Top 10 Worst Things That Could Happen Involving School

Whether it's inside or outside of your school, there are plenty of things that can go wrong. Some are everyday frustrations, like unfair rules or an overwhelming workload, while others are more serious and can completely change how you feel about going to school.

What are the worst things that could happen involving school? Vote for the choices you think should be at the top of this list.

The Top Ten

Someone shooting the school

Imagine your teacher is talking about some random math topic, and then an announcement comes over the intercom. Just like that, you watch your beloved classmates and close friends, not to mention teachers, have their futures shattered before their eyes.
Think of Sandy Hook. Who in the world would be so cruel as to mercilessly fire at kindergarteners? There are two reasons why school shootings happen: 1) horrible and ignorant parents who didn't even think about raising their child decently and bought them a gun (in the case of minors attacking schools), and 2) because guns aren't banned.
If guns were just banned, none of this messed-up stuff would ever happen! There have been hundreds of shootings in the USA alone, and the government isn't even thinking of changing anything. Thousands of innocent children have died because of this ignorance. Gun safety laws have to be increased!
No summer vacation

I heard some people talking on the radio about year-round schooling. First of all, I think it's a terrible idea. You would get the same amount of vacation during the year, but it would be spread out throughout the year. Which is dumb because who wants to go on vacation during the cold months! Also, you can't go to the water park, the pool, or the beach during the fall and winter. This is a stupid idea!

There would be more suicides because so many kids would be depressed and constantly bullied. Also, it would be very bad for the recreation and pyrotechnic industry, meaning that there would be a massive drop in sales of fireworks and tickets to water parks and theme parks.
Bullies taking over the school

I would hate it so much! In fact, I already do. I'm trying so hard to ignore all of that and improve my grades, but it keeps getting more difficult as it is still affecting me in a bad way. I'm not the outgoing person I once was, and I'm not happy at school anymore! I'm sick of telling people that I'm okay while trying not to cry. I thought I had friends, but they obviously don't care about me.
I'm sick of people saying that it's life like bullying is okay, because they're just as bad! People literally bring me down like I'm useless! I feel so much better when I'm at home. People laugh at me all because I like rock music! I'm sorry I don't listen to Justin Bieber!
School is mandated every day of the year

If this happened at my school, I would go to a different school because that would be literal torture. First of all, I would be extremely tired every day because each school day would be 17 hours long and there would be homework, so I would only be able to sleep for a few hours. Second of all, I can't imagine going to school for 17 hours a day. I already go to school 7 hours a day, but 10 extra hours of school would be awful and incredibly boring. Finally, homework would be assigned every single day, making my school day even longer than it already would be. All in all, it would be torture if school was mandated 365 days a year, including holidays, from 4:00 AM to 9:00 PM, with homework assigned.
There's a fire in the school

Some trolls burned a piece of paper in the hall and that was the closest thing to a fire that happened in my school..

If something set the school on fire, then you're in trouble because it can burn it down.

I'd just run back in there and die protecting my friends.
An announcement of longer school years

This reminds me of when my school district moved the school starting date in 2015 to late August from the original day after Labor Day starting date from 2014 and prior. My summer that year was cut short because I got out in late June and had to start 4th grade on 8/24/2015. I remember how pissed 9-year-old me was at the change.

I would hate this, given how long a school year lasts where I live. It actually happened after I graduated high school, so I felt relieved to be finished with grade school by then.

It's been on the news that schools will be kept open for one hour longer. I vote that only the students who are struggling should stay at school longer.
You are forced to watch baby shows

I was forced to watch Peppa Pig, Winx Club, Barney, Dora, Oggy, Frozen, and Barbie so that we would "learn good values from them". What did I get? Girly stuff, mutilation, toddler stuff, and lame ABCs. My classmate changed them into Big Hero 6, Avengers: Age of Ultron, Rise of the Guardians, HTTYD, and The Amazing Spiderman 2. Our teacher got mad at all our classmates, fans, and friends, and she changed them back to the monstrosities.
And the result: we all threw things at the TV in a fit of rage and broke it. We threw the TV out the window, celebrated, and our teacher didn't find out. Nothing's impossible when you are an intense hater of baby shows.
Homework every day

The worst thing that could happen to a school already happened: as soon as you get home and need a break, guess what? More "school in disguise", which is commonly known as homework.

Well, this does happen when you start going to middle school, and it intensifies in high school.

This is the reason why our big summer marshmallow BBQ roast bonfire is huge.
The fire alarms don't work and there's a fire

A warning can be sent over the intercom. There's still a larger chance of occupants dying than with an alarm, but there is a possible warning.

This is worse than having a regular fire because there's no warning. At least number two would usually not kill you (Justin Bieber).

Once, the fire alarms went off and it was just school lunch burning.
A bomb goes off

One time, there was a bomb threat at my school, and the students had to evacuate the building.

The Newcomers

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A student or teacher dies

I had this happen four times when a student died and once when a teacher died. Three students died in grade 9, one student died in grade 12, and another time a teacher from my old school died during the summer of 2014.
It was really sad when it happened.

It's the feeling of, "I knew this person. We used to talk to each other and laugh, and everything was alright."
Unless you hated that student or teacher, it's still tragic.
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Forced to watch the movie BlackBerry (2023)

I would leave the classroom if this happens.

The Contenders

An 80 and below is considered a failing grade

100 and below you all fail. I'm assigning extra credit for everyone, no excuses.

At my science and math class, anything under 100 is a fail.

Lucky, 69 or below is a failing grade.
Somebody commits suicide because there are bullies in the school

This happened to my first friend.
I went inside the high school and saw her getting bullied by some people, and I tried to protect her, but I got hurt. Soon after that happened, she told me that she blamed herself for me getting hurt. She said that if I hadn't protected her, I wouldn't be hurt, but I said that's what friends are for, protecting each other in need.
However, after that day, I never saw her again. It wasn't until the police came back and reported that my first friend had cut herself open from throat to stomach and had gotten hold of a gun and shot herself in the head. I cried so hard that night. I cried so much that I had to stay home from school for five weeks. I still miss her to this day.
RIP Terra. Terra was her name.
You find out a bully is dating your crush

Most of the girls in my grade are either players, "date-who-asks-me-out," or general jerks, except for a few who I really don't have much interest in. But a scenario like this would leave me with one thought: "Ah, crap."

Thank whatever deity out there that I'm still in middle school and have no crush because all the boys are either my friends, are jerks, or just really antisocial. So this isn't too dangerous.

She wasn't dating him. She just kissed him to get at me. And flirted with him.
Extended homework

I already work for 4-5 hours, so I don't need anything else to worry about. Screw this.

Just means teachers have to create more worksheets I won't do.

The teachers and children will both become overworked since teachers need to mark them.
Uniforms become required

A kid at my school made fun of this because not just your uniform but everything you bring into the school has to be from the school, even your underwear! Wow!

I have to wear them and I also have to wear a dress uniform a lot. I rarely ever have a no-uniform day.

Schools shouldn't have the right to tell you what to wear. School teachers are control freaks.
A new rule forces you to go to school even if you're sick

This would be bad because if you had the flu or strep (I have had both), it would be very contagious, and someone else in your school would likely catch it.
If you had mono, you would be extremely tired, which might negatively affect your grades. If you had walking pneumonia, you might not even be able to walk to class.
Anyway, I advise against going to school if you are sick, but that also means you will have makeup work. I had a lot of that in 4th grade, especially toward the end of the year when I was sick.

I would hate it if my school made it super easy to catch pneumonia or something just because of a stupid rule like this.
A naked picture of you is sent to the whole school

I'd run and jump out of the window.
School is year-round

Anyone coming with me for summer vacation? I have 10 spots left!

Thanksgiving vacation! See ya, suckers...
A quiz or test every day

The entire school would go nuts.
Test week

GCSEs and Mock Exams are like test weeks. They are nerve-wracking at first, but then in the middle of the week, you get used to them. At least this wouldn't kill me, unlike a shoot-up at your school or an earthquake. (Luckily, I don't live near any plate boundaries or where guns are legal.) And seriously? Justin Bieber coming to the school? You're obviously having a laugh, aren't you? I really don't like the kid and his singing, but get over it. Most pop stars these days are just as bad or even worse than he is. Anyway, at least that wouldn't kill you.

"Test week" is either a quiz or tests every day or one big test for 5 days.
Having to go to school on Saturday

With the exception of sports, nobody should be at school on the weekends.

I am almost always locked in the house on Saturday, so it is impossible for me.
Someone spills acid

If you spill acid during a lab experiment, you're doomed because it can harm you and cause chaos in your school.
Being expelled

Schools are kind of stupid for suspending people because the person in trouble gets to relax for like a week, unless their parents make them do chores every day.

One guy said bad words to the head of the school, and he got expelled for three weeks.
All of your enemies form a gang and beat you up
Your teacher is a pedophile

Art teacher in my middle school. Do NOT wear a skirt because he'll look up it. Creepy old man.

I heard that my social studies teacher was called a pedophile before. I think that's true because he doesn't make the girls do anything when they do something wrong, even if it's very serious.

There was a pedophile in my old school.