11 things you can’t do in school anymore

All of these were found in two of my junior high yearbooks from 1991 to 1992. God bless Stafford Middle School in Stafford, Virginia!

"forced at gun-point"
“forced at gun-point”
white kid with blackface.
the first case of someone wearing “blackface”? …and no one was bothered.
young boys with no shirts on is just asking for some kind of lawsuit in 2014!
young boys with no shirts on is just asking for some kind of lawsuit in 2014!
another shirtless boy.
another shirtless boy.
Halloween, but also a brave young man.
Halloween, but also a brave young man.
how many middle fingers can you find?
how many middle fingers can you find?
no digital camera means no one discovers this till it's developed. Or never, in this case.
no digital camera means no one discovers this till it’s developed. Or never, in this case.
more guns.
more guns.
a scary Jason mask and another concealed weapon.
a scary Jason mask and another concealed weapon.

6b

pointing a toy gun at someone's head. and this made it into the yearbook! so imagine how much this happened without cameras around!
pointing a toy gun at someone’s head. and this made it into the yearbook! so imagine how much this happened without cameras around!

You can’t say bomb on a plane!

"terrorist tactics"... um, yeah, that's a no no.
“terrorist tactics”… um, yeah, that’s a no no.
cap gun.
cap gun.
who wants to play a game in the back of my van, kids?
who wants to play a game in the back of my van, kids?

10b

praying... maybe kids still do it in school but it's certainly not listed in the yearbooks.
praying… maybe kids still do it in school but it’s certainly not listed in the yearbooks.

And the honorable mention goes to virus-free Apple computers… some things never change I guess. 12


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