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Spending several hours every day at the same drab building filled with annoying kids of all ages isn’t as easy as one thinks it to be – though the odds are that once you reach adulthood, you won't be able to stop thinking back on all the wild things those years brought you.

Every school has a famous story. Perhaps a class clown managed to outdo themselves with one of their infamous pranks, or maybe some staff members were caught having a fling – whatever it is, pull your chair closer because you’re about to read some grand stories. 

What was ‘the incident’ at your high school?” – this online user turned to one of Reddit’s most interactive communities and asked its members to share their iconic school stories that have the potential to live on from generation to generation. The thread garnered nearly 12K views as well as 8.6K comments and wild tales.

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#1

Some Kids Blew The Door Off A Locker With A Dry Ice Bomb

Destroyed school lockers piled outdoors, illustrating bizarre things that happened at former students' schools. When I was a sophomore, it was known around campus that a specific set of lockers that was between the campus and football field was off-limits, because over summer break some kids blew the door off a locker with a dry ice bomb in a Propel bottle (shrapnel!). Two years into my relationship with my (now) husband, he starts telling a very familiar story and I realized he was the fabled dry ice bomber my school had been talking about for the past 7 years.

HeyLikeableZest , Bart Everson Report

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    #2

    Students Snuck Car Parts Into A Courtyard And Built A Whole Car With No Way To Move It

    Blue Mazda car with cartoon eyes and a smiling mouth edited on, illustrating bizarre things at schools. One year as the senior prank all the auto shop students snuck car parts into the enclosed courtyard and apparently built a whole car inside it with no way to move it other then to disassemble it the way they put it together and move it out piece by piece

    TheUnusualBread , Hans Splinter Report

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    #3

    One Of The Prissy Girls Got Pregnant But Handled Things Very Maturely

    Person wearing a white hoodie partially unzipped, revealing a beige shirt, representing bizarre things at schools shared by former students. one of the prissy girls got pregnant. Oddly, it changed her for the better. She seemingly grew up over night. A lot of the students were weird around her, I remember, but I admired her for being so strong. I'm not normally a fan of teen pregnancies- I grew up in an area with a lot of that and have seen all the issues it causes- but she handled things beautifully. I hope you're doing well, Tamara!

    banvillesghost , Daniel Lobo Report

    #4

    “Weird” Minor Turned Out To Be A 30-Year-Old Psychiatric Patient

    Abandoned school building with overgrown trees and broken windows, illustrating bizarre things that happened at schools. Weird 15 year old girl turned out to actually be a 30 year old mental patient.

    jackfaire , Phillip Report

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    #5

    Teacher Got Fired And Went To Court For Sending A [undressed] To A Student

    Student browsing social media on phone at desk with papers, illustrating former students sharing bizarre things at schools. Teacher (female) got fired and went to court for sending a [undressed] to a student (male). The thing was though it was the student who took her phone, found the [undressed] in her gallery, and then sent it to himself. His mom found out about it somehow

    DisturbedParadise , United Soybean Board Report

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    #6

    Morning Announcements Would Include Student Deaths

    Eerie graveyard with old tombstones and a leafless tree, evoking bizarre school stories from former students. When I was in the 9th grade, for some reason the morning announcements would include student deaths when they happened. Every month for the entire school year, at least one Aboriginal [unalived themselves]. They eventually stopped announcing student deaths. **Edit** This was in Ontario, Canada back in 2004-2005

    User , Theresa Report

    #7

    Student Found A [undressed] Photo Of A Teacher In A Biker Magazine

    Open magazine pages featuring mountain biking images and text, illustrating bizarre things that happened at schools. Middle school, student find a [undressed] pic of a teacher in a biker magazine. Copies went everywhere. She disappeared. Still feel bad for her.

    rollercoaster_5 , Tredz.co.uk Images Report

    #8

    Three Siblings From A Small Rural School Won A Season Of “The Voice”

    Three former students smiling and posing indoors, sharing bizarre things that happened at their schools in a casual setting. Three siblings won this past season of "The Voice". Its a small rural school with like 40 kids each grade

    Highly-Aggressive , girlnamedtom Report

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    #9

    Somebody Attempted To Burn Down The School

    Hand holding a lit matchstick symbolizing bizarre things that happened at schools shared by former students. Somebody attempted to burn down the school but only half succeeded. They had to demolish the old part of the school where the fire was started and rebuild an entire new wing. Bright side was we got the first 25 meter pool in the county.

    OLDGuy6060 , Joe Lodge Report

    #10

    Students Went On Strike After All Extra-Curricular Activities Were Canceled Until Stolen School Property Had Been Returned

    Person holding a protest sign outdoors with the phrase fight for our future, relating to bizarre school stories. Students went on strike after all extra-curricular activities were cancelled by faculty untill the return of stolen school property. The walk out lasted two days, involved at least 98% of students and made national news.

    Creatorschilde , Mark Dixon Report

    #11

    Guy Got Suspended For Making A Bomb Joke As A Way To Ask A Girl Out To Prom

    Handmade prom invitation poster with creative ransom note-style text, showcasing bizarre things shared by former students at their schools. When I was a sophomore, a guy asked a girl to prom by getting on stage wearing a paintball vest with red paper rolled into tubes stuffed in it, to make it look like he had bombs strapped to his chest. He held a sign that said "______ I'm kind of the bomb, will you be my date to prom." She said yes, he was suspended and not allowed to go to prom, and she went with someone else lol It made news, which was just amazing since this was a small town. He claimed the school was racist and that if he were white he wouldn't have gotten in trouble for it

    TimidIzzy , jkjen Report

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    #12

    Teacher Got Busted Having Sexual Relationships With Two Of His Students

    Two students holding hands while walking, carrying backpacks, illustrating bizarre things that happened at their schools. This was about a year or two after I graduated, but the “cool” teacher got busted for having sexual relationships with two of his 16-year-old students. At least one of the girls was a player on the school softball team, which he coached. He was married with two small children at home, and his wife gave him the boot after that (as did the state board of education.) I don’t remember if he served any time in jail, but he did have to register as a [intimacy] offender and will never be allowed to teach again. (I think he’s a real estate agent now.)

    Went2eleven , Takumi Yoshida Report

    #13

    Pupil Got Their Head Stuck In A Chair

    Orange school chair with metal legs in a dimly lit room, illustrating bizarre things that happened at schools. It was me. I got my head stuck in a chair. Police and firemen had to stop third period from leaving or entering the class room. There’s also another one though, a girl was jealous of her cousins girlfriend and fought the girlfriend so she could be with her cousin.

    User , Theatreworks Props Report

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    #14

    A Student Stole A Whole Bathroom

    Three white sinks with green soap dispensers mounted on tiled wall in a school restroom, reflecting bizarre school moments. Kid stole the whole bathroom. Sinks,doors,locks,hand dryers. He got caught ofc. But they never repaired it so the bathroom has no working sinks or doors. Got some videos I think

    ClancyIsDuck , U.S. Embassy Moldova Report

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    #15

    Siblings And Their Dad Died In A Plane Crash, So Their Mom Opened A Children’s Center In Their Name

    Messy school desk with stacks of papers, stamps, and documents reflecting former students' bizarre school experiences. In elementary three sibling boys died with their dad in a plane crash and their mom opened a children’s center in their name with a game room, music studio, and a ceramic studio in their names. Jack, Will and Rob center! Sad and wholesome. A few kids broke into the high school to steal test scores for the SAT just like that stoner movie lol. They got caught and expelled. One was my friends brother. A popular sophomore girl drowned during a party in her own hot tub huffing dust off because it replaced the oxygen in her body I guess that pushed her under the surface and her parents found her when they came home the next morning, RIP Tenille.

    User , Nicolás Boullosa Report

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    #16

    The Time A Sports Kid Got 0 Errors On A Nationwide Math Test

    Classroom with empty desks and chairs, bulletin board, and educational posters reflecting bizarre school moments shared by former students. three of my school got a nationwide math test with 0 errors, one was a math genius, the other was equally gifted but on a broader perspective the third one was not so great in math i guess C or D tier, turns out both of them copied from the math kid, but it was so funny that there are these two plausible people and then there is the sports kid just having 0 errors in this exam too, which only 18 people nation wide had 0 errors on.

    Environmental_Ad5690 , Wonder woman0731 Report

    #17

    Someone Punched A Principal In The Face

    Empty school gym repurposed with desks and laptops, illustrating bizarre things that happened at schools shared by former students. Someone just straight up punched the principal in the face. There was no argument, they just came across each other in the corridor and she punched him. Got expelled **fast**

    Regular_Ship2073 , Kristina D.C. Hoeppner Report

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    #18

    Students Made A Cult Around A Science Teacher

    LEGO figures in a classroom setting depicting bizarre things that happened at their schools, with science and learning elements. There were a multiple but here are a few. -Some people that were in my grade made a cult around a science teacher. Nothing to crazy happened but they did have rituals and even made a subreddit about the guy. The teacher quit during COVID. -The site we used, Schoology, got hacked…three times. It was the same hacker and on the last time we got hacked they made a post saying “IM BACK M***********S!”

    numbskull56 , Katie Walker Report

    #19

    Dirt Bike Shenanigans At School

    Three dirt bikes parked on a dirt path near trees, evoking memories of bizarre things that happened at schools. Early 1980s rural high school in Pennsylvania. A guy has two buddies stationed to hold the entrance doors open as he proceeds to ride his dirt bike in one door, down the hallway and out the other door.. It was a clean escape but not for long kids talk and everyone knew who did it.

    Loud_Butterscotch110 , Neil Rickards Report

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    #20

    A Tragic Smoking Accident

    Brown paper lunch bag on a table representing former students sharing bizarre things that happened at their schools A few years ahead of me. A guy was huffing from a paper bag while smoking a cigarette and inhaled the flames. His friends tried helping, but there was nothing they could do

    dwahl1230 , Jeffrey Beall Report

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    #21

    Entire School Burned Down Because Some Kids Decided To Play With Fireworks

    Colorful fireworks lighting up the night sky, symbolizing bizarre and memorable moments shared by former students at schools. My entire school burnt down because some kids decided to play with fireworks. Took years to rebuild. This was a small village in Sweden.

    User , bayasaa Report

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    #22

    While Walking The Stage During Graduation Ceremony, A Student Pulled His Pants Down And Mooned Everyone

    School auditorium stage with blue curtains partially open, showing empty seats where former students shared bizarre school stories. I was at my grad ceremony and this one guy, while walking the stage, pulled his pants down and mooned everyone. Not exactly sure what happened to him but I heard he got suspended and got his diploma taken away from him.

    yoda_81 , Phil Roeder Report

    #23

    Chlamydia Outbreak In 9th Grade

    Hospital beds separated by green curtains in a medical room, illustrating bizarre things that happened at their schools. 9th grade Chlamydia outbreak

    Lukeyleftfoot , Presidencia de la República Mexicana Report

    #24

    Entire Class Was Kicked Out Of A Pep Rally For Having Too Much Pep

    Group of former students attending a presentation about bizarre things that happened at their schools in a classroom setting. Our entire class of over 600 kids was kicked out of a pep rally for having too much pep.

    Eron-the-Relentless , FoodBankCENC.org Report

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    #25

    Student That Wasn’t Wearing A Seatbelt During Off-Roading Got Ejected From The Car And Died

    Yellow buckle up sign on a chain-link fence near a highway, reflecting bizarre school-related safety reminders shared by students Chick not wearing a seatbelt offroading got ejected from the car and died. Big ol thing at the school.

    LongKoala9542 , SmartSign Report

    #26

    Somebody Punched A Teacher During Class Time

    Empty classroom with desks and chairs, showcasing a typical school environment in former students' bizarre school stories. During class my teacher and fellow student got into an argument over being tardy. The student got up, walked over to our teacher and punched him in the face. The teacher was absent for more than 8 weeks bc of his mental health, caused by the incident. Student was kicked out of school obviously. Never found out if he pressed any charges though

    Neph88 , Educators .co.uk Report

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    #27

    A Car Crashed And Hit 10 People But They All Managed To Survive

    Blue Volkswagen car crashed into a post with police tape around it, illustrating bizarre things that happened at schools. A car crashed and hit 10 people (they lived)

    Glad-Weekend-5119 , Geoff Henson Report

    #28

    The School Burned Twice

    Burning flaming chains on a dark pavement, illustrating bizarre things that happened at schools shared by former students. It burned. Twice.

    MadPat , Kai Schreiber Report

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    #29

    Students Removed An Engine From A Car, Hoisted It Up, And Placed It Into A Closed Courtyard

    Humorous senior prank - our school had a courtyard in the middle only accessible from a couple of doors on the inside that were always locked. Some industrious young individuals removed then engine from a car (Volkswagen Beetle if I remember correctly) and managed to hoist the f**ker up and across the roof, and place it in the courtyard.

    User Report

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    #30

    There Was A Fight Between The Football Players And The Coaches

    Too many. One was the fight between the football players and the coaches in the weight room. A couple of coaches got fired.

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    #31

    Students Made A March Madness-Style Bracket Of The Top 64 Girls

    Student sitting cross-legged on the ground, using a smartphone, depicting former students sharing bizarre school stories. The popular boys made a march madness style bracket of the top 64 girls in my grade and posted it on their snapchats

    superalex888 , Garry Knight Report

    #32

    Several People Were On Jerry Springer

    Man in a suit speaking at a microphone, representing former students sharing bizarre things that happened at schools Four people were on Jerry Springer.

    Leona_Faye , Brett Weinstein Report

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