The 31 Most Ridiculous School Rules Students Were Forced to Follow

28.

You would get the longest legal detention time of 2 hours just for chewing gum. It was known as the headmaster’s detention because it was for the most ‘severe’ cases.

29.

Couldn’t talk in the cafeteria at all. Teachers would punish us if the noise level was beyond a whisper. They punished us by making us stand in the summer heat instead of having recess.

30.

“Proximity Rule.” If I am in the proximity of let’s say, two guys getting into a fight and I don’t report it to the school and they found out I was there, I get in just as much trouble as the two guys. This rule fucked over a lot of innocent students who simply didn’t want to get involved.

31.

Asking someone to the school dance was considered sexual harassment, and carried all the requisite penalties.

Written by Alex Cogen

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