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What is the stupidest school rule you've ever had to deal with? (kbin.social)

submitted 7 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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Parent, student, or staff, what's the dumbest damn regulation you've personally come across at an educational institution?

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[–] [email protected] 42 points 7 months ago (3 children)

I was in middle school when the Columbine shooting happened. The following year, they updated the dress code to require everyone to tuck in their shirts with the stated reasoning that it would prevent people from concealing weapons.

[–] [email protected] 28 points 7 months ago (1 children)

I was in high school. Trenchcoats were pretty popular to wear at the time with the nerds and geeks. We even had the kids in choir who looked up to an a capella group called "The Trenchcoats", who would regularly wear them.

Trenchcoats got banned because of Columbine and the choir kids werent allowed to wear them anymore. Even the a capella group changed their name to "The Coats" around that time. Weird times, man.

[–] [email protected] 14 points 7 months ago

For anyone wondering:

The Matrix came out in late March 1999
Colombine happened in late April 1999

[–] [email protected] 23 points 7 months ago (1 children)

I too was in middle school when Columbine happened. The next year we weren't allowed to wear trench coats... In Phoenix...

[–] [email protected] 4 points 7 months ago

To be fair, some places go a little hard with the AC.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 7 months ago

My school did the same thing. Seemed kinda pointless. They also required belts then as well.