No shoes, No entry?

Ok, I just finished reading the 11 pages of single-spaced size 7 font rules for students of Le Cordon Bleu (LCB). And, apparently, I'm joining the French version of a culinary army. Many rules include CAPITALIZED WORDS and Bold-faced highlights with threats of being marked ABSENT for many number of actions or inactions or the word NOT appearing frequently--I'd have preferred NON as the French version sounds softer and more forgiving. Now I'm wondering if my inability to obtain my required steel-toed rubber kitchen shoes (THANKs- a-bunch to the transportation strikers here in Paris) will earn me an ABSENCE. So we'll see what tomorrow brings at LCB.