consider that some school districts may be different than yours.

My kids have 2 lockers. One in the hallway, and one in the gym lockeroom

Do your kids go to some very small private school? Most public high schools around here literally have thousands of students. There's no room in the school to give each student two lockers.

No, its a Middle school with about 800 students.

And as a different PP mentioned, they are actually required to use their lockers (not their PE ones, though). No backpacks in the classroom is the policy. So kids don't go to the locker between every class, but they probably go 3-4 times a day.

Ok, but it's not like that at all middle schools or high schools.
I'd also be surprised if there is really space and time at your kid's school for every student to stand in front of their lockers to change shoes at the end of the day and still make it out on time to catch the school bus.

Maybe class could end a bit earlier or the bus could leave a bit later? This is not some insurmountable problem, FFS.

And no, the bus can't just leave a bit later. It needs to go pick up the next batch of kids.

Are you seriously telling me that in 2024 the bus schedules can’t be adjusted across the board? Schools/buses are incapable of communicating with each other?

No wonder this country is going down the tubes… there appears to be no can-do, problem-solving spirit anymore. I guess this everyone-is-a-victim, no-one-has-agency attitude that has been shoved down our throats for the past couple of decades is working.

I am telling you that it's not about "communicating with each other." It's about contracts and people getting paid for the time they work.

Yes I forgot that contracts can never be revised. Silly me.

Yes I forgot that teachers would love to be told mid year that their contracts are being revised and they are now required to work an extra half hour per day with no additional pay. Silly me.

Why wouldn’t a contract revision that includes extra work time also include extra pay? Don’t you know how this works?

You think school districts have the budget to increase pay for every single teacher in the district like that? Mid year?

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Anonymous wrote:What kind of garbage excuse for a school doesn’t have a place for kids to change out of boots?!

Troll fail.

Excuse me? Do you mean the person claiming it’s literally impossible to change into shoes at their school is a troll?

“Garbage excuse for a school” because kids can’t change boots? Where do expect them to do it, in the crowded hallway or locker area while standing up? Go away crazy lady.

Yes in the locker area while standing up. Presumably teens are in good enough shape that bending down isn’t life threatening

What locker area? Have you even been in a MS or HS this decade? There are no lockers, let alone locker areas.

I dunno. You may want to consider that some school districts may be different than yours.

My kids have 2 lockers. One in the hallway, and one in the gym lockeroom

Do your kids go to some very small private school? Most public high schools around here literally have thousands of students. There's no room in the school to give each student two lockers.

No, its a Middle school with about 800 students.

And as a different PP mentioned, they are actually required to use their lockers (not their PE ones, though). No backpacks in the classroom is the policy. So kids don't go to the locker between every class, but they probably go 3-4 times a day.

Ok, but it's not like that at all middle schools or high schools.
I'd also be surprised if there is really space and time at your kid's school for every student to stand in front of their lockers to change shoes at the end of the day and still make it out on time to catch the school bus.

Maybe class could end a bit earlier or the bus could leave a bit later? This is not some insurmountable problem, FFS.

And no, the bus can't just leave a bit later. It needs to go pick up the next batch of kids.

Are you seriously telling me that in 2024 the bus schedules can’t be adjusted across the board? Schools/buses are incapable of communicating with each other?

No wonder this country is going down the tubes… there appears to be no can-do, problem-solving spirit anymore. I guess this everyone-is-a-victim, no-one-has-agency attitude that has been shoved down our throats for the past couple of decades is working.

Lady you have lost what few marbles you had to begin with. NO an entire county's bus schedule can't be adjusted across the board. Just so Johnny has time to take his boots off and socialize (and potentially fight as you previously mentioned) with his peers. You have gone off the deep end. But you're providing some quality entertainment.

Why can the bus schedule not be revised? Because it would inconvenience some adults? Or because the adults in charge are lazy and/or completely incompetent?

But I am sure it’s entertaining to encounter someone who thinks schools should actually make an effort to do right by our children. Crazy lady thinks kids should be able to wear coats and boots to school when it snows!!

Because if you hadn't noticed, every single school district in the country has had a hard enough time getting bus drivers in the first place. The split schedule sucks--they are out at the bus lot preparing their bus before dawn, and then still driving kids home late in the afternoon with a break in the middle.
Now you want that break in the middle to be even longer, and have them out even later in the afternoon/early evening?
So that teenagers can take off boots (which 99% won't do anyway, even with ample opportunity?)

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Anonymous wrote:What kind of garbage excuse for a school doesn’t have a place for kids to change out of boots?!

Troll fail.

Excuse me? Do you mean the person claiming it’s literally impossible to change into shoes at their school is a troll?

“Garbage excuse for a school” because kids can’t change boots? Where do expect them to do it, in the crowded hallway or locker area while standing up? Go away crazy lady.

Yes in the locker area while standing up. Presumably teens are in good enough shape that bending down isn’t life threatening

What locker area? Have you even been in a MS or HS this decade? There are no lockers, let alone locker areas.

I dunno. You may want to consider that some school districts may be different than yours.

My kids have 2 lockers. One in the hallway, and one in the gym lockeroom

Do your kids go to some very small private school? Most public high schools around here literally have thousands of students. There's no room in the school to give each student two lockers.

No, its a Middle school with about 800 students.

And as a different PP mentioned, they are actually required to use their lockers (not their PE ones, though). No backpacks in the classroom is the policy. So kids don't go to the locker between every class, but they probably go 3-4 times a day.

Ok, but it's not like that at all middle schools or high schools.
I'd also be surprised if there is really space and time at your kid's school for every student to stand in front of their lockers to change shoes at the end of the day and still make it out on time to catch the school bus.

Maybe class could end a bit earlier or the bus could leave a bit later? This is not some insurmountable problem, FFS.

And no, the bus can't just leave a bit later. It needs to go pick up the next batch of kids.

Are you seriously telling me that in 2024 the bus schedules can’t be adjusted across the board? Schools/buses are incapable of communicating with each other?

No wonder this country is going down the tubes… there appears to be no can-do, problem-solving spirit anymore. I guess this everyone-is-a-victim, no-one-has-agency attitude that has been shoved down our throats for the past couple of decades is working.

Lady you have lost what few marbles you had to begin with. NO an entire county's bus schedule can't be adjusted across the board. Just so Johnny has time to take his boots off and socialize (and potentially fight as you previously mentioned) with his peers. You have gone off the deep end. But you're providing some quality entertainment.

Why can the bus schedule not be revised? Because it would inconvenience some adults? Or because the adults in charge are lazy and/or completely incompetent?

But I am sure it’s entertaining to encounter someone who thinks schools should actually make an effort to do right by our children. Crazy lady thinks kids should be able to wear coats and boots to school when it snows!!

Can't argue with stupid. Why don't you submit your far superior plan to the school system. Let us know how it goes.

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Ha I grew up in Canada, in a city with lots of snow, and very rarely wore snow boots to school. I walked twenty minutes each way in the snow too, and I had a locker I could have stored them in - I just didn't think it was cool. I would be in my vans climbing over snow banks.

Indoor shoes are a thing in Canadian elementary schools though - we were all expected to have indoor shoes kept at school, and we had cubbies for our winter gear (also snow pants). Adults definitely wear boots when needed to work too, you keep shoes at work to change into.