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That does sound harsh...not too sure about the not being able to sit in a parked car though!
Posted: 21:16 Dec 19 2002
Strict School!
I was surfing looking for websites about the tv show Roswell, when I stumbled across a website for an atcual school-Roswell High in Georgia.
Wanting to get some idea of what high schools in the USA are actually like I checked it out.I was amazed by the school rules:
>really strict absence rules eg Students who have missed 10 days or more of school in a school year will be required to provide additional verification including doctorsÂ’ statements.
>Students must not leave class for any reason without a pass including the teacherÂ’s name.
>Students are not permitted to sit in parked cars before or during school hours. Students must have a written pass to return to their cars.
>Skirts/shorts/dresses must be at least three (3) inches longer than the longest finger when extended by the side. Students should measure the skirt/short/dress before coming to school and be sure that it is of proper length when standing and/or walking. Bare midriff, tank top shirts, and tank top dresses are not permitted. Shoulders should be covered.
>Radios, walkmans, pagers, cell phones, laser pens, etc. are not permitted and may be confiscated and returned to parents.
Wanting to get some idea of what high schools in the USA are actually like I checked it out.I was amazed by the school rules:
>really strict absence rules eg Students who have missed 10 days or more of school in a school year will be required to provide additional verification including doctorsÂ’ statements.
>Students must not leave class for any reason without a pass including the teacherÂ’s name.
>Students are not permitted to sit in parked cars before or during school hours. Students must have a written pass to return to their cars.
>Skirts/shorts/dresses must be at least three (3) inches longer than the longest finger when extended by the side. Students should measure the skirt/short/dress before coming to school and be sure that it is of proper length when standing and/or walking. Bare midriff, tank top shirts, and tank top dresses are not permitted. Shoulders should be covered.
>Radios, walkmans, pagers, cell phones, laser pens, etc. are not permitted and may be confiscated and returned to parents.
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Posted: 21:16 Dec 19 2002 wow i'd love it if a girl with no fingers went to that school, imagine how short that skirt would be
by Barbara
>Skirts/shorts/dresses must be at least three (3) inches longer than the longest finger when extended by the side. Students should measure the skirt/short/dress before coming to school and be sure that it is of proper length when standing and/or walking.
3 inches
Posted: 21:33 Dec 19 2002 
No it wouldn't, Spike. It says skirts/dresses have to be three inches longer than the longest finger when the arms are placed by the side of the body. So, if a girl had no fingers, the skirt would have to be three inches from the stumps on her hand, which is still likely to make the hem around the knee mark.
by SPIKE
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wow i'd love it if a girl with no fingers went to that school, imagine how short that skirt would be
And I can't believe I've just posted that!
Posted: 21:38 Dec 19 2002 
Do your hands go right down to your knees?? What are you, a gorilla?
by Whistler
So, if a girl had no fingers, the skirt would have to be three inches from the stumps on her hand, which is still likely to make the hem around the knee mark.
Posted: 21:50 Dec 19 2002 Okay, I'll admit, I just tried it out on myself and the hem would have been a little higher
by PictureOfFlowers
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Do your hands go right down to your knees?? What are you, a gorilla?
. But I don't think it would have been as short as Spike is thinking.And, no, I don't make a habit of wearing a skirt
Posted: 21:54 Dec 19 2002
Maybe my school is overly strict (but I don't think it is), but that doesn't seem to bad to me. We have uniforms, they have guidelines - doesn't seem like a big deal. Skirts at our school come below the knee! Sitting in parked cars is pretty sensible since kids can drive earlier and there's a lot you can get up to in a car The others are kind of strict I guess, but not insanely so.
For insanely strict Nazi ******s you should go to my brother's school. It's the boys half of my girls' school, but it's pure evil. It's one of those schools where the teachers think that they're better than you just because they're teachers and you're a student and I'm so glad I don't have to put up with it. My brother had that fairly long scruffy hair that's quite fashionable at the moment and it really suited him. But the school threatened suspension if he didn't cut! The thing was, the rules are so vague it's just weird:
'Hair must be of a natural colour and conventional in style'
What's conventional in style? If it mentioned length, fair enough, but conventional in style?!!?!? I'm confused. So anyway, he's cut it, no use arguing with them, but mother did send them this email:
'I will ensure he has had the requested haircut
before he returns to school on Monday though, I fail to see what is
unconventional about his style. We have both discussed the matter and agree
that it is far too trivial to make an issue of.'
Only to get this reply:
'Thank you also for your cooperation over his haircut. Clearly, I do not share your view that the matter is trivial. The Schools guidelines are clearly set out for boys and parents and we reasonaly expect boys to abide by these.'
So incredibly petty, especially considering how the rule isn't even remotely clear. Can't even spell 'reasonably'
Sorry to hijack, I just really can't stand my brothers school. Of course my school has the exact same rule and I've had every hair colour under the sun (well...almost...) and there's been girl's with almost every style possible. Again, sorry for the insanely long, off topic rant 
The others are kind of strict I guess, but not insanely so.For insanely strict Nazi ******s you should go to my brother's school. It's the boys half of my girls' school, but it's pure evil. It's one of those schools where the teachers think that they're better than you just because they're teachers and you're a student and I'm so glad I don't have to put up with it. My brother had that fairly long scruffy hair that's quite fashionable at the moment and it really suited him. But the school threatened suspension if he didn't cut! The thing was, the rules are so vague it's just weird:
'Hair must be of a natural colour and conventional in style'
What's conventional in style? If it mentioned length, fair enough, but conventional in style?!!?!? I'm confused. So anyway, he's cut it, no use arguing with them, but mother did send them this email:
'I will ensure he has had the requested haircut
before he returns to school on Monday though, I fail to see what is
unconventional about his style. We have both discussed the matter and agree
that it is far too trivial to make an issue of.'
Only to get this reply:
'Thank you also for your cooperation over his haircut. Clearly, I do not share your view that the matter is trivial. The Schools guidelines are clearly set out for boys and parents and we reasonaly expect boys to abide by these.'
So incredibly petty, especially considering how the rule isn't even remotely clear. Can't even spell 'reasonably'
Sorry to hijack, I just really can't stand my brothers school. Of course my school has the exact same rule and I've had every hair colour under the sun (well...almost...) and there's been girl's with almost every style possible. Again, sorry for the insanely long, off topic rant
Posted: 22:09 Dec 19 2002 You dream about girls with no fingers wearing 3-inch long skirts?? Man that must be freaky!
by SPIKE
Thank you Whistler for shattering my dreams
Posted: 23:22 Dec 19 2002
Spike, there's always girls with no arms that you can dream about...
(I cannot believe I just said that...
)
(I cannot believe I just said that...
)
Posted: 00:37 Dec 20 2002 Awwwww, I'm sorry, mate.
by SPIKE
Thank you Whistler for shattering my dreams
To make up for it I'll send you a bag of spuds as a Christmas present wrapped up in Bangles wrapping paper. How's that?
Posted: 08:31 Dec 20 2002
I actually don't think thats too strict!
I know some schools that if a teacher catches you swearing, then you're instantly suspended for a day. In my school your skirt has to be way past your knees, and your not allowed to eat and drink anywhere apart from the canteen and you're not allowed to eat at anytime apart from lunch. You're only allowed to have your ears pierced once, and you're not allowed any jewellery or any coat that has fur, leather, decoration, pattern, and that is not in black or navy blue.
But I go to a victorian grammar school, so...
I know some schools that if a teacher catches you swearing, then you're instantly suspended for a day. In my school your skirt has to be way past your knees, and your not allowed to eat and drink anywhere apart from the canteen and you're not allowed to eat at anytime apart from lunch. You're only allowed to have your ears pierced once, and you're not allowed any jewellery or any coat that has fur, leather, decoration, pattern, and that is not in black or navy blue.
But I go to a victorian grammar school, so...
Posted: 09:05 Dec 20 2002 Neither do I. Mind you, I went to a grammar school too, so perhaps the rules are more strict there.
by coolkat
I actually don't think thats too strict!
Posted: 11:31 Dec 20 2002
As others have said, I also went to a grammer school and these rules are pretty tame by comparison.
Also I know some American schools use automated attendance so if you miss a day, your parents get a phone call stating that you are on unauthorised absence. Which I think is a good idea and probably should be introduced here in a few of the troubled school.
PS:
Also I know some American schools use automated attendance so if you miss a day, your parents get a phone call stating that you are on unauthorised absence. Which I think is a good idea and probably should be introduced here in a few of the troubled school.
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Posted: 12:21 Dec 20 2002 they seemed strict to me. I was at an independant co-ed school from Year 7-11. Rules were strict when I first started: blazers worn at all times, skirts had to touch the floor when you knelt down, smart appearance etc
By year 11 the 'no cosmetics rule' had no effect on us at all and the school seemed to have become more liberal as older staff members left and the school modernised and expanded. Attendance was never mentioned!
I'm at college now and it's great! So much freedom and it's an open campus of course. You just turn up for your lessons where a register is taken at the start and if you miss any lesson an automated letter is sent home. The sixth formers back at school have to hand in their car keys at the start of the day and get them back at the end of the day!
Posted: 14:38 Dec 20 2002 That's right, they have to jump out of moving vehicles or risk suspension from school, either that stand up inside their cars once they've put the parking brake on
by Barbara
>Students are not permitted to sit in parked cars before or during school hours. Students must have a written pass to return to their cars.
Posted: 15:28 Dec 20 2002 The 6th formers have cars? When I was at school we made do with a pushbike *feeling old*
by Barbara
The sixth formers back at school have to hand in their car keys at the start of the day and get them back at the end of the day!
Posted: 16:00 Dec 20 2002 Oooooo a few at our school had cars , my sister being one grrrrr but we made do with buses
by Teresa
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The 6th formers have cars? When I was at school we made do with a pushbike *feeling old*
Posted: 16:02 Dec 20 2002 This thread had made my night, Spike, Whistler and POF you're all mad!!!
Posted: 19:30 Dec 20 2002 send me Susanna in a skirt that is only inces and that would make up for it
by Whistler
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Awwwww, I'm sorry, mate.
To make up for it I'll send you a bag of spuds as a Christmas present wrapped up in Bangles wrapping paper. How's that?
Posted: 20:32 Dec 20 2002 [ 1 2 ]