Flip-Flop Ban

Last week's NYT Style section story about the spread of flip-flops into business meetings and board rooms (well, almost) reminded me of the dustup last year (when some athletes from Northwestern wore fancy flip-flops to the White House) and made me wonder what schools were doing on the topic.

Sure enough, at least some boards have been banning flip-flops left and right, or at least talking about it. The folks in Federal Way (WA) have been debating it vigorously, it seems -- much to the delight of headline writers everywhere: Flip-flopping on flip-flops (Orlando Sentinel).