Worst High School Rules

[The Chairman]

What are/were your high school's most ridiculous rules? I went to a public high school before pagers and cell phones existed (since banned) and when smoking on school grounds was still allowed. The worst thing I can remember was girls couldn't wear tank tops and we couldn't chew gum in Spanish class. Now I interview high schoolers for my alma mater and it seems a lot has changed. No conspicuous piercings other than on ears. No black Docs (yellow stitching) at certain parochial schools. Now my former high school has banned bandanas and box cutters. What are they, afraid of square dancing? And box cutters? How is the editorial staff going to open all the cardboard cases of yearbooks in a few months?

Then again, things could be worse. I just got an email from a college friend who is a teacher at Phillips Exeter high school in NH and who is spending a year in England at Eton College, perhaps the world's most prestigious prep school, where Prince William is an alum. They really have lots of rules to live by...

My top ten favorites from their "Rules and Regulations" manual:

10) Overnight leave may be given to attend the wedding of a parent, brother, or sister, but is not normally granted for the weddings of more distant relatives.

9) No boy may: climb on the obstacles along the Jordan, except when supervised by a member of the staff

8) Boys bicycling must at all times show due regard for the safety and general convenience of other people. Dangerous or careless bicycling, whether on a public road or elsewhere, will be treated as a serious offense. Because of the permanent damage that can be caused, no boy may bicycle on any area of mown grass.

7) If a non-Specialist already on the Warned List falls in any of the ways defined above, he is moved to the Superannuation List. Thereafter he may remain in the School only if his
work and conduct are satisfactory, application being made by his House Master to the Head Master (via the Lower Master for boys in EF) at the end of each half.

6) Only boys who have passed the swimming test may go on the River. or to Queen's Eyot.
a) Any boy who wants to fish off Fellows' Eyot or the playing fields must have a permit signed by the Vice- Provost. and should carry this with him whenever he fishes. After twelve months, the permit must be taken to the Vice-Provost for renewal.
(b) The normal rules of fishing should be Observed. Carp may not be taken.

5) Since much of the grass in fields round the School is grown for hay, and a number of fields between Arches and Boveney Lock are sown down to corn etc., boys should keep to the footpaths when crossing fields and not risk spoiling hay or other crops by taking short cuts. Boys may use Masters' Field, the western part of South Meadow, and Chamber Field for kicking about or other informal games. The football pitches on the Triangle are reserved for the use of young children.

4) No boy may pole-vault unless one of the coaches is on the spot, or the boy has specific leave from the master in charge; and under no circumstances whatever may any boy vault if there is no one else present at the track. Power-driven model aircraft may not be flown before 8.30 am, or where their noise might disturb others: near buildings, for instance, or over fields that adjoin buildings, or directly over a field where a game is in progress. Dutchman's is sometimes a suitable place.

3) Boys may not buy ice-cream etc., from vans in the street. They may however buy from a van in Cannon Yard between 5 and 7 pm, provided the ice-creams are eaten in the Yard and no litter is left on the ground.

2) Hair should not touch coat or shirt collars, nor cover the eyes, nor cover the ears completely, nor have sideboards extending below the ears. It should retain its natural colour, and not be ostentatiously styled.

1) Masters sometimes entertain boys to a meal or take them to the theatre etc: it should always be the master who suggests such an outing, never the boys.

So which school was worse, yours or Eton?

If my memory serves me correctly...

[Ryan the Great]

My school is old as dirt. There are virtually no windows except for in the cafeteria, and the few windows that are in a couple of the classes are painted over or something so you cant see out of them at all. Its also a "pod" school, where instead of individual classrooms there are pods, english pod, math pod, etc. and in each pod are like 8 "classrooms" that are divided by a cubicle divider thing. so while in your class you can hear every other class as well.

Anyway, my school has some dumb rules. i would go get the rule book thing but im too lazy so i'll just put down the ones i remember.

- No pants that are so baggy you cant see your shoes.
- skirts cant shorter than fingertips length above the knee. (thankfully they dont really enforce this rule very often so alot of the girls still wear short skirts ;))
- no spagetti strap tops. they dont really enforce this one either.

and if your late to lunch you get detention. i still fail to see how you can be late for LUNCH.

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[Recyclerz]

Well, my high school experience was a little different from Eton: we didn't have doors on the bathroom stalls and a kid regularly brought a live hand grenade to school. Two years after I left they made some capital improvements and turned it into the city jail. But there was less buggery, so everything evens out. <P> But I think Paul Weller of The Jam put it best: Sup up your beer and collect your fags There's a row going on down near Slough Get out your mat and pray to the West I'll get out mine and pray for myself. <P> Thought you were smart when you took them on But you didn't take a peep in their artillery room All that rugby puts hairs on your chest What chance have you got against a tie and a crest ? <P> Hello hooray what a nice day, for the Eton Rifles, Eton Rifles <P> Hello hooray I hope rain stops play, with the Eton Rifles, Eton Rifles <P> Thought you were clever when you lit the fuse Tore down the House of Commons in your brand new shoes Composed a revolutionary symphony Then went to bed with a charming young thing. <P> Hello hooray cheers then mate, its the Eton Rifles, Eton Rifles <P> Hello hooray an extremist scrape, with the Eton Rifles, Eton Rifles <P> What a catalyst you turned out to be Loaded the guns then you run off home for your tea Left me standing, like a guilty schoolboy. <P> We came out of it naturally the worst Beaten and bloody and I was sick down my shirt We were no match for their untamed wit Though some of the lads said they'd be back next week. <P> Hello hooray there's a price to pay, to the Eton Rifles, Eton Rifles <P> Hello hooray I'd prefer the plague, to the Eton Rifles, Eton Rifles <P> (Chorus) <P> <P> <P>

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[NewYorkDragons80]

Most private schools have rules against boys having hair that makes them look like a scumbag. It is common sense.

I go to a private school and we are not allowed to bring outside drinks. All drinks must be bought at the cafeteria.

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[Jennitalia]

i got detention once in jhs for not being in lunch during my lunch period


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[NewYorkDragons80]

where were you? I could have gotten in toruble for that same reason, but the teacher who caught me was pretty cool.

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[Jennitalia]

in the hallway, walking towards the cafeteria. and no, i wasnt making a ruckus

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[BrianTheBailBondsman]

the lunch aides always got mad when we were feeling up freshman girls in the bathroom.

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[dassal3399]

the worst was i went to a private high school so we had to wear suit jackets...well it was a rule that at the end pf the day we had to keep our suit jackets on until out homeroom teacher dismissed us for the day...we could go to our locker get our regular jackets then go to homeroom then go home

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[Death Metal Moe]

All FUCKING day, it was "Moe, put your pants back on." "Moe, please pull up your pants." "Moe, pants are part of the dress code here."

MAN! Pants are a drag!

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[Bob Impact]

The worst thing I can remember was girls couldn't wear tank tops
We had that rule get extended to boys as well, so we protested by all wearing Tank tops sometime in Mid Winter. It wasn't exactly a full scale riot until the rumour came out that the principal made a girl change in his office, then it was en masse the next day, there were pits everywhere, most of which probably should have never seen the light of day in public.

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[canofsoup15]

All FUCKING day, it was "Moe, put your pants back on." "Moe, please pull up your pants." "Moe, pants are part of the dress code here."


OMG THATS FUNNY. I've been laughing at that for awhile.

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[WintersEmbers]

no female middriff last year so myself and my fellow male classmates wore belly shirts in a stint we called Torso Tuesdays...good stuff

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[FUNKMAN]

i went to a Catholic high School, St Anthony's in Jersey City...
Senior year the Nun, Sr Alicia made me shave my moustache off( a big bummer for me ) especially when they let some of the basketball players keep theirs...
:(

it just wasn't fair...damnit

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no crotch sniffing or looking up skirts.

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I had 3 sets of Click Clacks taken away from me in one week.:( Ok, ok, I'm aging myself...But those things rocked!! <P>

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[Zoefus]

My public high school used to allow smoking inside, in the halls, then changed it to anywhere outside. But you couldn't make pipes & bongs in ceramics class (meanwhile there was rampant dealing in the courtyard all day long...)

[Big Jim]

carrying a 2lb block of wood from the 50's with the word MEN on it...they called it the bathroom hall pass THANKS WALL HIGH SCHOOL!

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[LilLibra]

At the end of the school year, when it was starting summer, we girls couldn't wear shorts or sleeveless shirts to school. The only classrooms with ACs were the computer labs so we were sweltering. Goddamn public schools... its a wonder I'm not an alcoholic.


"I'm in a class all by myself... and its f*ckin' lonely."

[LilLibra]

carrying a 2lb block of wood from the 50's with the word MEN on it...they called it the bathroom hall pass THANKS WALL HIGH SCHOOL!

I forgot about those bathroom passes, haha. Only in my school, it had either the teacher's name on it or the homeroom class so nobody could steal it, hehe... kids still stole them anyways.


"I'm in a class all by myself... and its f*ckin' lonely."

[SuperDave]

NO HATS DURRING SCHOOL HOURS! What the hell kind of stupid rule is that???

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[fiestygal]

no HOT ASS teachers and student relationships...cuz seriously i would have liked a chance to try to hook up with MR BUCK...OMG he was HOT!

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[Gvac]

I went to a Catholic High School, and the dress code was that we had to wear a shirt with a collar.

My friends and I delighted in infuriating the head disciplinarian by wearing flannel shirts in the fall and winter, and Hawaiian shirts in the spring.

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[The Chairman]

But the REAL question is: did you look like Angus Young?

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[grlNIN]

We cant leave for lunch as seniors(even if we have cars) no one follows this rule

no boomboxes,beepers,cell phones, portable cd players, game boys,etc.You cant even bring them in and leave them in your locker

No short skirts,squirts,spegetti strap tops, tube tops,spandex clothing,flip flops,or clothes that promote an unhealthy lifestyle(i.e. shirts with pot leaves or shot glasses with drinking rules on it)

No loitering in the halls, if caught without a hall pass you will be given detention no matter how viable your excuse is.

No public displays of affection, if you have a bf/gf in the school you may only hold hands on the way to class. Any couples found making out in halls or kissing on the cheek will be given detention for insubordination.


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[The Chairman]

No short skirts,squirts,spegetti strap tops

Um...I like to think I'm pretty up on my sartorial terms...but what, dear poster is a squirt?

I had the Hershey squirts in high school on occasion and the school nurse gave me Pepto Bismol.

By the way, I always thought Daria was hot. My type, cerebral, sarcastic and has that librarian look that you know is just going to bust out with some crazy buck wild shit.


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[yarpwizard]

I'm going to show my age.. I went to a Catholic High School in the late 60's, early 70's. We had to wear ties and jackets to school. One day I decided to wear a red , white and blue tie to school , the teachers made me take it off. I guess it was the times back then.



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[grlNIN]

Um...I like to think I'm pretty up on my sartorial terms...but what, dear poster is a squirt?



A squirt is a skirt that had little shorts underneath, so its not a skirt but its not shorts its a squirt, i have no fucking clue where the term came from.

yeah Daria is pretty hot....


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[BrianTheBailBondsman]

!. the rule that said they had to call your mom everytime you broke all the other worst rules
2. when they made you write essay's as long as the opening post in this thread geeez louise i need glasses now.

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