A school in Italy is banning its students and teachers from wearing high heels, including wedges, clogs and flip-flops with over 4 cm (1.6 in) of sole. The rule was issued in order to facilitate swift evacuation in the event of an earthquake, according to Anza.
"The directive isn't the result of a puritanical imagination," said Anna Amanzi, the head teacher, BBC News reported. "It's a serious requirement - to teach students prevention and education, especially in a high-risk seismic zone."
The school, called L'Instituto Technico Industriale, is located in the city of Avezzano, a region where a strong earthquake killed 309 people in 2009.
However, not too many people saw the new rule as reasonable. "I have never come to school wearing heels, and this measure seems really excessive," said one teacher, according to RT. "They should think about more serious issues," said a student. "Like how to heat the school properly."
The new directive comes as schools around the world have been implementing stricter dress codes that supposedly distract from learning or go against policies, according to Mashable. For instance, a famous Idaho university outlawed the man bun recently, citing reasons about the honor code the institution is trying to uphold, as previously reported by HNGN.
