one more story, it doens not really belong here, but i will write it anyway.
my son’s school also make thme bring their sneakers for sports, and if they don’t have sneakers then they cannot join in.
If they don’t bring their sneakers for two or three weers then they have take off their shoes, … and sit at the side, watching.
If they don’t bring their sneakers for even longer, then eventually they have to take their shoes to the principal’s office, and leave them there for the rest of the day.
Anyway, once at PTa the teacher remarked to us that we should buy one of our boys sneakers, since he doesn’t have any. we were very surprised, since we knew thta he had sneakers. It turned out that my son hated doing sports, and he decided that if anyone else cannot find their sneakers he’ll let them use his. he’s quite a Tzaddik, isn’t he?
After the teacher threatened to what they do in Golder Green – make him join in the spoirts in his socks, did things change.