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Islington Tribune - LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
Published: 31 July 2009
 
Why ban trainers?

• I NEVER expected to find that the shoes a teenager wore could be part of the way to tackle climate change. However, as my daughter moves to a secondary school I am stunned by the out-of-date approach to footwear which means that most schools forbid students to wear trainers.
The trend now is for girls to wear flat black plimsolls that turn soggy the moment it starts raining. With mini-lockers – for drying stuff out – typically only available for years 7 and 8, is it any wonder that secondary school students badger their families to drive them to school, clogging up our roads, adding to lack of exercise/obesity problems and polluting our bit of London?
It seems ludicrous to expect 11-year-olds and up to risk detentions by wearing shoes they can walk comfortably to school in but that’s what has to happen if we want to better tackle climate change.
NICOLA BAIRD
Prah Road, N4

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