Dumbest School Rules Ever

I've been out of school for nearly 20 years, but there were ridiculous rules in school that I thought were ridiculous. In this story, I'll go over a few school rules that were outlandish. If you see a school rule that you didn't see on this list, feel free to comment down below. Also, once you finish reading this story and enjoyed it, please send me a one-off tip down below to show your support for creators like me. That'll encourage me to continue writing new stories.

Asking a Teacher to Use the Bathroom

The first entry on this list is something that almost everyone could relate to. It's so frustrating that you have to plead your case with a teacher in order for you to use the restroom, especially if it's an emergency. There have been stories in the last several years where teachers have denied children access to the bathroom. At times, teachers would tell kids to hold it until the end of class and all of a sudden, they go to the bathroom on themselves. It can be embarrassing for a kid. If a teacher wouldn't let me use the bathroom, I'm walking out of that classroom and taking care of my business. I don't care if I got written up or handed down some other form of punishment. Bathroom breaks should never be denied under any circumstances.

No Pokémon Cards

Growing in the 90s was an awesome time to be a kid. Pokémon recently celebrated their 30th anniversary and in the 90s, the franchise was growing in popularity. When I was in the fifth grade, I had a small deck of Pokémon cards. Once morning, the principal said over the intercom to the effect of, "Pokeman cards are not allowed in school." Yes, she actually mispronounced Pokémon and everyone in my class started laughing. However, we brought them to school anyway.

No Food in Class

There always has been a double standard when it comes to students having food in class. The only times we could have food in class is whenever we have a party or if it's a really good day. Teachers will eat in front of us, but we can't have something to snack on or drink, and we'd get in trouble if we did. When I was in the sixth grade, we came back in the classroom from having lunch in the cafeteria. Our substitute teacher was eating something from McDonald's and all of a sudden, she let out a loud fart. We erupted in laughter and were like, "Ewwww."

No Cell Phones

If you've been living under a rock, a plethora of states have implemented cell phone bans in some of their respective school districts. Supporters claimed that banning cell phones would "protect" children. Whatever that meant and from what and who? When I was born in the 80s, we had no social media or cell phones. I didn't get my first cell phone until I was a sophomore in high school. To be fair, kids using cell phones in the classroom can be distracting towards others if a phone starts ringing, but a flat-out ban on cell phones is stupid. What if a parent has to reach out to their kids in case of an emergency? Many politicians want to ban cell phones in schools, but they turn a blind eye on school shootings and refuse to advocate aggressively for stronger gun control laws. Double standard much? Banning people from using their cell phones is not the solution. Parents have to do a better job raising and paying more attention to their children, as opposed to letting social media babysit them. If their kid's cell phone addiction is that bad, they should monitor their cell phone usage. You are your child's first teacher.

No Hats

As a former Job Corps student and graduate, we had to follow some of the most ridiculous rules and one of them was a ban on flat-billed hats. Well, certain ones with designs or logos, to be specific. For example, you couldn't wear a Chicago Bulls, Oakland Raiders, or Chicago White Sox hat. Why? Job Corps believed that they were gang related. You could wear a flat-billed hat, especially of any MLB team if you wanted to of a character from your favorite movie, TV show, or video game, but not the ones I just described. It's been nearly 15 years since I graduated from Job Corps, but now, I have eight Texas Rangers hats and always have one on whenever I go out. I believe that kids should have the right to wear any hat of their choice, as long as it's not obscene or offensive to others.

Ban on "Distracting" Hairstyles

I never understood a school's obsession about how someone styles their hair or how their hair looks. For the last decade or so, we've seen and heard stories about kids being suspended for having long hair, locs, designs in their hair, or even dyed hair. There was one story years ago about a high school junior in Texas who was suspended because his hair was too long. Mind you, he had his hair braided up and not unkempt. Another story was about a young boy whose teacher shaved his head because of the design he had on his head, supporting his team, the Miami Heat. The school said that the design on the boy's head was gang related. Why did the teacher have clippers on her person, and I wondered how sanitary they were? I remember having a Nike swoosh design on one side of my head and everyone at school liked it. Not one teacher said anything about it. Schools need to focus on more pressing issues that worrying about other people's hairstyles. They love to use the "hair is too distracting" excuse to ignore bigger issues that needs to be addressed. They need to touch some grass and get a life.