The manual of good school practices is necessary so that there is order and the school is a learning environment where everyone can live together in a healthy way and without many complications. However, there are institutions that have rules that, in our eyes, may seem very strange, since customs change according to the culture of each country. So, check out some of the weirdest school rules around the world, but which are part of the reality of many students. Keep reading!
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The New York City Department of Education decided to censor some words so that they would no longer be used in tests, tests and textbooks in New York schools. The prohibition of these words serves to prevent some students from feeling embarrassed or “attacked” with some terms.
Another strange rule is that some educational institutions in Tokyo forbid students to dye their hair in unnatural colors. Therefore, approximately 57% of public schools in the city do not allow students to change the color of their hair, since they believe that the school environment is a place where there should be uniformity.
Some schools in England are not allowing their students to have best friends. This is because some parents, teachers and psychopedagogues believe that, by not having a best friend, children grow up more adjusted and with a larger circle of friends. In addition, no student would feel excluded in the school environment.
According to a school in Nottinghamshire, England, the age-old practice of raising your hands to answer teachers' questions is archaic and, for this reason, has been banned. The director of the institution claims that the students who raise their hands are always the same, which discourages the learning of other students.
With this, the educator believes that the correct thing would be for the teacher to choose a student at random to answer the question. However, some parents do not agree with this practice, since their children may be nervous about the possibility of being chosen when they do not know the answer, causing embarrassment.
A high school in Chicago has started to limit the number of times a student can go to the bathroom during class. In this sense, the amount established was only three times per semester. The director explained to parents that students can take advantage of this time in the bathroom to not attend classes.
