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21. One more DUer old enough to be of the "girls had to wear skirts...

Mon Dec 9, 2024, 05:40 PM

Dec 2024

...or dresses" vintage.

Living in Rochester NY, in the snow belt, this was a major pain in the ass, literally and figuratively, while waiting for the bus in the winter months. Wind and snowflakes blowing up your clothes does NOT feel good.

Tights helped a little but not enough. In grade school, you'd wear snow pants under your dress, but of course, that was no longer acceptable by middle school.

And not sure if there was a rule against students driving to school, but no one did. Everyone who wasn't a walker took the buses, and there was a second bus run after school to take home those who participated in sports or clubs.

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What rule did you have in your school that students no longer have? Standing when answering a question. [View all] debm55 Dec 2024 OP

No t-shirts jayschool2013 Dec 2024 #1

Thank you jayschool2013, I remember also girls not being alowed to wear pants. debm55 Dec 2024 #3

Ha! We girls around 5th grade '65 especially in NYC Winters got Feisty! "Why NOT?!!" Within a year we were allowed, all electric_blue68 Dec 2024 #80

Girls were not allowed to wear pants. Diamond_Dog Dec 2024 #2

See post above you. so am I. Even in the winter--no pants. debm55 Dec 2024 #4

My school gave up on that rule after the 1968-69 school year. Eugene Dec 2024 #20

I was in HS when the rule change. We were so happy. debm55 Dec 2024 #22

My junior year in high school They allowed girls to wear pants but NO JEANS. We had to wear dressy slacks. Diamond_Dog Dec 2024 #29

Thank you Diamond_Dog I remember those days. debm55 Dec 2024 #48

67-68 girls wore denim under their flowing theatrical skirts in high school Brother Buzz Dec 2024 #24

Remember. We called them Granny dresses. and you could wear jeans underneath. Thank you Brother Buzz for bringing back debm55 Dec 2024 #25

We could wear them under our skirts when it was really cold. Also shorts under our dresses if we wanted to hang upside efhmc Dec 2024 #35

Girls had to kneel on the floor and show their skirt would touch the floor. flor-de-jasmim Dec 2024 #5

Yes I remember that. Thank you. debm55 Dec 2024 #7

I experienced that at my all girls catholic school. kimbutgar Dec 2024 #53

Woah! electric_blue68 Dec 2024 #81

Skirts had to be below the knee and no patent leather shoes. BittyJenkins Dec 2024 #6

Thank you Bitty Jenkins. i remember that. debm55 Dec 2024 #8

You got a "G" in Ms. Watsons note pad for chewing gum. Lochloosa Dec 2024 #9

Thank you lochloosa., debm55 Dec 2024 #10

Sitting at your desk with your hands folded. debm55 Dec 2024 #11

High school MoonlightHillFarm Dec 2024 #12

Thank you very much MoonlightHillFarm. Very interesting. debm55 Dec 2024 #14

A strict dresscode. redstatebluegirl Dec 2024 #13

redstatebluegirl. I remember that.and asking for permission to use the restroom. When I was in the lower grades you had debm55 Dec 2024 #15

Smoking was only allowed in the "smoking lounge". surrealAmerican Dec 2024 #16

I remember that, My HS had a courtyard where kids could smoke. debm55 Dec 2024 #17

As somene who hated the smell of smoke using the girls Lunchroom restroom in HS? Gak! electric_blue68 Dec 2024 #82

Only one A per lifetime of a particular English teacher. Grr! And subsequently GRRR! GreenWave Dec 2024 #18

Even if you really earned it? that is a shame. Thank you GreenWave. debm55 Dec 2024 #19

One more DUer old enough to be of the "girls had to wear skirts... 3catwoman3 Dec 2024 #21

Thank you 3catwoman3 and those vinyl seats on the bus were damn cold. debm55 Dec 2024 #23

We stood XanaDUer2 Dec 2024 #26

Thank you XanaDUer2 i so remember that. debm55 Dec 2024 #47

Sit quietly at desk, raise hand and stand up to answer questions. Proper uniform with skirt below knees TommieMommy Dec 2024 #27

I remember that TommieMommie. I went to Catholic grade school. And everyone sad in unison Good Morning Father_____ or debm55 Dec 2024 #45

Boys: No blue jeans or tennis shoes. Had to wear slacks and dress shoes. FuzzyRabbit Dec 2024 #28

Thank you FuzzyRabbit. I went to public JH and HS. We were still not allowed to wear jeans or tennis shoes. debm55 Dec 2024 #46

No sneakers allowed except in Gym Class. Golden Raisin Dec 2024 #30

Our Rule Went One Further ProfessorGAC Dec 2024 #36

Professor GAC , I haven:t heard of Hush Puppies in years. I liked them. debm55 Dec 2024 #43

thank you Golden Raisin. No jeans either until my last year in HS. Did you go to a Private School or Public school? debm55 Dec 2024 #44

Public. Golden Raisin Dec 2024 #50

Your jaw would have dropped at my HS. Specialized in Art & Music...we could wear within reason.... electric_blue68 Dec 2024 #83

Thank you electric_blue68. That sounds very interesting. debm55 Dec 2024 #88

Not a rule but Freddie Dec 2024 #31

In my school girls had Home Ec and boys had Shop. Golden Raisin Dec 2024 #37

True, my last year I was in HS The guys could take cooking and the girls could take auto repair--flat tires. oil , etc. debm55 Dec 2024 #41

I imagine my HS was the same before I got there Xavier Breath Dec 2024 #75

Thank you very much Xavier Breath. The last year of HS we had a similiar class of skills needed for everyday life. It debm55 Dec 2024 #78

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I'm female, Freddie was a very beloved cat Freddie Dec 2024 #49

Sorry, about that Freddie debm55 Dec 2024 #51

I think we girls had Home Ec but not sure. I don't have memory of hating it, and I was getting into Feminist.... electric_blue68 Dec 2024 #87

That we could smoke on campus Picaro Dec 2024 #32

Yes, my HS had an area where the students could smoke. debm55 Dec 2024 #40

We couldn't chew gum in class, not that I was really into it surfered Dec 2024 #33

I never wanted to either. But if you wanted to chew gum to relax that would be annoying. debm55 Dec 2024 #39

My high school was like a medium security prison CanonRay Dec 2024 #34

Oh my. That's wasn't good at all. debm55 Dec 2024 #38

Pregnant girls could not attend school and had a special at-home curriculum. nature-lover Dec 2024 #52

Thank you. In my district they would marry, one girl I knew was a sophomore or you went to these homes for pregnant debm55 Dec 2024 #62

The girl I knew had to leave school but the father got to stay and go on as usual. nature-lover Dec 2024 #66

The one I personally knew left to the home. The father was a football player. debm55 Dec 2024 #69

I wasn't a smoker but CA high schools had a smoking section in the quad on campus Basso8vb Dec 2024 #54

I didn't smoke either but the school had a student smoking section. debm55 Dec 2024 #63

One of my seventh grade teachers tried to impose that "stand while answering" rule. malthaussen Dec 2024 #55

Thank you Mal, When our name was called , we stood ---Catholic school. debm55 Dec 2024 #64

A girl's skirt had to touch KT2000 Dec 2024 #56

Thank you KT2000, Yes , no talking in class and no passing notes. debm55 Dec 2024 #65

Having to copy a page out of a dictionary of you didn't finish your work kimbutgar Dec 2024 #57

Thank you kimbutgar.I remember kids having to that on the side blackboards too, I will not____________ a certain amount debm55 Dec 2024 #67

Old computers so just were in limited classes mvd Dec 2024 #58

Had to take typing on a Royal typewriter. No computers back then. Thank you Matt. debm55 Dec 2024 #68

Me, too. I graduated from high school in 1957. My typing class taught me the keyboard early. CTyankee Dec 2024 #98

Same here. Thank you CTyankee. debm55 Dec 2024 #99

We had to wear socks under sandals in high school. Wicked Blue Dec 2024 #59

HAHAHAHAHHAHHAHAHAHHA. Good for you Wicked Blue. debm55 Dec 2024 #70

Gym suits and showers SARose Dec 2024 #60

Thank you very much SARose, We had the blue one piece gym uniforms. After gym, the girls took a shower in the girls debm55 Dec 2024 #61

If you mess with Mrs. Mudd... Harker Dec 2024 #71

Oh no, did she get in trouble for doing that? She should have. debm55 Dec 2024 #72

No, when I was a kid, corporal punishment was a daily thing. Harker Dec 2024 #73

Oh my. Glad those days are over. Thank you Harker. debm55 Dec 2024 #89

Not that I'm aware of. sakabatou Dec 2024 #74

You are lucky. Thank you sakabatou. debm55 Dec 2024 #90

A slide rule WestMichRad Dec 2024 #76

HAHAHAHAHAHAHAH. Thank you WestMichRad. debm55 Dec 2024 #91

Girls were strictly forbidden from wearing pants. We even played field hockey in little skirts as I recall. Walleye Dec 2024 #77

Thank you Walleye. I remember that. debm55 Dec 2024 #92

Boy's hair standards LogDog75 Dec 2024 #79

That's good and thank you LogDog75, My HS never relaxed the standards. Short hair, no facial hair. debm55 Dec 2024 #93

Hold the chalk so it does not screech on the chalkboard. KY_EnviroGuy Dec 2024 #84

Thank you KY. I remember all three of those. debm55 Dec 2024 #94

18 yr olds could excuse their own absences at my high school JoseBalow Dec 2024 #85

Thank you JoseBalow. Now both boys and girls can sign themselves out for a job or appointment.I think it was 18 was debm55 Dec 2024 #95

Girls had to wear dresses or skirts. Slacks for girls were not allowed wnylib Dec 2024 #86

Thank you wnylib. Sorry but your grade school sounds terrible. In HS I did take drafting and the school was very obey in debm55 Dec 2024 #96

My city junior high school (grades 7 through 9) had 800 students. wnylib Dec 2024 #100

Thank you wnylib.Some schools are bringing back corporal punishment and some schools never did do away with it.Sad that debm55 Dec 2024 #104

Girls couldnt wear slacks Figarosmom Dec 2024 #97

Thank you Figarosmom. Yes, no slacks until the end of HS. We did do dodgeball in grade school and HS gym. debm55 Dec 2024 #105

The girls would tear the fruit loops from the shirts of the boys. I remember Emile Dec 2024 #101

I remember that . When I was in First grade a nun hung a boy in the clock room by using one of those loops from a coat debm55 Dec 2024 #106

For punishment, you had to go outside and clap the erasers. dem4decades Dec 2024 #102

My class had 'chores' on a rotating basis. One was going out and clapping the erasers. I liked that. then they got this debm55 Dec 2024 #107

Girls had to wear dresses that came to their fingertips or longer. lark Dec 2024 #103

We wore pants under our dresses. but removed them once we got in school . hahahaha I remember rolling up the skirts too debm55 Dec 2024 #108