12 of the smallest things people actually got into trouble for at school

Usually, when a teacher punishes a student at school they’re right to do so. On rare occasions though, students are put in detentions for some incredibly silly reasons.

Reddit user BayernMunich22 asked people on the website for their stories of the smallest, silliest things that landed them in big trouble at school.

Here are 12 of the very best.

1. Reading ahead definitely deserves detention… right?

3. This student got caught out for a laundry mishap.

5. This person was cut off too soon.

7. This small mistake landed this person in trouble.

9. This person was clearly far too good at spelling.

11. This student got in trouble for being unwell.