25 Funny Lies Teachers Have Told to Students

Though teachers are severely lacking in pay and classroom budgets, they have a privilege that some of us don’t: the ability to lie to children. Yes, as a parent, you can lie to your child at any time, but your child might remember those lies and challenge you on them later in life. Teachers don’t have to deal with that — they can lie for an entire year and then be rid of that child, which is the dream. 

The lie is even better if the teacher has a prop to help push their agenda. For instance, one teacher used their missing finger to get students to heed different warnings: “Don’t slam doors, you could lose a finger,” “Watch where you’re cutting, you could lose a finger” and so on. 

Other teachers have cackled about the favorite lies they’ve told their stupid little pupils, and the “escalator incident” sounds scary enough to be real.