The school is located in Avezzano, a town in the province of L'Aquila, an area with high seismic activity, which means that the phenomenon can occur at any time.
School officials have banned the shoes with heels higher than 4 centimeters to ensure that students and staff can leave quickly in case of a quake.
"The decision is not a result of a puritan imagination. This is a serious request, "said Ana Amanzi, a teacher at this school.
But others at school think the measure is unnecessary. While a student says authorities should focus on more serious things, "for example, heating in school".
The region was hit by a powerful earthquake in 2009, which took the lives of 309 people, and damaged about 10 thousand buildings in L'Aquila and the surrounding areas.
