Top Ten Worst School Policies

1Dress codes

Dress codes


2Semester/quarter bathroom limits


3School start time being earlier than 9:00am


4No backpack during school

No backpack during school


5No listening to music

No listening to music


6Being tardy because of missing the bus leading to an unexcused absence

Being tardy because of missing the bus leading to an unexcused absence


7Not sitting in your seat when the bell rings (even if you're in the room) leading to an unexcused absence


8No chewing gum


9Punished for not having a ruler/pen/pencil


10No kissing

No kissing


11Having to add on extra days to the school year because of a snow day

Having to add on extra days to the school year because of a snow day


12No cell phones

No cell phones


13No energy/fizzy drinks

No energy/fizzy drinks


14No swearing


15No phones in class

No phones in class


16No wearing hats in school


17Not allowed to have long hair

Not allowed to have long hair


18No boyfriend / girlfriend


19No eating in the class

No eating in the class


20No fidget spinner in school


21You have to show your work whenever you answer a question


22English only

English only


23No wearing jewelry

No wearing jewelry


24Hall passes


25No talking during lunch


26No bathroom breaks


27No standing up in the cafeteria


28No makeup

No makeup


29No hitting


30No jackets in cold weather


31Getting Saturday School when sick for a week


32No drinking drinks in the halls

No drinking drinks in the halls


33If your lunch account balance is low, you don't get any food at all.


34In school suspension for fighting


35Time limit to eat lunch