10 Scandalous School Pranks That Went Down In History

Get ready for a wild ride through the archives of school pranks!
From glue-sealed doors to a mariachi band takeover, these 15 scandalous school pranks have left their mark in history.

Some led to suspensions, while others garnered praise.
Join us as we explore the audacious antics of students who sought to make their school days unforgettable.

Locking the doors with glue at Royal High School in 2013.

Two senior students thought it would be a fun idea to use industrial-strength glue to seal all the classroom doors in their school shut.

What started as a fun idea put them in a sticky situation, as the school was so upset that they suspended the students for the rest of the academic year.

Bringing a mariachi band to Santa Barbara High School in 2014.

Senior students at the Californian high school hired the four-person band to follow their principal and play music all day.

While that doesn’t sound too bad, imagine a band blasting music at you all day, starting at 7:30 a.m.!

Greasing doorknobs with Vaseline and peeing in the hallway at Teaneck High School in 2014.

More than sixty students descended upon the school late at night with one goal: to cause as much chaos as possible.

However, things didn’t go quite as planned, as the school’s security alarm tipped local police off.

In the end, sixty-two students were rounded up and arrested, with those old enough being charged with burglary and mischief.

Releasing 72,000 ladybugs at Chopiticon High School in 2015.

The seven students responsible for the prank headed to the Maryland school early before classes to release the ladybugs.

Only five students actually entered the school, though, while the other two just waited in the car. Regardless, all of them were punished.

Four students were underaged, and three were adults – the former received less severe punishments.

Vandalizing Lawrence Central High School in 2015.

Eleven students, one a graduate and one from a different high school, broke into the Indiana high school at midnight.

Before being caught, they vandalized the school with spray paint, toilet paper, and baby powder.

Although the seniors who participated in this prank didn’t get to go to their graduation ceremony, at least they weren’t arrested or expelled!

Releasing chickens at Lincoln County High School in 2015.

The seven students forced their way into the school in Georgia early in the morning for their feathery prank. But instead of surprising everyone, they were the ones in for a shock as they set off the school’s alarm.

All students involved were suspended and dealt charges for property damage and trespassing. Six were also banned from attending their graduation ceremony.

Faking a car crash at Cumberland High School in 2018.

The cops were called to the Wisconsin school to attend what appeared at first to be a car crash at the principal’s office.

In reality, the students had covered part of a wall with a black tarp to give the appearance of a gaping hole and placed an old, beat-up car in front of it.

With the addition of some bricks, dust, and other trickery, it was a pretty convincing prank!

Instead of getting angry at the seniors who did it, the police actually complimented them, stating on Facebook that it was a great prank – especially as it caused no damage!

Riding a dirt bike at Roxbury High School in 2018.

In one of the less imaginative pranks, a senior student drove a dirt bike through the New Jersey school’s hallway, yelling, “Senior prank!”

Unfortunately, one student was hit by the bike’s handlebar, causing a minor injury. The prankster was eventually arrested, even getting handcuffed, due to his actions.

Piling up the hallway with school desks at Gladstone High School in 2019.

Forty-four students were caught on camera performing one of the less offensive pranks on this list.

They started the senior prank early in the morning, moving hundreds of desks outside their classrooms and replacing whiteboard erasers with hotdogs.

After some consideration, the Oregon school eventually allowed the students to participate in their graduation.

They did, however, get punished for it, with each student paying $44.75 to cover the cleaning expenses.

Frying electrical outlets at Westford Academy in 2020.

This dangerous prank was done by placing a coin between the metal prongs of a partially plugged-in phone charger.

The entire school was evacuated, and over $700 of damage was caused. While the students did show remorse, they were charged with property destruction.

Sadly, the Massachusetts school wasn’t the only victim of this not-so-harmless prank. It turned out that it was a TikTok challenge, with a number of other students around the state jumping on the bandwagon.