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Wicked Blue

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59. We had to wear socks under sandals in high school.

Tue Dec 10, 2024, 02:20 PM

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They claimed it was because the cleaning product used on the floors would damage our feet.

It was a lie.

I found out that the green sweeping compound was manufactured by the company my father worked for. He told me it was harmless.

So on an afternoon that was busy with after school activities, I jogged through the hallways barefoot. My feet were fine.

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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 16 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 3 hrs ago #85

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