18 Odd School Rules That'll Make You Want To Skip Class Forever

    "There was a $25 fine for chewing gum at my high school."

    Hanifah Rahman
    by Hanifah Rahman

    BuzzFeed Staff

    We recently asked people from BuzzFeed Community to tell us what weird school rules they were made to follow. Here are some of their responses!

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    "We had to do it in writing, and had to have it signed by two teachers."

    —ceceeeelia

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    "I got one the first week of freshman year. I paid them all in change and never got fined again."

    —melaniec4a380c8b5

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    "We never received an explanation as to why this rule existed, the school was in a pretty safe neighbourhood so it's not like people would be sneaking in guns."

    —Steffiii

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    "Backless sandals were allowed, high heeled shoes were allowed, but traditional flip flops were strictly prohibited."

    —trudiva

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    —jepriest

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    "We had to call them “six-sided number cubes” instead."

    —hannahs48f36045b

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    "If you were seen throwing one, you would be suspended for 10 days."

    —53124

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    "You had to do your cartwheel in the middle of the hallway when you walked into school."

    —mckenzies4279f5c49

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    "I still don’t know why."

    —katel45b3367a8

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    "And 90% of the parents were on board with it."

    —tylerh478946ffb

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    —aikos42d0e00d3

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    "If we do, we have to do 20 push-ups."

    —1larocquecat

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    "About 15-20 people got kicked out of prom for “breaking the contract.”"

    —brooklynd7

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    "My Catholic school banned all makeup, including clear Chaptstick. We were only supposed to use water to help with dry lips if needed."

    —saraf46cbcaf4c

    Some responses have been edited for length and/or clarity!

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