My high school had a card system. The color of the card determined how much freedom you got. Platinum - exclusively for cheerleaders, NHS, freshmen mentors, and all those types. It allowed them to walk around hallways during class and leave 5 minute early before the last bell rang to go out to the parking lot before everyone. They also got reserved parking and instead of sitting in a classroom during seminar they could go to the cafeteria and eat before lunch rush. Gold - mainly just for seniors and those with good scores on important tests. They were able to go to the cafeteria to eat before lunch and walk around hallways. Sometimes they were able to leave early at the end of school. Purple - not much. Purple just showed that you're either a freshman or a sophomore and nobody wanted anything to do with you. Red - meant you got in trouble for something and couldn't leave the classroom for anything. If someone really needed to use the restroom a security guard had to walk them. Oh yeah, and if you had a red card you couldn't go to any school functions like dances or games. I graduated, but apparently the school is much stricter. I think everyone has to have a security guard to take them to the bathroom now. This is because we had trouble with kids rubbing [cabbage] all over the bathroom walls and messing in the hallways in the past. No mp3 devices or phones are allowed. They can't even been seen or they get taken away. My friend told me that they have turned it into a "powerschool" in which parents have a website they can go to to check up on what their kids are doing at all times or something.
