Strange School Rules and Incidents

Story 1: Bathroom Vandalism

• Any vandalized bathroom closed for a week on the first offense, quarter on second, and permanently on the third
• Rule was retracted after all bathrooms closed on the first day

Story 2: Reduction of Lunch Time

• Lunch time reduced by 5 minutes each year
• Groups over five students were forbidden
• Small Catholic School in a tiny farming town

Story 3: Fight Policy

• Suspension for involvement in a fight, regardless of context
• Example: Student suspended for getting punched while picking up books
• Criticism of zero-tolerance policies

Story 4: Mascot Hypocrisy

• High school mascot holding a musket
• Student had to change Guns and Roses shirt because of pistols on it
• School changed mascot to holding a flag pole after the hypocrisy was pointed out

Story 5: Hat Ban

• Hats seen as gang symbols
• Principal chased down a chaperon for wearing a beanie

Story 6: No Perfect Grades

• Only God is perfect, thus 100% grades were reduced to 99%
• Catholic girls' high school

Story 7: Banned Album Cover

• Rush's album cover, Signals, featuring a dog sniffing a fire hydrant, was banned
• Half the student body wore the t-shirt to protest

Story 8: Planner Hall Passes

• Hall passes only in school-issued planners
• No extra planners or borrowing allowed

Story 9: Dormitory Rules

• Forced study time, bed-making by 9:00 a.m., towel placement
• Enforced in a freshman dorm at a religious college

Story 10: Fight Punishment

• Immediate suspension for fight involvement, regardless of fault
• Led to more dangerous fights

Story 11: Gender Interaction Ban

• Boys and girls could not sit together
• Reprimanded if found, escalated to the principal and parents

Story 12: No Backpacks

• Inconvenient rule requiring carrying all books without a backpack
• Criticized for impracticality, especially in large schools

Story 13: Prohibited Mini Golf Course

• Nine concrete animals for mini golf, not allowed to be played on
• Eventually removed by high school seniors

Story 14: Zero Tolerance Bullying

• Double standards with faculty and students
• Faculty often not punished for bullying

Story 15: T-Shirt and Artwork Ban

• Ban on certain colored tees and comic/anime artwork
• Aimed to prevent supposed t-shirt gangs

Story 16: Only Frisbee Allowed

• Prohibited tag football at lunch
• Principal sarcastically differentiated between football and frisbee
• Principal later involved in a scandal

Story 17: Cafeteria Monitor

• Students not allowed to get up, dismissed table-by-table

Story 18: Video Game Ban

• Age of Empires resulted in misdemeanors at a Conservative Christian college

Story 19: Mandatory Shirt Tucking

• Enforced in a rural school in the South
• Caused frustration among students

Story 20: Belt Rule

• Required belt with tucking shirt
• Principal possibly using the rule to behave inappropriately

Story 21: Skirt Protest

• Male football team wore mini skirts in protest of running short ban

Story 22: No Touching Walls

• Students were not allowed to touch walls in a restored building

Story 23: No Brand Names

• No brand name food in lunchrooms, including bottled water
• Caused dehydration issues among students

Story 24: Boot Ban

• Prohibited work boots, army boots, hiking boots
• Labeled knee-high boots as hooker boots

Story 25: Yoga Pants Protest

• Ban on yoga pants reversed after boys protested by wearing them

Story 26: No Running or Ball Sports

• Running, ball sports banned for elementary students
• Detention became common, rules later dropped

Story 27: Blazer Rules

• Required blazers at all times in school with specific non-Blazer days

Story 28: Several Color Bans

• Certain colors and camouflage banned due to gang affiliations

Story 29: Restrictive Religious School Rules

• Various rules including no hot sauce, no mixed-gender gym sessions, no Halloween discussions, language restrictions, and more

Story 30: PE Did Not End with Bell

• Rule quickly ignored by entire class

Story 31: Escort and Belongings Restrictions

• Bathrooms locked, belongings locked in a single room, and students needed escorts

Story 32: Bathroom Time Restrictions

• Only first half of lunch and raising hands to ask for permission

Story 33: Specific Door Entry

• Only certain doors allowed for students, causing congestion

Story 34: Hat Requirement for PE

• Required hat in Australian school for sun protection

Story 35: Strict Religious College Rules

• Various rules including no touching between genders, mandatory church attendance, student segregation

Story 36: Extensive Dress Codes

• Multiple restrictions on attire

Story 37: No Writing Notebook

• Banned for causing distractions

Story 38: Estonian School

• Principal emphasized intelligence over strict rules

Story 39: Girls' Athletic Uniforms

• Given boys’ old uniforms, causing disputes

Story 40: No Access to Cars

• Restrictive on accessing cars during passing periods

Story 41: Study Hall Phone Ban

• Phones strictly prohibited even during non-class times

Story 42: Mandatory National Anthem

• Refusal to sing was met with calls to principal

Story 43: Shoe Logo Ban

• Shoes with logos led to being sent home

Story 44: Unequal Dress Code Enforcement

• Stricter enforcement on girls than boys

Story 45: No Unhealthy Foods

• Snickers barred although school sold unhealthy foods

Story 46: Punishment for Unsigned Planner

• Resulted in detention for unsigned planners

Story 47: Toilet Stall Privacy

• First two years without doors, causing privacy issues

Story 48: Undershirt Color Rules

• Restrictions on non-white undershirts

Story 49: Water Bottle Ban

• Fear of alcohol in bottles and kept emergency meds away from students

Story 50: Gang Colors Day

• Ironically allowed a “wear your gangs’ colors” day

Story 51: Segregated Lunch for Poor Students

• Free/reduced lunch students segregated from others

Story 52: “Homie” Ban

• Confusion and errors led to the misuse of the term

Story 53: Phone and Water Restrictions

• Confiscation for school year, prohibited water during exams

Story 54: Strict Sock Colors

• Only plain white, late arrivals required laps

Story 55: Gender-Based Cafeteria Division

• Failed attempt to separate cafeteria by gender due to power-tripping

Story 56: Seated Lunch Policy

• Enforced sitting during lunch in assigned seats

Story 57: Limited Blue Boundaries

• Blue lines meant restricted movement to contain school shootings

Story 58: Grading Scale Changes

• Higher grade thresholds causing upset among students

Story 59: Purse Ban

• Reversed after student protest with visible tampons

Story 60: Boot Rules

• Required pants over boots

Story 61: Selective Dress Code Enforcement

• Only problem students faced dress code enforcement

Story 62: Restroom Time Management

• Time limits on restroom use during lunch

Story 63: No Punishment for Girls

• Double standard wherein boys faced collective punishment

Story 64: Lunchroom Noise Levels

• Stop lights indicating noise levels in cafeteria

Story 65: Clear Water Bottle Ban

• Result of incident of vodka in water bottles

Story 66: “Chad” Name Ban

• Banned due to teacher’s boyfriend's name being Chad

Story 67: Strict Phone Policy

• Phones confiscated regardless of context during school hours

Story 68: Mid-90s Walkman Rule

• Walkman discouraged despite valid ownership

Story 69: White/Peach Coloring Only

• Requirement to only color people with white or peach in drawings

Story 70: Weekly Planner Signatures

• Detentions for unsigned planners despite achievements

Story 71: Uncolored Underwear

• Only plain white bras allowed

Story 72: Bag Ban

• Shift to carrying books in arms as bags were prohibited

Story 73: Unhealthy Food Restriction

• Personal food banned while unhealthy school food was served

Story 74: Logo Size Limitation

• Clothing with larger logos than 2x2 in was banned

Story 75: No Chapstick or Lip Gloss

• Banned due to being seen as distracting

Story 76: Confusing Uniform Policies

• Polo shirt tucking/untucking causes confusion among teachers

Story 77: Skipping Instead of Running

• Banned running due to injuries, replace with skipping

Story 78: Fenced Sports Fields

• Fencing sports fields leading to destroyed grass areas

Story 79: Special Ed Segregation

• Special ed students not allowed to interact with regular students

Story 80: Paid Phone Usage

• Required fees to use mobile phones at school

Story 81: Uniform and Backpack Rules

• Restrictions on specific gang-affiliated colors and backpacks

Story 82: Eating and Club Restrictions

• Limited spaces to eat, requirements to join after-school clubs

Story 83: Community Shoes

• Requirement to wear communal shoes if personal ones broke

Story 84: Unequal Athletics Funding

• Female athletes provided with subpar equipment

Story 85: Extracurricular Phone Ban

• Confiscated phones during after-school hours

Reflections

• Share any additional strange school rules or experiences in the comments

Summary:

This list showcases enforcement of illogical, impractical, and often contradictory school rules from various educational institutions, highlighting the absurdity and backlash faced from students and parents.