With a ferocious name, Crocs.

So popular, the company says about 150 million pairs are sold every year.

I'm going to be living in these.

But those Crocs are also at times a trip.

You good, bro?

Some schools now taking action, banning them outright.

That's the case at one Alabama public high school where principal Stony Pritchett is taking enforcement seriously.

Actually safety hazard, man, they can twist the twist their knees, twist twist their ankles, things like that.

So we won't have tennis shoes on all time.

Here at Bessemer City High School, wearing these will land you here in in school suspension.

Not exactly where you want to be landing, just for shoes.

The schools had Crocs folded into its no open toe policy for years.

As other schools commonly have with flip-flops and slides.

But this is the first school year it's enforcing the policy.

Junior McKenzie Lawson was told to swap on the spot.

When they told you that, what was your first thought?

Are you serious?

Mario Mahia got caught too.

You just walked in and immediately someone sniffed you out or?

At first they wasn't really noticing, but when I was walking out the restroom, an administrator had noticed them and he told he walked me to school detention.

Maya Moss got in school suspension.

And at home?

How'd you deal with it?

I took the phone, I took the computer.

For how long?

For two weeks.

Maya, arguing that Crocs are not a safety issue.

If it's an emergency, we could still wear our Crocs because we could put them in sports mode and we could run.

Who's to say they going to keep them in sports mode?

It's real easy to just get your feet, take them out, flip your and put your feet back in.

You can't go on a basketball court and and go side to side lateral jump up now and with Crocs on.

It's a hallway, kids are moving, things are happening, it's a safety hazard.

Some pediatrists say Crocs and open toe shoes like flip-flops are fine to wear in moderation.

But do pose risks.

Crocs can easily get caught in equipment, causing the child to fall or injure their foot or rip a toenail off.

Things I see in the office on a daily basis.

We counted dozens of schools in at least 20 states explicitly banning Crocs in their dress codes, often as part of their open toe shoe policies.

A Crocs spokesperson saying, "The Crocs classic clog is a comfortable, casual shoe that is appropriate for everyday wear. We are not, nor do we market ourselves as a specialty or performance brand."

The spokesperson calling the school's bans "unfortunate", adding they haven't affected sales.

The brand, hated or love it has been a fashion statement for more than 20 years.

Crocs reporting its sales more than triples since 2019.

The clunky clogs with the custom charms building a cult following.

Celebs rocking them and big names like Bieber even collaborating with them.

Crocs of every color and flavor from chips to chicken.

It's no wonder there's a Croc community.

I'm constantly hunting down new pairs.

While Crocs may have won over celebrities and fanatics alike, principal Pritchett isn't budging.

It's a safety hazard, I mean things happen, if they break out or something happen, they have high heels on and and slip and fall. The school is liable.

Maya says she won't wear them to school again.

But with six pairs in her closet, the Crocaholic will have to sport them somewhere else.

Once she got school suspension and house suspend, I'm like, "No. Those are house shoes now."

Those are house shoes now, guys, the pediatrist that we spoke with says there is a time and place for Crocs, while you probably shouldn't run in them, there's no issue wearing them in moderation and they can even be great as a post workout recovery shoe.

It's a Croc down as you said, Savannah.

I don't know if you have used on whether or not like with your kids, you let them run around in with sport mode.

I let them have them.

They have, yeah, I mean, I can understand like bring your gym shoes I guess for like real athletics, but I know our kids are little.

I don't like them.

I don't think they're very cool, I think if they get banned from schools, it's the coolest thing that'll ever happen to Crocs.

Oh, really?

What about the Jibbitz?

Oh, those are cool, I call them Jibbitz, yeah, those are cool, I like those.

My son and husband dressed as Crocs for Halloween.

Oh, wow.

Here, want to see the picture?

Yeah, you're not a personal fan of them.

I have not worn a lot of Crocs, there they are, aren't they cute?

Yeah, it was, um, I'm not a fan, no.

They're not fashion.

You guys are, get off my lawn.

All right, thank you, Brian.

Thank you, Brian.