Gen Z and Gen Alpha love their Crocs, but have you ever tried to walk in these foam-rubber foot boats?
The internet is full of kids reenacting their best Crocs life.
But schools are tired of their students walking around, stumbling all over the place because of their shoes. According to reports across the country, dozens of schools have restricted the comfy shoes because they're trip hazards.
Lake City Elementary in Georgia's dress code states, 'All students must wear closed toe shoes for safety. No Crocs.'
Furthermore,
'Safe footwear shall be worn at all times. No open-toe shoes, bedroom slippers, or shower shoes. All shoes must have a strap or back at the heel,' the dress code for LaBelle Middle School in Florida reads. 'NO CROCS allowed.'
And some podiatrists are suggesting that the stumbles might be the least of these kids' worries:
Dr. Amiethab Aiyer, an orthopedic foot and ankle surgeon at Johns Hopkins, says the problem with wearing any shoes that are a little too loose is that if you have to sort of shuffle in them when you walk, they can cause subtle changes in your gait. Over time, these changes can take a toll on the foot, the ankle and even the rest of the body.
Crocs responded to all these claims by stating,
They are unaware of any substantiated health complications from their products.
On the other hand, someone in Crocs's social media department has been responding to the kids' tripping videos with comments like this:
Wow! Talk about opening yourself up to lawsuits when some poor kid gets seriously hurt from tripping because of their Crocs.
Imagine a tobacco company winking at a cancer patient and saying, "The cool kids get it."
Crocs' PR department be trippin'!
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