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Freddie

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31. Not a rule but

Mon Dec 9, 2024, 05:34 PM

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When I was a freshman in HS (1971) girls were all
forced to take Home Ec while boys got an elective period. That stopped before I graduated. To this day I refuse to go anywhere near a sewing machine.

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What rule did you have in you school that students no longer have? Standing when answering a question. [View all] debm55 Monday OP

No t-shirts jayschool2013 Monday #1

Thank you jayschool2013, I remember also girls not being alowed to wear pants. debm55 Monday #3

Ha! We girls around 5th grade '65 especially in NYC Winters got Feisty! "Why NOT?!!" Within a year we were allowed, all electric_blue68 5 hrs ago #80

Girls were not allowed to wear pants. Diamond_Dog Monday #2

See post above you. so am I. Even in the winter--no pants. debm55 Monday #4

My school gave up on that rule after the 1968-69 school year. Eugene Monday #20

I was in HS when the rule change. We were so happy. debm55 Monday #22

My junior year in high school They allowed girls to wear pants but NO JEANS. We had to wear dressy slacks. Diamond_Dog Monday #29

Thank you Diamond_Dog I remember those days. debm55 Monday #48

67-68 girls wore denim under their flowing theatrical skirts in high school Brother Buzz Monday #24

Remember. We called them Granny dresses. and you could wear jeans underneath. Thank you Brother Buzz for bringing back debm55 Monday #25

We could wear them under our skirts when it was really cold. Also shorts under our dresses if we wanted to hang upside efhmc Monday #35

Girls had to kneel on the floor and show their skirt would touch the floor. flor-de-jasmim Monday #5

Yes I remember that. Thank you. debm55 Monday #7

I experienced that at my all girls catholic school. kimbutgar Tuesday #53

Woah! electric_blue68 5 hrs ago #81

Skirts had to be below the knee and no patent leather shoes. BittyJenkins Monday #6

Thank you Bitty Jenkins. i remember that. debm55 Monday #8

You got a "G" in Ms. Watsons note pad for chewing gum. Lochloosa Monday #9

Thank you lochloosa., debm55 Monday #10

Sitting at your desk with your hands folded. debm55 Monday #11

High school MoonlightHillFarm Monday #12

Thank you very much MoonlightHillFarm. Very interesting. debm55 Monday #14

A strict dresscode. redstatebluegirl Monday #13

redstatebluegirl. I remember that.and asking for permission to use the restroom. When I was in the lower grades you had debm55 Monday #15

Smoking was only allowed in the "smoking lounge". surrealAmerican Monday #16

I remember that, My HS had a courtyard where kids could smoke. debm55 Monday #17

As somene who hated the smell of smoke using the girls Lunchroom restroom in HS? Gak! electric_blue68 5 hrs ago #82

Only one A per lifetime of a particular English teacher. Grr! And subsequently GRRR! GreenWave Monday #18

Even if you really earned it? that is a shame. Thank you GreenWave. debm55 Monday #19

One more DUer old enough to be of the "girls had to wear skirts... 3catwoman3 Monday #21

Thank you 3catwoman3 and those vinyl seats on the bus were damn cold. debm55 Monday #23

We stood XanaDUer2 Monday #26

Thank you XanaDUer2 i so remember that. debm55 Monday #47

Sit quietly at desk, raise hand and stand up to answer questions. Proper uniform with skirt below knees TommieMommy Monday #27

I remember that TommieMommie. I went to Catholic grade school. And everyone sad in unison Good Morning Father_____ or debm55 Monday #45

Boys: No blue jeans or tennis shoes. Had to wear slacks and dress shoes. FuzzyRabbit Monday #28

Thank you FuzzyRabbit. I went to public JH and HS. We were still not allowed to wear jeans or tennis shoes. debm55 Monday #46

No sneakers allowed except in Gym Class. Golden Raisin Monday #30

Our Rule Went One Further ProfessorGAC Monday #36

Professor GAC , I haven:t heard of Hush Puppies in years. I liked them. debm55 Monday #43

thank you Golden Raisin. No jeans either until my last year in HS. Did you go to a Private School or Public school? debm55 Monday #44

Public. Golden Raisin Tuesday #50

Your jaw would have dropped at my HS. Specialized in Art & Music...we could wear within reason.... electric_blue68 5 hrs ago #83

Not a rule but Freddie Monday #31

In my school girls had Home Ec and boys had Shop. Golden Raisin Monday #37

True, my last year I was in HS The guys could take cooking and the girls could take auto repair--flat tires. oil , etc. debm55 Monday #41

I imagine my HS was the same before I got there Xavier Breath 15 hrs ago #75

Thank you very much Xavier Breath. The last year of HS we had a similiar class of skills needed for everyday life. It debm55 15 hrs ago #78

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I'm female, Freddie was a very beloved cat Freddie Tuesday #49

Sorry, about that Freddie debm55 Tuesday #51

That we could smoke on campus Picaro Monday #32

Yes, my HS had an area where the students could smoke. debm55 Monday #40

We couldn't chew gum in class, not that I was really into it surfered Monday #33

I never wanted to either. But if you wanted to chew gum to relax that would be annoying. debm55 Monday #39

My high school was like a medium security prison CanonRay Monday #34

Oh my. That's wasn't good at all. debm55 Monday #38

Pregnant girls could not attend school and had a special at-home curriculum. nature-lover Tuesday #52

Thank you. In my district they would marry, one girl I knew was a sophomore or you went to these homes for pregnant debm55 Tuesday #62

The girl I knew had to leave school but the father got to stay and go on as usual. nature-lover Tuesday #66

The one I personally knew left to the home. The father was a football player. debm55 Tuesday #69

I wasn't a smoker but CA high schools had a smoking section in the quad on campus Basso8vb Tuesday #54

I didn't smoke either but the school had a student smoking section. debm55 Tuesday #63

One of my seventh grade teachers tried to impose that "stand while answering" rule. malthaussen Tuesday #55

Thank you Mal, When our name was called , we stood ---Catholic school. debm55 Tuesday #64

A girl's skirt had to touch KT2000 Tuesday #56

Thank you KT2000, Yes , no talking in class and no passing notes. debm55 Tuesday #65

Having to copy a page out of a dictionary of you didn't finish your work kimbutgar Tuesday #57

Thank you kimbutgar.I remember kids having to that on the side blackboards too, I will not____________ a certain amount debm55 Tuesday #67

Old computers so just were in limited classes mvd Tuesday #58

Had to take typing on a Royal typewriter. No computers back then. Thank you Matt. debm55 Tuesday #68

We had to wear socks under sandals in high school. Wicked Blue Tuesday #59

HAHAHAHAHHAHHAHAHAHHA. Good for you Wicked Blue. debm55 Tuesday #70

Gym suits and showers SARose Tuesday #60

Thank you very much SARose, We had the blue one piece gym uniforms. After gym, the girls took a shower in the girls debm55 Tuesday #61

If you mess with Mrs. Mudd... Harker Tuesday #71

Oh no, did she get in trouble for doing that? She should have. debm55 Tuesday #72

No, when I was a kid, corporal punishment was a daily thing. Harker 18 hrs ago #73

Not that I'm aware of. sakabatou 15 hrs ago #74

A slide rule WestMichRad 15 hrs ago #76

Girls were strictly forbidden from wearing pants. We even played field hockey in little skirts as I recall. Walleye 15 hrs ago #77

Boy's hair standards LogDog75 14 hrs ago #79

Hold the chalk so it does not screech on the chalkboard. KY_EnviroGuy 3 hrs ago #84

18 yr olds could excuse their own absences at my high school JoseBalow 2 hrs ago #85

Girls had to wear dresses or skirts. Slacks for girls were not allowed wnylib 2 hrs ago #86