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A British school has introduced an ultra-strict new rule book which bans pupils from looking out the window – and from smirking when being told off.

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Pupils who ask, ‘Why?’ when being told off will also face punishment – as will anyone who rolls their eyes or ‘answers in a silly voice’.

Oh, and the word, ‘Dunno’ has also been reportedly banned at Kings James’s School in Huddersfield, West Yorkshire.

Other habits now banned include ‘slouching’, ‘using slang’ and ‘smirking/smiling/screwing face up/raising eyebrows/looking at others when told off’.


The school declined to comment on the new list of 40 rules published on its website, according to the Huddersfield Examiner.

Principal Ian Rimmer

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On the school website head teacher Ian Rimmer says: ‘Our ethos demands the best from everyone through the promotion of the key values of resilience, respect, responsibility, honesty and courtesy.’

The 40 school rules Credit: Huddersfield Examiner/MEN MEDIA Uniform 1, Not wearing school jumper or tie correctly

2, Wearing incorrect school shoes

3, Wearing hoods up/hats inside school

4, Wearing incorrect trousers/skirts

5, Wearing make-up/incorrect piercings

6, Using earphones, or visible wires/mobiles out in lessons Manners 7, Not replying when greeted

8, Not holding doors open for other people

9, Not saying please/thank you or in a sarcastic way

10, Thanking other people in an inappropriate way

11, Entering a classroom without knocking

12, Smirking/smiling/screwing face up/raising eyebrows/looking at others when told off

13, Shrugging shoulders Response 14, Saying ‘why?’ when questioned about behaviour

15, Saying ‘dunno, yeah, huh’ when asked a question

16, Saying ‘okay’ when told off

17, Rolling eyes

18, Rude tone of voice

19, Answering in a silly voice

20, Not looking directly at staff when talking to them/paying attention to when spoken to Behaviour out of lessons 21, Loud/boisterous behaviour in corridors

22, Pushing/charging around in corridor

23, On corridor during lesson time without pass/note in planner

24, Deliberately walking slowly/ causing blockages

25, Unnecessary accompanying of friends in corridors during lessons/registrations

26, Pushing in the dining room queue

27, Intimate behaviour in corridors Behaviour in lessons 28, Looking out of window instead of the board

29, Interrupting staff or peers

30, Getting out of seat without permission

31, Turning around when told not to

32, Swinging on chairs

33, Slouching

34, Tapping on tables, window ledges/walls

35, Drinking liquids other than water in lessons

36, Eating/chewing gum in lessons