Do schools implement rules that decrease student's freedom?

By freedom, do you mean personal rights and liberties?

To Citizen_of_the_Web, yes.

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@Bigstokes Well said.

As far as school choice I am all for that. When it comes to personal choices such as what I can wear I am not for that. Kids expressing their artistic abilities outside of art class does damage to kids academic abilities as kids become more worried about social matters than understanding chemical reactions in their chemistry class or a mathematic equations which are essential in today's day and age.

Having to ask for permission to use the bathroom is a stupid rule. If you have to go, then just go.

You loose virtually half your constitutional rights just by walking on to a school campus.

I love all the arguments for 'yes' and very strongly agree with them. Schools take away so much freedom from all the students!