'Very bad for farm kids' Amanda Owen shares 'fear' over request from children's school
express.co.ukAmanda Owen, 47, took to her Twitter, sharing three photos of her kids getting ready for their day. All three snaps showed a snowy landscape in the background, indicating that the plea for students to wear wellington boots was because of the weather conditions.Wellies, in particular, are a great choice of wear in the snow and slush, as these boots are known to give depth of tread and grip while preventing any moisture from entering.But the Yorkshire shepherdess didn't seem to agree with the school's request."Cold light of day," she tweeted, along with the early morning snaps."Off to school nope, forgotten summat."A Twitter user by the name @Jewelleigh21 then commented: "Drink, pack up, gloves, reading book, PE kit?"She's got her book bag and hat.Same check list every morning isn't it?"The tweet prompted Amanda to reply: "It's very bad for farm children to be told to bring wellies into school."First problem being that they'll be clarted up with mud."Second problem is the fear that they might leave their wellies at school & be left wellyless." (sic)In the comment section of her Twitter post, Amanda sparked quite the debate between her fans, who seemed torn on whether wearing wellies to class was a good idea or not.Some argued that they kept a separate pair so their children wouldn't bring their muddy boots back home.Others chimed in, saying they thought the idea was rather smart given the snowy weather conditions."We gave school a big box of old wellies, waterproofs, socks etc so they have plenty spare," @CandGsmum wrote."Then again ours wear wellies all day and only have 'indoor shoes' for certain lessons."Another fan by the Twitter username @MadofMarlow weighed in with her two cents, saying: "Ours have to have a separate.
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