# 21 Absurd school policies that were quickly corrected.

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Cracked put together a list of 21 misguided school polices from various countries. I’ve seen several of these in the news in the past couple years.

Its remarkable how misguided stupidity is universal across this planet. Some of these school policy makers lack enough common sense to even find their ass with both hands.

> **[The 21 Most Insane Ways Real Schools Abused Their Students](https://www.cracked.com/pictofacts-175-the-21-most-insane-ways-real-schools-abused-their-students)**
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> The next time you think you went to school in a prison, realize it could've been much worse.

Three of my favorites.

1. Four year old kid that uses sign language banned from signing his name.
2. The school cafeteria that charged a mom $10 for supplementing her kid’s sack lunch (roast beef , carrots, potatoes and an orange) with _crackers_. We actually have food monitors meticulously checking every kid’s sack lunch? Wow. How long does it take to inspect several hundred sack lunches?
3. School’s social media specialist fired for posting tutorial on homophones. Because you know, it sounds Gay. :rolleyes:

Cracked can do a Part 2 article next year. Just this week a Detroit school refused entry to a father in military uniform because it might offend students. Yep, Colonel Sherwood Baker can command a base with several thousand men, but is a threat to the student’s delicate sensibilities in this school. There’s no shortage of stupidity on this planet. Cracked can compile these lists forever.

> **[Michigan District Apologizes To Army Officer Denied Entrance Into Daughter's...](https://www.inquisitr.com/1465561/michigan-district-apologizes-to-army-officer-denied-entrance-into-daughters-school-over-uniform)**
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> The superintendent of a Michigan school district has apologized to U.S. Army officer Lieutenant Colonel Sherwood Baker after he was denied access into his daughter’s high school because he was wearing his uniform. According to Fox News, the Army...