No peanut better allergies, not trans or homosexual, no autistic or Adderall junkies, no kids allergic to gluten. When boys had difference no uncommon to fight. Any new kid that moved in from out of town was always challenged. He either submitted, or had to fight.

If someone bullied another person beyond a certain level, someone would always stand up for the person bullied.

Each day was opened by pledge of allegiance, and a prayer over the intercom in the name of Jesus Christ.

Grades in on school was from 1st to 12th. All five of us bros, and sis were in one school.

And on more than one occasion, I had my ass paddled black and blue (literally) I never went home an complained to my parents about it. If I had my parents would probably have done worst.

Lots of guns in gun racks in parking lot. Pocket knifes in most kids pockets. All the girls wore dresses.

My oldest brother told me that when he was a kid, one of the older boys that lived at the end of the bus route, drove the school bus.