I am trying to validate a Select element as follows:

```
<select name="block_name" id="block-name">
 <option value="">Select Block</option>
 <option value="blockA">Block A</option>
 <option value="blockB">Block B</option>
</select>

```

which normally wouldn't be a problem if the rule was as Follows:

```
rules: {
 block_name: {
   required: true
 }
}

```

As I would just add `class="required"` to the select element. 
But I am using a function in the rule as follows:

```
rules: {
 block_name  {
  required: function(element) {
   return $("#blocks").val() >= 2;
        }
    }
}

```

which uses the following hidden field which has a data binding that determines the value:

```
<input type="hidden" name="blocks" id="blocks" value="<?php echo $row_rsCurrentUser['blocks']; ?>">

```

When using this function in the `rule` the `class="required"` does not work thus excepting the default option element `<option value="">Select Block</option>`

How can I get this to validate but not except the default option as a selection?

Thanks in advance