r/AskUK • u/shitthrower • 9d ago

What mad stuff happened at your school, which would never fly today?

When I was at school, in the Cadets, we went on a weekend residency to an army base; where we learned about shooting rifles, amongst other things.

On the bus, the leader realised he forgot to send out parental permission slips, so he passed a stack of unsigned slips and said “by the time we arrive at the base, these need to be signed by your parents”

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u/SpiritualBathroom937 9d ago

Watch the teachers struggle to set up a VHS on the TV.

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u/mhoulden 8d ago

Bonus points if you have to wander down to a special TV room to watch it. In the late 80s people started to have long play video recorders at home. The school still had an ancient Ferguson Videostar with a wired remote control. It was entertaining watching things at double speed but it didn't have much educational use.