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Posted: Feb 01 2009 11:16 pm

This was inspired by the Dr. Jeebus peanut butter rant.

In the high school cafeteria we have a shitload of tables you can sit at. At first you were allowed to have as many people as you could fit around a table. But in the middle of my senior year there was a rule where only 6 people could sit at a table due to fire hazard. I was in a group of 18 people so we all just took 3 nearby tables and set it up so we could all still talk to each other. A couple of the douchebag teachers told us to leave the 3 tables alone and to not talk everybody at the other tables. So we all started spending lunchtime socializing in the library. The funny thing about it is the school was always promoting days where you were encouraged to sit at different tables and talk to different people. Total hypocrites. But high school was still fun, so no harm done. </end wall of text>

Feel free to add your own stories on dumb school rules.

Joined: Jun 20 2008 Location: Michigan Posts: 802

Yeah, really sucks you didn't have an off-campus lunch. That's where the fun is, plus if you don't feel like going back after lunch, you uh, don't.

My school was like one out of the movies. Totally lax and you hardly ever got in trouble unless staff hated you.

Posted: Feb 01 2009 11:38 pm

My school is technically closed campus, but if you're a senior and not a douchebag in and out of the office every other day, the staff turns a blind eye.

I just don't like the teachers who react to my DS or PSP like I brought a gun to school or something. Luckily all of my teachers this year are pretty cool and don't bring up the issue. I'm sure if my grades weren't good, they'd be of a different mindset, but that won't happen.

Posted: Feb 02 2009 12:37 am

My high school when I was going there(1995-1999) had some dumb rules. Here are a few with my commentary:

1-No electronic devices like potable music players, video games, cell phones or pagers.

I can understand some of these because pagers and cell phones were not common for students to have in the time I was in high school. I also think they thought the kids that used them were drug dealers.

But music and games are stupid depending on what you are doing in a certain period. If I had a study hall and I had nothing to work on I'd rather play my Gameboy or listen to music rather than do nothing. I'm sure rules for some of these were so the school wouldn't be responsible if they got stolen. However I had an art class and one student tried to use a CD-Walkman and the teacher had to tell him to turn it off even though she didn't like the rule because music could inspire people in artistic ways. I can fully understand these rules in a class where you need to pay attention but I had several classes where we would work on our own projects the entire class. These include the computer programming class I took as well as art classes where you'd work on a particular project the entire period.

No food or drink outside of the cafeteria

Understandable it is probably so you don't spill something outside of it and possibly ruin the school's carpeting. They even took it as far as including water into this rule. I was fine with the other stuff like food and possibly sodas but give me a break with water. If you wanted a drink during a class you'd have to get permission to leave and go to a water fountain. Now that is lame because I'd rather be able to get the entire lesson instead of possibly missing a key point because I was out getting some water.

Certain clothing

This only happened for maybe a week after the Columbine shootings but the school pretty much banned Gothic style clothing for a short time. I didn't wear any of these kind of clothes but it was dumb to single out people who did just because the people involved in the Columbine shootings did. Some of my friends wore that kind of clothing and they were never a threat to anything or anybody in or out of school. Granted my high school was in Colorado.

Posted: Feb 02 2009 01:19 am

IceWarm wrote:

Certain clothing

This only happened for maybe a week after the Columbine shootings but the school pretty much banned Gothic style clothing for a short time. I didn't wear any of these kind of clothes but it was dumb to single out people who did just because the people involved in the Columbine shootings did. Some of my friends wore that kind of clothing and they were never a threat to anything or anybody in or out of school. Granted my high school was in Colorado.

I used to religiously wear a green army jacket as far back as 7th grade. Come my senior year in high school, after showing my Spanish teacher the website I had at the time ( www.angelfire.com/wy/eventry/index.html for those interested; I had a make-up exam I could only take after classes were over), I was called to the councelor's office where he basically asked me "Well Ryan, what exactly does Gothic mean?" I acted the smart ass and cited that it was a period of literature. Rolling Eyes

Posted: Feb 02 2009 01:27 am

My school had it so that if you ate outside of the cafeteria, you will get suspended. If you weren't a senior in the senior lounge, you were suspended. If you did anything wrong, you were suspended. If you didn't do anything wrong, the teachers would write you up for Insbordination. No necklaces unless you were a girl. No public display of affection. My personal favorite was in the school Handbook, no T-Shirts. Simply enough we had to wear anything else but T-Shirts. Oh and by the way, we were infact a public school.

Posted: Feb 02 2009 01:36 am

Slayer1 wrote:

My personal favorite was in the school Handbook, no T-Shirts. Simply enough we had to wear anything else but T-Shirts. Oh and by the way, we were infact a public school.

No t-shirts? What the heck inspired a rule like that?

Title: Titlating Joined: Dec 17 2007 Posts: 5042

I agree some highschool rules are silly but it's only four years and once it's over you can wear and eat what ever and wherever you want.

Posted: Feb 02 2009 01:44 am

IceWarm wrote:

Certain clothing

This only happened for maybe a week after the Columbine shootings but the school pretty much banned Gothic style clothing for a short time. I didn't wear any of these kind of clothes but it was dumb to single out people who did just because the people involved in the Columbine shootings did. Some of my friends wore that kind of clothing and they were never a threat to anything or anybody in or out of school. Granted my high school was in Colorado.

Yep. I had a thing for trench coats in high school. The one I wore wasn't even black--it was beige (inspired by one Scully wore on the X-files a couple of times.) When Colombine happened, I was graciously volun-told to stop wearing it. I kind of understand where they were coming from, but given the fact I had been wearing it since Freshman year, it was rather annoying.

Posted: Feb 02 2009 02:34 am

I Agree SoldierHawk. The people who wore that style clothing in my school had been wearing it for years before Columbine.

Docinsano's Channel 63 · Posted: Feb 02 2009 03:10 am

I hate the fact that you can no longer smoke on campus. Instead students and faculty are forced to the mean sidewalks and streets to deal with asshole drivers and pedestrians. It sort of alienates the smokers and non smokers most definitely.

Posted: Feb 02 2009 07:35 am

SoldierHawk wrote:

IceWarm wrote:

Certain clothing

This only happened for maybe a week after the Columbine shootings but the school pretty much banned Gothic style clothing for a short time. I didn't wear any of these kind of clothes but it was dumb to single out people who did just because the people involved in the Columbine shootings did. Some of my friends wore that kind of clothing and they were never a threat to anything or anybody in or out of school. Granted my high school was in Colorado.

Yep. I had a thing for trench coats in high school. The one I wore wasn't even black--it was beige (inspired by one Scully wore on the X-files a couple of times.) When Colombine happened, I was graciously volun-told to stop wearing it. I kind of understand where they were coming from, but given the fact I had been wearing it since Freshman year, it was rather annoying.

Thats the thing about public school in general, its an extremly liberal institution because of the way it is set up. Everyone has to be treated fairly on almost everything so they don't get sued, which I think is the primary factor in the anal retentivness by administration. Private Schools I believe are different in their policy case by case.

To be honest,at its core, k-12 schooling is just one big babysitting service until you hit age 18. It was created in such a way so men and women could both work 6-2 jobs and bring in more money for the economy. Every child deserves an education of course, but the k-12, and college system needs to be revamped. College doesn't have the prestige like it had in like 1992 when teachers were telling us how much better life was with college than without it along with George Sr. and Arnold telling us to get fit and not do drugs. College diplomas are being handed out similiar to the way participation ribbons are. You show up, you get a degree.

to get back on point,
The main thing that annoyed me in school is when the teacher would be like "Class thank Johnny Cage for not being quiet, extra homework for everyone".

Isn't that suppose to make kids want to beat up their fellow classmate, is that the proper way of handling a situation like that? I would assume just sending the child to the principle's office or telling their parents was sufficient enough.

Imagine being in class following the rules, minding your buisness, finishing up your homework before you get ready to go to the bus happy to go play some megaman and then all of a sudden the teacher punishes Johnny Cage for not being quiet and gives the class extra homework. How the hell is that my fault? I am not that kid's keeper.

Also some teachers are nuts mentally and don't even need to teaching children

I remember one time in second grade when i had a slinky that dropped out of my backpack and the teacher got in my face and said "Slinky,Slinky its really a wonderful toy" in a condesending way." She made me feel so low and to this day I can't figure out why she wanted to be that way towards me when I was an A and B student who never gave trouble.

My dad I think said it best when he commented "These teachers deal with kids so long they end up acting like little kids themselves".

I had alot of great understanding teachers, but its the bad ones that really leave a taste in your mouth.

Joined: Dec 06 2007 Location: Connecticut Posts: 11244

I always thought that schools, public or private, should have enforced a uniform policy.

Wow... it would have solved a lot of problems in the school.

Yes, individuality would have been thrown out the window with regards to clothing... but honestly? Isn't the point of school to learn? Not to make fashion statements?

Also, the large coat issue would be a null topic.

Joined: May 22 2008 Location: Goshen, VA Posts: 6544

Anyone else have a fun time having your crotch sniffed by the mangy drug sniffing dogs? Screw those guys, they were complete dicks.

Posted: Feb 02 2009 09:38 am

GPFontaine wrote:

I always thought that schools, public or private, should have enforced a uniform policy.

Wow... it would have solved a lot of problems in the school.

Yes, individuality would have been thrown out the window with regards to clothing... but honestly? Isn't the point of school to learn? Not to make fashion statements?

Also, the large coat issue would be a null topic.

I want to agree with you. For I have thought that many times. But another important thing pops into my mind that makes me disagree.

School prepares you for life. In Real Life, you get wear what you want. (except for at the work place) and act how you want. So to make all children everywhere adhere to a strict dress code will not prepare them for the real world as well.

Now at Private Schools just because everyone dresses the same, does not mean that they still don't label you or discriminate against you by the clothing you wear. They just do it in a different fashion.

Here's another thing you might want to think about. If all schools forced the kids in attendance to wear a strict dress code policy, think how sheltered the kids would be.
Then think about those kids on your internet. Every kid. A horrible troll. With no idea how the real world works. Then think of the parents of these kids making life hell. Then think of these kids becoming old enough to vote.

Ok. Yes. A lot of schools DO have dress codes (strict ones even ) through high school. And I will say most of the worst people I've met who have no idea how life works came from those schools. I am not saying that all kids will be horrible douches, but I am willing to say that there will be a dramatic increase in the number of dumbass kids out there. That isn't to say that dumbass don't wear whatever they want, either just... Dammit I will stop typing. I am tired and rambling. I apologize.

Posted: Feb 02 2009 10:51 am

At my high school, guys weren't allowed inside the girls' locker room.

Posted: Feb 02 2009 11:16 am

Syd Lexia wrote:

At my high school, guys weren't allowed inside the girls' locker room.

In Soviet Russia locker rooms allow no one.

Joined: Dec 06 2007 Location: Connecticut Posts: 11244

Lottel wrote:

GPFontaine wrote:

I always thought that schools, public or private, should have enforced a uniform policy.

Wow... it would have solved a lot of problems in the school.

Yes, individuality would have been thrown out the window with regards to clothing... but honestly? Isn't the point of school to learn? Not to make fashion statements?

Also, the large coat issue would be a null topic.

I want to agree with you. For I have thought that many times. But another important thing pops into my mind that makes me disagree.

School prepares you for life. In Real Life, you get wear what you want. (except for at the work place) and act how you want. So to make all children everywhere adhere to a strict dress code will not prepare them for the real world as well.

I agree that school teaches you lessons for life. Wearing a uniform to work whether it be a suit and tie, a police uniform or a UPS shirt... you conform to the job in most cases.

I think the benefit outweighs the negative.

Posted: Feb 02 2009 11:36 am

I say no to school uniforms. If you don't allow kids minor rebellions like fashion and angry punks who hate the government and swear alot, they're going to find other ways to rebel like drugs and alcohol.

Posted: Feb 02 2009 11:50 am

School uniforms are bad, but there still need to be restrictions on clothing.

Joined: Jun 20 2008 Location: Michigan Posts: 802

High school kids are going to abuse the fuck out of drugs and alcohol no matter what they're wearing.

We too had drug sniffing dogs actually, but they were retarded and more often than not got innocent people in trouble while the next car over that was full of pot smoke and empty fifths got off scott-free. (That was my buddy's van.)

Docinsano's Channel 63 · Posted: Feb 02 2009 12:15 pm

Hell, if the school provides the uniform, who cares? It's free clothes for your kid, so you never have to go school shopping. Plus it's not like you can't take the uni off after school anyways.

Title: Titlating Joined: Dec 17 2007 Posts: 5042

Syd Lexia wrote:

I say no to school uniforms. If you don't allow kids minor rebellions like fashion and angry punks who hate the government and swear alot, they're going to find other ways to rebel like drugs and alcohol.

I wouldn't do coke but they wouldn't let my spike my hair.

Joined: May 22 2008 Location: Goshen, VA Posts: 6544

Yeah if my high school would have enforced stricter rules on clothing, I would not have cared. I got tired of people wearing the "Big Johnson" shirts anyways.

Uniforms just seem flat out unnecessary.

Title: Titlating Joined: Dec 17 2007 Posts: 5042

Well I think people freak out when they hear uniforms though most schools I know with uniforms is really just like a polo shirt and jeans or khakis.