Quesitons about American School
 

When I was in America I saw some things that raised a few questions about American Schools;

- Do you guys have to wear School Uniforms ?

- I saw about 3 School busses at the weekends (Each day) do people go to school at weekends ? o.O

- I saw school busses driving around at like midday. Why you surely dont start school at 1pm right ?

- Why are all the windows tinted so you can only see outlines at people ? I wanted to laugh at them but couldnt see if they were looking or not...

Thanks.

- Do you guys have to wear School Uniforms ?

some schools require it, but most dont

- I saw about 3 School busses at the weekends (Each day) do people go to school at weekends ? o.O

im not sure about that one.. o-o

- I saw school busses driving around at like midday. Why you surely dont start school at 1pm right ?

some lower grades get out of class earlier in the day o-o and i guess yeah it matters what kind of grade range your talking about.
most schools start at around 8:00 am-8:30 am.

- Why are all the windows tinted so you can only see outlines at people ? I wanted to laugh at them but couldnt see if they were looking or not...

i have no idea really O-O my school doesnt have that.... xD

Thanks.

- I saw about 3 School busses at the weekends (Each day) do people go to school at weekends ? o.O


Probably not... but there very well may be baseball games, swim meets, basketball games, etc. for high schools. Also, there could be things for the band students. I know we have a lot going on at my school, so I'm guessing other high schools are at least kinda similar...

There's also field trips.

Sometimes, there are school buses that are for rent so some organizations rent school buses. I know my university rents school buses to go to the clubs on Thursday, Friday, and Saturday.

Tinted because of sun...? Lol.

It really varies per district.

Some schools where uniforms, I never had to, but we do have dress codes.

My school district had night and saturday school, for those who had to make up stuff. Also sporting teams will use school busses for trips to other districts for games on the weekend.

Um... not sure about the tinted windows. I think it just looks tinted cuz its dark on the inside of the bus. I don't remember my busses windows being tinted.

you only wear uniforms if you go to a private school

Not true. Majority of schools in Florida wear uniforms and most are not private. They are public and charter.

I go to a charter school and have to wear a white, or blue, or yellow polo shirt.

ohh
nvm then

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I've never seen a tinted school bus, either.

i was actually in one back in elementry o.o i think it was to block out some of the sun since.. yeah.. o-o idk.

umm i think that's right...

Well I was going through Nevada Desert/Las Vegas for most of it so yeah the tinted windows were probobly to stop the sun baking the children...

I hate my school uniform. Black pants, black shoes, black socks, white polo shirt, green and grey striped tie and a crimson blazer with the schools logo. If you wear a sweater it was to be V-necked or the teachers throw a tantrum.

My uniform is fugly.

This.. made me giggle cause... I remembered what you had said about it xD

Kiddy letters!

I used to have to wear the most stupid uniform. It was khaki shorts with a tucked in short sleeve white shirt with the schools logo...

Does every school have their own school bus?

^-- In my school district we just have so many buses that are used for different schools. The buses divide up to go to an elementary school, middle, high school. My bus driver was the same in both middle and high school. It may be different for other district and/or states.

nope. The school that I go to uses busses from anther highshcool. What sucks about that is that since they are traditional and we are not, most of my early days doesnt have a bus till 2 hrs later. No choice but to use public transportation

im happy that we dont have uniforms <3

All school districts in America have city or district busses. The schools in the district share the busses since the schools all get out at different times.

The busses will either say "______ Public Schools" or "____ ISD School Bus" or something liek that.

ISD=independent school district

Back in the day, we were given a survey at school asking what the students thought about having uniforms for the next year. Seems it was overwhelming in favor for them. I suspect that might have had something to do with the survey given to us seniors, heh.

LOL "We wont be here anyway so.. YES UNIFORM"

Uniforms are expensive... so i think u can only start phasing them in, in better off districts...

Here, a school uniform is just a white polo with khaki or navy blue slacks with no visible labels. It's generally not very expensive. Much less so than, say, buying a whole wardrobe and committing the unpardonable sin of wearing the same shirt twice in a week.

our uniforms were more specific. the tan khakis had to have the logo on them. we had to have a blazer (also with the logo), blue for freshamna nd sophomores, red for juniors and seniors. the tie and shirts we could pick any color (later revised to solid color shirts). and we had to have a belt. also specific shoes we had to wear. forget what they were called atm.

Uniforms sound fun. Most schools in Cali have public with no uniform, and Private get whatever they want.

Uniforms would have made me feel fancy.

@Yosei: Also the buses in our district have_____Unified School District. Never seen Independent School Distric...Now that I think of it even L.A. is LAUSD.

Just about every public school in Texas is an ISD.

Hmmm wonder whats the difference?

Yay for wiki:

Districts

These terms may not appear in a district's name, even though the condition may apply.

* A unified school district includes elementary and secondary (middle school and high school) educational levels.
* The word central in a district's name indicates that there is one central administration that oversees the entire district.
* The word free in a district's name indicates that no tuition is charged to attend district schools. In New York, it is used in conjunction with union to indicate a district composed of multiple, formerly independent common school districts now free of restrictions placed on New York State's common school districts.
* The word union or consolidated in a district's name indicates that it was formed from two or more districts.
* The word joint in a district's name indicates that it includes territory from more than one county.
* The word independent can have different meanings, depending on the state.

o Kentucky — Here, "Independent" districts are separate from county districts, the standard form of school district in the state. If a county has no independent district, its school district boundaries coincide exactly with its borders. As of 2007, the state has 54 independent districts scattered throughout the state, with major concentrations in Northern Kentucky and the Eastern Coal Fields region. These districts are generally associated with a city, or sometimes with a cluster of adjoining cities. Unlike county districts, independent districts can cross county lines, as in the Caverna Independent Schools centered on Cave City and Horse Cave and the Corbin Independent Schools. Note that some districts in the state are independent despite not having "Independent" in their official name, as in the Owensboro Public Schools and Paducah Public Schools.

o Texas — Here, "Independent" denotes that the district is separate from any county- or municipal-level entity. All of the state's school districts, with only one exception, are independent of any municipal or county control. Moreover, school district boundaries rarely coincide with municipal limits or county lines. Most districts use the term "Independent School District" in their name; in the few cases where the term "Common School District" is used the district is still an independent governmental entity.

* In Ohio, school districts are classified as either city school districts, exempted village school districts, or local school districts. City and exempted village school districts are exempted from county boards of education, local school districts remain under county school board supervision. School districts may combine resources to form a fourth type of school district, the joint vocational school district, which focuses on a technical based curriculum.[1]

* In Michigan there are Intermediate School Districts largely at the county level. The local schools districts run the schools and most programs, but often bi-lingual aides and programs for the deaf and blind are run by the Intermediate School District.

Yay for Wiki indeed.

Explains alot

We can only get our uniforms at uniform shops and when you get the whole set (blazer, shirt, skirt, jumper, sports uniform) it adds up to a few hundreds...

then i think u double / triple that for private schools xD

I think the only reason we don't have that is because a manufacturer of uniforms hasn't given the proper bribe kickback donation to the school board.

i think my uniforms used to come to $400 ~$500

LOL @ JT - I guess that can be a key factor when uniforms are optional...

I dont think our uniform manufacturers need to "donate" anything to the schools since it's compulsory... they got the best end of the bargain~

At least uniform's something u can wear for 3-4 years... unless u're a kiddy that keeps growing out of it...