Early American schools were…different. In fact, some of them had downright strange rules that’d probably never fly today. Here are thirteen of the weirdest rules from early American schools, backed by evidence (see the end). Which of these rules would’ve confused you the most?
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Classrooms seated boys and girls on opposite sides
Gender splits were more common than people realize. Kids often sat in rows divided by gender, with boys sitting together on one side & girls across the aisle. Some buildings even had separate cloakrooms. The idea was to keep order, although this did make classrooms look more like church pews split down the…..