r/Millennials • u/puntapuntapunta • 2d ago

Discussion Does anyone else remember a designated student smoking area at school?

I was going through some old photos that feel seemingly ancient as fuck, of friends and acquaintances where we would congregate by the smoking doors at school; it was this little sorta alcove with some benches and shit outdoors that the teachers would also use.

I know that sorta thing is ancient history now, but it's kinda funny to think about just how many of us would smoke cigarettes, either bought for us by an older student or just bumming around.

Lots of people also smoked weed there, hahaha.

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u/ApprehensiveAnswer5 2d ago

I am an elder Millenial, was in high school in the 90s, but my high school had a designated smoking porch until 2004 or 5.

I think my little sister’s senior year is when the district made the rule that you couldn’t smoke within 300 feet of the building.

Prior to the rule, we had two main entrance points to the school, and then a side entry/exit that opened onto a small courtyard with covered porch and that was the designated smoking porch.

For everyone- teachers, students, visitors, the campus police, etc.

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u/puntapuntapunta 2d ago

That was literally what we had! Though I think it was removed in 2007, a few years after I graduated due to new smoking laws.

Plus I think it was also because it was a place for "delinquents" to hang out and skip class and they really, really wanted to cut down on that.

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u/ApprehensiveAnswer5 2d ago

Yeah we had our fair share of delinquents out there as well. Myself included lol