Have you ever seen a goldfish in a water bottle? Teacher Sophie Mars has, after taking one from a pupil in her class last week.
Sophie shared her unusual find on Twitter and teachers jumped in to share their own stories of wayward items appearing in schools.
Teachers’ funniest confiscated items
Here are some of our favourites:
Goldfish and water bottles
What’s the most bizarre thing you’ve ever confiscated off of a kid? Me: pic.twitter.com/lVWTIv0dje
- Sophie Mars (@sophmarsbar) May 26, 2021
A bee
Fireworks
A firework... Y4 child, Catherine wheel in his pocket, because I’d been teaching them about Bonfire Night! pic.twitter.com/u9olM3ddnH
- Gemma Kydd (@gemziekydd) May 26, 2021
A pig
Pot bellied pig, kid in Y6 brought it in on a lead. Rang home, mum didn’t want it back. Lived in a hutch for a fortnight in Rec/Y1. Tears were shed the day Gerald left for a new home.
- Mr Alex (@mralex451) May 26, 2021
Glitter wee
An empty glitter tube full of the pupil’s warm wee in it!
- ObjectiveEd (@ed_objective) May 26, 2021
A well-protected Batman
Used condom wrapped around a Batman figurine.
- Rebecca Kearns (@RebeccaKearns17) May 26, 2021
A hamster
We had to rescue a hamster that one of the children in our year brought into school in her pocket two weeks ago. It survived being shoved in and out of the locker. A trip to the playground at playtime and a little jaunt in the lunch hall where a dinner lady spotted her!!
- Claire (@ClaBirdBarnes) May 26, 2021
A scorpion
Had to confiscated a scorpion once on the last day before Christmas so it was named “Santa Scorps” pic.twitter.com/0yKtzMWVkh
- Ms Barkas (@MsBarkasTeaches) May 26, 2021
A terrifying gum shield
5l of engine oil and a gum shield made by the lads dad out of copper wiring and insulation tape. Confiscated on grounds that wearing it would’ve done more harm than not doing
- Liam Horrigan (@LiamHog1973) May 26, 2021
Ducklings
Teenage boy had 4 orphaned ducklings in his bag....
- Carole Ashworth? (@LaMoodyCarole) May 26, 2021
‘Specialist’ reading material
An adult magazine called 70 and over.
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- Karen Knight (@KKNTeachLearn) May 26, 2021
Diamonds!
A diamond engagement ring - Yr 1 girl came in wearing it. Apparently her mum ‘said she could.’ Mum rushed to school to collect it
- MsFB-Edu (@EduMsfb) May 27, 2021
A severed finger
A Yr8 lopped the end of a finger off. As 1st Aider I took over. Packed the Yr8 off to reception to await ambulance & requested frozen peas from kitchen to preserve digit. It went missing. Lined them up & demanded it’s return. The thief wanted to take it home to show his mum
- Tone Walsh #FBPE (@ToneintFen) May 26, 2021
Snacks for days
Several bin liners worth of sweets & drink from 3 coaches! - at Dover (or Calais - can’t remember) - during the foot & mouth outbreak: French wouldn’t allow any foodstuffs from UK.
- Chris Doran (@cjdoran1) May 26, 2021
If you’ve got any more funny stories about confiscating items, let us know at @tes.
