Kids pulling the fire alarm in my Middle school was common. The teachers told us if we pulled the fire alarm that ink would shoot out onto your hand so that way they could tell who was responsible.
A childhood belief about teachers

others believed things like this
- I used to believe that if you weed your pants, an alarm would go off and everyone would know you did it.— Mr Ice Creamie
- i always thought it was Grape Balls of Fire instead of Great Balls of Fire— Courtney
- i used 2 think if u lied your pants would catch on fire cus of the sayin "lier lier pants on fire!"— nell
- When I was a child my Grandma told me if I threw food on the fire I was feeding the devil— Anthony P.
- When I was little I used to believe that if I played with fire, then I would wet the bed. — Danielle
- when you sit by a fire it can dry up you bone marrow— debbie