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The 31 Most Ridiculous School Rules Students Were Forced to Follow

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A couple of years after I started, my school banned tippex (white out) because a girl was chewing a tippex pen and it exploded in her mouth. She was fine but had to go to hospital for chest X-rays and stuff, so yeah we weren’t allowed to use that anymore in case anyone else was stupid enough to chew on the pens

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My primary school (elementary school) introduced a “no running” rule. Ever. Including and especially at break time (recess) in the playground or on the field. So if you were playing football? No running. Tag? No running. You couldn’t play any game that required you to move at more than a fast walk. We developed a lot of games that required standing still and throwing tennis balls to one another using a complex set of rules. You were only allowed to run during PE lessons and under the supervision of a teacher. It only lasted a year, I think, but it was brought in when two kids who weren’t looking where they were going ran into each other and one ended up with the other’s tooth embedded in her forehead.

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My last year of middle school (8th grade) the school outlawed Silly-Bands. Don’t really remember why, but we were forbidden from wearing them. The following year the school banned backpacks. Literally banned. No one was allowed to have them. A few kids got around it by carrying briefcases.

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If you want into class late your grade drops a letter but if you skip class there is no penalty.

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The word “Boring” was banned. You got in trouble for using it. The teachers wanted to make school seem fun… by introducing ludicrous rules that make basic conversations a bit trickier.

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Not being allowed to take your blazer off without permission. I tried to abide this rule, it was about 35 (c) degrees out and humid so I asked, the teacher said no because she wasn’t too hot and I threw up later in the lesson because I have a very low tolerance to heat. After that, I never asked but got put on report and had a load of detentions.

Written by Alex Cogen

Alex is a New Yorker currently living in Austin. She loves cats, grass, and latex but unfortunately is allergic to all 3. She makes mom and dad jokes more than she cares to admit (jk she'll admit it loud and proud). She isn't as funny as she thinks she is. She is the founder of thelazygurl.com.