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ADTR fan · 19th Sep 2009, 11:08 AM

heya gys! so today im here to talk about hazing in high school. now, we dont have it at my school, but my friend's school has it pretty bad, and the staff have turned a blind eye on it for the past 10 years.

this year though, it got written in the new york times. 2 page article about it.
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/09/19/ny...1&ref=nyregion

anyone else had this kind of experience in high school?

xballetxbeautyx · 19th Sep 2009, 01:01 PM

We don't have it that bad. I mean, it'll be like 'Freshman! Go do blah blah blah for me,' etc. And the thespians used to have it really bad, I hear. This year it's jut like we're on the bottom of the food chain. For example, there was a ripped script, I got it because I was the only freshman there. No big deal.

Z3ni · 19th Sep 2009, 01:15 PM

Lol that reminds me of Mean Girls.. We don't have that sort of thing in the UK. But the Older students sometimes do mess with the new kids though, but not as bad as USA.

Mr Bojangles · 19th Sep 2009, 01:39 PM

We don't terrorize the small children - they just annoy us and we just bitch about their existence and interference with our lives :P. The kids when they start High School are a bit less shy because my school's combined Primary and Secondary, so they're used to bigger kids floating about and being on the buses and such

Shevanel · 19th Sep 2009, 01:58 PM

I may be crazy, but I wish I had a high school experience like in Dazed and Confused

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ADTR fan · 19th Sep 2009, 02:34 PM

haha i loved the clip from dazed and confused!!

but in actuality its pretty bad. they have a "slut list" of the incoming freshmen girls, and although my friend wasn't on it, she hung out with girls who were. one of the first days of school she was walking in the hallway alone when some senior girls pushed her into a wall and told her she'd better watch out who she was friends with. i mean, i'm not even there and i'm freaking out (for her, because she wasnt!). we've got NOTHING like this at my school, and we're just a town over.

OontzOontzOontz · 21st Sep 2009, 02:53 PM

We used to have a slight hazing problem. Seniors used to put freshmen in trash cans, but that trend fell out of the spotlight during my junior year. We pretty much keep to ourselves and our own little groups of people. I'm not aware of any other hazing problems.

It's a scary thought, though. I would definitely transfer out of a school that had hazing problems like the one in the article.

Revan · 21st Sep 2009, 06:58 PM

It's been banned from all high schools in Ontario. No hazing is to ever be allowed.

21st Sep 2009, 10:38 PM

Hazing stopped here when a college student was forced to drink more water than he could absorb. He died of water overdose. Kids got a quick biology lesson. EVERYTHING is poison but moderation is the killer.

19th Sep 2009, 11:08 AM	#1
ADTR fan EC Addict Full Member Gender: Female Orientation: Bisexual Out Status: Out to everyone Location: NJ Age: 17 Posts: 461 Join Date: Aug 2009	hazing in highschools? heya gys! so today im here to talk about hazing in high school. now, we dont have it at my school, but my friend's school has it pretty bad, and the staff have turned a blind eye on it for the past 10 years. this year though, it got written in the new york times. 2 page article about it. http://www.nytimes.com/2009/09/19/ny...1&ref=nyregion anyone else had this kind of experience in high school?

19th Sep 2009, 01:01 PM	#2
xballetxbeautyx Heterodox Homosexual Full Member Gender: (.)(.) Orientation: Kinsey 5? Ish? Out Status: If you don't know, where have you been all my life Location: Midwest USA Age: 17 Posts: 1,719 Join Date: Mar 2008	Re: hazing in highschools? We don't have it that bad. I mean, it'll be like 'Freshman! Go do blah blah blah for me,' etc. And the thespians used to have it really bad, I hear. This year it's jut like we're on the bottom of the food chain. For example, there was a ripped script, I got it because I was the only freshman there. No big deal. __________________ I can't go to Pigfarts! IT'S ON MARS. You need a rocketship! Do you have a rocketship, Potter? Look at this - it's Rocketship Potter! Starkid Potter! Moonshoes Potter! Traversing the galaxy for intergalactic travels to Pigfarts!

19th Sep 2009, 01:15 PM	#3
Z3ni Ec's ADD Full Member Gender: Male Orientation: Gayish Out Status: My Twin Location: England, Manchester Posts: 3,080 Join Date: Oct 2008	Re: hazing in highschools? Lol that reminds me of Mean Girls.. We don't have that sort of thing in the UK. But the Older students sometimes do mess with the new kids though, but not as bad as USA. __________________ Through pain, lies success.

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19th Sep 2009, 02:34 PM	#6
ADTR fan EC Addict Full Member Gender: Female Orientation: Bisexual Out Status: Out to everyone Location: NJ Age: 17 Posts: 461 Join Date: Aug 2009	Re: hazing in highschools? haha i loved the clip from dazed and confused!! but in actuality its pretty bad. they have a "slut list" of the incoming freshmen girls, and although my friend wasn't on it, she hung out with girls who were. one of the first days of school she was walking in the hallway alone when some senior girls pushed her into a wall and told her she'd better watch out who she was friends with. i mean, i'm not even there and i'm freaking out (for her, because she wasnt!). we've got NOTHING like this at my school, and we're just a town over.

21st Sep 2009, 02:53 PM	#7
OontzOontzOontz Wurt Wurt Wurt Regular Member Gender: I am woman. Hear me roar. Orientation: I liek womenz. Out Status: Out to everyone Location: Omega 3 Relay Age: 19 Posts: 60 Join Date: Sep 2009	Re: hazing in highschools? We used to have a slight hazing problem. Seniors used to put freshmen in trash cans, but that trend fell out of the spotlight during my junior year. We pretty much keep to ourselves and our own little groups of people. I'm not aware of any other hazing problems. It's a scary thought, though. I would definitely transfer out of a school that had hazing problems like the one in the article.

21st Sep 2009, 06:58 PM	#8
Revan EC Addict Full Member Gender: M for MEEP! Orientation: Mutant and Proud Out Status: Out to everyone Location: Windsor, Ontario Age: 24 Posts: 6,562 Join Date: Jun 2005	Re: hazing in highschools? It's been banned from all high schools in Ontario. No hazing is to ever be allowed.

21st Sep 2009, 10:38 PM	#9
Legnaj Guest Posts: n/a	Re: hazing in highschools? Hazing stopped here when a college student was forced to drink more water than he could absorb. He died of water overdose. Kids got a quick biology lesson. EVERYTHING is poison but moderation is the killer.

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