10 Strange School Rules That Exist in South Korea

10 strange school rules that exist in South Korea one students are allowed to sleep in class about third of Korean students fall asleep in class they rarely raise hands or ask questions discussions in class are also uncommon students simply listen to the teacher and take notes if one falls asleep the teacher pays no attention two students have to wear special shoes indoors Street shoes aren't allowed in school they left in special cues all students wear regulation indoor shoes on the premises each school has its own approved shoe models going Barefoot is not an option three each school has its own dress code boys are often required to wear black suits girls are required to wear black or plaid skirts schools Define the lengths of the skirts students may not wear bracelets Rings or necklaces obviously piercings and makeup are bad even hairstyles have to conform to specific guidelines the teacher will check compliance at the entrance any violation will earn the student demerits four students must clean up after themselves Korean schools teach children to take care of everything students clean up after the lunch break they pick up trash outside the school it's their job to keep the premises clean there are no genitors in Korean schools five students must must ask permission to go to the bathroom they must ask their teacher by raising hand there's no toilet paper in Korean School toilets students must bring their own Sanitary products six students begin preparing for college at 13 sunin is the Korean College Scholastic ability test it's necessary for entering any University the exam includes tests on Korean geography ethics and thought students begin studying for sunin at 13 or 14 they attend extracurricular studyy studying for 16 hours day is considered normal teachers praise those who spend the most time studying seven students are expected to attend yaja on weekends until 200000 Korea had Six-Day School weeks students no longer have to attend school on Saturday however they're still expected to attend yaja it's night self-learning program it's held on Saturday to maximize study time yancha is not mandatory but skipping it is considered lazy eight students cannot date each other Korean teachers consider it detrimental to studying girls only and boys only schools are common but students from different schools are still not allowed to date if caught they will both be expelled 81% of Korean schools don't allow students to date at all teachers sometimes conduct surveys students are rewarded reported for reporting any dating activity same-sex couples must also be reported nine schools have no parties for students there are no proms or homecoming events The Only Exception is May 15th Teachers Day students will throw surprise party for their teacher 10 all students go on three school trips these trips are equally divided over the years one takes place in elementary school one in middle one in high all School in Korea offer the same itineraries students from Soul and kongi go to kongju se or jju Island students from the rest of the country go to Soul