My daughter's elementary school has all but banned Crocs for the past two years. Usually, the principal sends out a pretty-please notice asking parents to stop sending their kids to school shod in Crocs, for safety reasons.
This year, the school is ramping up the anti-Croc offensive to nearly Russian invasion levels. The school nurse has sent a separate letter to parents telling them no Crocs and no flip-flops because kids are trippng in the hallways and the gymnasium.
Here's the conversation in every home where an elementary-age girl lives:
MOM: No Crocs or flip-flips, honey.
GIRL: Years from now, mom, when I'm a crack-addicted whore, you can point to this moment when it all started to go wrong.