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A US school has banned ugg boots clearance because students have been using them to hide banned mobile phones inside. Pottstown Middle School in suburban Philadelphia is bringing in the ban from today. The school district's superintendent Reed Lindley said the school principal asked for the boot ban "because of the classroom disruptions that are resulting from ringing cell phones." Students at the school can avoid going toe-to-toe with school officials by wearing boots that lace up and usually have a more snug fit. First-time offenders will get detention, and subsequent violations include two detentions, followed by confiscation of the phone, a school spokesman said. Middle school parent Adrienne Beyer said she thought the ban was extreme. "I understand there may be a handful of kids that shove cell phones down their uggs clearance , but why does the handful have to ruin it for the other 600 students? But, I said to my daughter, 'It's a rule and we're going to follow it,'" she said. The Australian-style sheepskin boots have become popular with pre-teen and teenage girls in the United States in recent years.