27 Times Mortifyingly Bad Design Fails Plagued Our School Systems

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1. First up, we have ✨this locker✨:

My school locker can’t even fit my backpack because of those shelves. from CrappyDesign

2. This classroom that is quite literally inside a bathroom:

This design at my university, the classroom is inside of the bathroom, nice. from CrappyDesign

3. This elementary school worksheet that just straight-up went with "asshoppers" as an example:

This school worksheet from CrappyDesign

4. This emergency button–adjacent pencil sharpener:

Hand sharpener right next to an emergency button that immediately calls the local police department and sends the principal to our classroom. It’s been hit about 3 times this marking period from CrappyDesign

5. This projector situation:

Perfectly thought classroom from CrappyDesign

6. This fine arts department sticker:

My schools fine arts department had some interesting stickers from CrappyDesign

7. This classroom carpet that looks like some sort of moldy growth...?

Crappy carpet design at my school that looks like moss! from CrappyDesign

8. This absolute disgrace of a hallway intersection:

The absolute crap design of my school. This is the place where every hallway intersects from CrappyDesign

9. This mid-classroom toilet, of course:

All toilets must be centered in the middle of the classroom so kids eating their snacks three feet away can bare witness to their classmates defecating from CrappyDesign

10. This visual aid, brought to you by the ever-capable yearbook committee:

This graph in my school's yearbook... from CrappyDesign

11. This "accessible" school entrance:

The new school in my community has a wheel chair access button for the door, but no way for a person in a wheel chair to reach it from CrappyDesign

12. This school's pride poster that — to the untrained eye — reads more like a threat:

At first glance, the white lettering on this Pride poster at my high school blends in with the yellow background. Changes the meaning drastically. from CrappyDesign

13. This donation sign:

Seen at my school, not a good idea to use yellow on yellow... from CrappyDesign

14.✨You we'll know show you how to how to design lead✨:

The DESIGN SCHOOL I graduated from sent this postcard out from CrappyDesign

15. This statue at a Catholic school........classic!

New statue at a catholic school from CrappyDesign

16. This enlightening PowerPoint:

My school’s official anti bullying presentation. Every title slide is the same way. from CrappyDesign

17. This classroom's floor outlet with its unprecedented toe-stubbing capabilities:

My classroom has these floor outlets. Basically the toe subber 5000 from CrappyDesign

18. This ceiling fan 💖:

This ceiling fan in my classroom from CrappyDesign

19. This art department really thought they did something with this banner, huh?!?!?!?!

Top design from my school from CrappyDesign

20. This innovative soccer field–basketball court hybrid that definitely doesn't inhibit the dribbling of a basketball:

Our school build a new sporting area on grass. Can't wait to play basketball on this. from CrappyDesign

21. Just.......yup:

They built this school like one month ago. from CrappyDesign

22. This classroom with a view!!!!!!!!!

my classroom from CrappyDesign

23. This anti-bullying flyer that exudes big "gRaPhIc DeSiGn Is My PaSsIoN" energy:

This sign at my daughter's school from CrappyDesign

24. This bathroom stall that only the bravest of students dare to use:

This bathroom stall at my school from CrappyDesign

25. This gym class mural:

High school gym in Pontiac, MI. There are no words... from CrappyDesign

26. This hallway flyer with a great message, but some botched delivery:

BOOK Don’t By JUDGE It’s A COVER at my high school from CrappyDesign

27. And finally, this beloved mascot statue 😌💕:

My high school commissioned a bulldog statue! This is the result from CrappyDesign

H/T: r/CrappyDesign.