Americans Reveal 28 Things That Are True And False About High School According To Movies

When I was in high school in the 90’s, kids used the word “gay” to mean like bad or stupid. (I didn’t). Even kids that weren’t homophobic used the expression. It became like part of the vernacular almost; which was an awful thing. There were few if any openly gay kids. My husband (44 years old), every once in a blue moon, still rolls his eyes at something he deems stupid (like a rule at work or something) and says “That’s so gay!” Which is immediately followed by my four children (ages 8-16) and I angrily chastising him.

It may not have been true for you, but it was true when and where I grew up. Books were slammed out of your arms, people were actually shoved in lockers. It really was brutal with the bullying in the 80s and 90s in North Texas, Dallas area. Worse, even the teachers got in on the bullying of some students.

When I was absent for a week I came back to my locker unlocked and ransacked, with all the paper in my binder out all over the place. I was so upset. There was a few people who bullied me every time they saw me. No one stood up for me or helped me out. If anything more and more people took issue with my presence and all I was doing was trying to keep a low profile and mind my business.

Tbh at my school ppl would jus record or help you

Yeah schools are too big for everyone to know who the one nerd is, so no one cares who it is who got bullied, just that they can either help and move on or stand there and wait for the person to pick it up themselves

And we totally say " How do you do my fellow kids"

Lol at the picture.

Schools don't have all the various child labor laws they've got to navigate.

Most of the popular kids at my school were fine. Some were very nice but most just did their own thing without being actively mean or nice.

The most popular girl at my school is super nice

Popular kids really did have a large group of friends and had nearly the whole school as acquaintances and well-wishers. But they do tend to hang out with a few minor mean girls.

I went to a School for the Creative and Performing Arts (I was a music major). We also had an advance academic magnet program that many of us were also enrolled in. Many of us also played sports. Since so many of us were mixed together because of classes and activities and whatnot, we basically all knew each other. There were super popular kids, arts kids, nerds, etc. and we all pretty much got along. I mentioned in another post my g/f was a cheerleader but she was also a dance major and in advanced academics. Many of the students at my school were like us. It wasnt perfect but it was a pretty cool environment for high school.

Yeah, most popular girls I encountered from middle school on up were actually by far the nicest girls. Boys on the other hand, not so much.

Only on game days, because there would be a short pep rally during lunch.

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Good. I bet it would get cold in the winter

No, not 24/7, but there certainly were days when the cheerleaders were in uniform all day THAT day (but not every day).

when I was in high school in the 90's cheerleaders were only allowed to wear their uniforms on game days. They were allowed to wear them to the afternoon classes because once school was out we had the pep rally and then the game so they didn't have time to change. But you rarely saw a girl in uniform outside of that.

Nope, they settle them with assault rifles

Hmm yeah no I've never seen one

I remember memorizing so many dis rhymes

There was often fights.

Things would be so much easier if they did.

Once again this is something that's changed. In the 90's we had a lot more hallways time. Of course we also had our own smoking area too...

Talk about booking it.... my HS had 6 floors and a basement with classrooms. My English class was in the basement followed by my next class of History. Guess where THAT classroom was? Yup on the 6th floor. 5 mins to hike my a*s up 7 flights of stairs. Talk about winded! Even for a 16 year old athletic type, it was a beast! They had an elevator but it was for faculty & wheelchair bound students only (and the occasional busted ankle or leg, which I discovered after powdering my right ankle playing ice hockey!)

I hated that. Especially when your just finished a shops class and you have to pack up your stuff and the next class is way, way on the other end of the school and there's still a crowd to get through. My class complained to our teachers about giving us some leniency. Running is not allowed and would still make us late. Any socializing would be during free periods, and that's if you and your friends have the same time slots.

We had three minutes lol

I'm about to tell ya'll how Old I am... We had an outdoor area for students to smoke. A smoking 🚬 court area. Lol

We didn't even had the concept of "popular".

Never wanted to be popular. Always found being with people draining and restricting. There was certain things I wanted to do and actual places to go, but the people just wanted to loiter in a parking lot or sit around at the mall daring each other to do something that would get them in trouble. I was content going skating, tobogganing, biking, roller blading, going to the parks to toss a ball, have a picnic, drawing at home, and chilling watching my favourite shows.