that does stink. im pretty sure its not just your school, all the people i know that didn't go to my high school probably had a similar experience as you. but my school was so large (i believe we were in the top 5 largest graduating classes for 2007, we were the largest in 2005) and a didnt have the most well-behaved students. so we got alot of freedom due to the lack of rules being enforced. we could have ipod's in class and the hallways, cell phones whenever unless it was during a test then you couldn't take a call, we could wear hats, and skip class. it was fun.