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Who doesn’t remember drinking milk with their pizza or burgers in the cafeteria? When you’re in high school, you don’t question a lot of the things that happen around you. It’s only when you leave that you start to realize what a weird place it really was! Some of the things are a bit peculiar, while others are positively bizarre.

Bored Panda has collected some of the best examples of weird school things, so scroll down to see exactly what we mean. For those of you still in high school, maybe this list will open up your eyes to all the weirdness. Remember to upvote your faves and leave a comment about other weird high school things you’ve noticed, dear Pandas!

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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I had to do square dancing in 4th grade with a boy and the teachers wouldn't let us bring wipes or gloves. This was the time when cooties was a thing. It was gross.

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It’s not just former students who think that high school is incredibly strange—some teachers are flabbergasted, too. For example, Michael De Main has been teaching in secondary schools for 16 years and he thinks that a lot of teachers accept things that are downright weird.

In Michael’s opinion, it’s bizarre that different high schools can choose to start and end classes at different times. So while one school might open at 8 AM, another might decide to start classes 15 minutes later. The same weirdness extends to periods that can last for 40, 50, or even 75 minutes, depending on school policy. Don’t even get us started on how breaks are not the same length, either.

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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

If we started packing up before the teacher asked us to we would have to stay back after the bell went for about 2 mins or so.

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Teacher Michael also questions whether we still need roll call—isn’t that time better spent, you know, actually learning things? Not to mention playground duty where a teacher has to stand around, watch the students play, and make sure that they don’t get into any trouble. And who can forget about toilet duty? Sure, teachers need to make sure that students aren’t getting into any trouble, but all of this seems a bit over the top, don’t you think?

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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

So far this is the only one I can relate too. I only discovered about 5 years ago that this wasn't true.

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My chemistry teachers solution to people stealing her calculators.

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However, according to Michael, the weirdest thing about high school might just be the students themselves who are hard to figure out even with all the experience in the world. Finally, let’s not forget about the basics: furniture. Some students still have to sit on uncomfortable chairs and use tiny desks, so it’s no wonder that some of them can’t pay attention!

When you look at everything, high school sure is a weird place. But I sure could go for some chocolate milk and a slice of pizza right about now.

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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

And it's still a thing with my students after all these years. Apparently some jokes never get old.

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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Nah, that's a stereotype. My Math teacher was one of the best - just last year I went to her 50th birthday party and we got wonderfully drunk together and my gym teacher was the only one who noticed when thing got bad at home when I was fourteen.

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3 years ago (edited) DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I had one of those hair thingy's, had it in for ages. I didn't get mine on a cruise or holiday though.

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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I ws popular in my school but when i see 'popular' kids in movies, i get very confused.

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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I weighed 372 lbs when I graduated high school. I'm 43 now and I run three 10k's per week in addition to weightlifting.

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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

We just got to smell the home ec class burn another batch of cookies every day, the teacher was too stupid to know to adjust cooking times etc for higher altitudes and couldn't figure it out, we literally begged our English teacher to let us go show them what they were doing wrong, she laughed and told us to go ahead because that teacher had been driving her nuts for years

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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Never had this happen. I do remember a kid in first grade eating 5 hamburgers and then throwing up. But that is more just cause and effect.

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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

A lot of adults are still using that one. Here's a favorite (hopefully I can post a link.) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1L3eeC2lJZs

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Kids cracking their backs on these chairs.

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The kids who bit into Bubble Tape like this.

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