On the first day of eighth grade chorus class, the teacher, Mr. B., told us, "Just so you all know, the administration came up with a new list of offenses over the Summer that can now get you a 'yellow' (discipline slip that requires the offender to go to the principal's office.)"
He said one offense that would result in a yellow was using profanity in class.
"Some of you all curse bad," he elaborated. "Like sailors."
Despite Mr. B.'s generalization, I don't remember anyone being cited for using profanity in chorus class. In fact, I don't remember anyone ever swearing in that class. The class was an elective, so the students in it presumably wanted to be there. Also, it was a relatively small class with no major personality conflicts between students. Besides, everyone in the class already had an interest in music, and the teacher had a laid-back demeanor, so why would we have cursed? Temporarily forgetting the name of a treble or bass clef note on a flashcard doesn't usually elicit expletives from students, after all.
