The content discusses unusual school rules from around the world. Some of these rules include:
- Limiting hair washing to twice a week
- Banning dabbing due to its origin
- Prohibiting Pokémon cards and other items deemed to promote "gambling"
- Requiring students to kneel in hallways for skirt length checks
- Mandating chastity pledges until marriage
- Banning flip-flops, gum-chewing, and certain types of deodorant
- Limiting bathroom breaks to three times a semester
- Prohibiting makeup, including clear chapstick, in some schools
- Implementing a "no grinding" contract at prom
- Banning red ink due to its perceived psychological impact
- Restricting certain words, such as "poverty" and "divorce," from being used in schools
- Banning hair dyeing and requiring students to prove their natural hair color
These rules are presented as humorous and often absurd examples of strict school policies.
Here are the key facts extracted from the text:
1. Some schools have a rule that students are only allowed to wash their hair twice a week.
2. Dabbing was banned in some schools because of its origin.
3. Pokémon cards were banned in some schools because they were seen as encouraging gambling.
4. Some schools banned chewing gum, with fines of up to $25 for violating the rule.
5. Raising hands to answer questions was banned in some schools.
6. In China, students are allowed to take a 30-minute nap in class.
7. A Catholic school banned all makeup, including clear chapstick.
8. A high school in Chicago limited the number of times students could leave class to visit the bathroom to three per semester.
9. A school banned flip-flops because they were seen as a slipping hazard.
10. A school made students sign a contract promising not to grind at prom, with a fine of 50% of their earnings for life if they broke the contract.
11. A school banned deodorant after a student had an allergic reaction.
12. Red ink was banned in some schools because it was seen as too harsh.
13. Certain words, including "poverty", "divorce", and "disease", were banned in some schools because they might be painful for students to hear.
14. A school in Tokyo banned students from dyeing their hair and required them to prove their natural hair color.
15. Some schools banned students from wearing certain items, including Pokémon cards, Digimon cards, and Beyblades.