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The original was posted on /r/maliciouscompliance by /u/Gobbernt on 2024-03-19 15:39:25.
A friend of mine used to bring his personal laptop to school with him to take notes during class. It was an old beefy Toshiba, and the fans were a touch loud. Not to mention, he had one of the fastest typing speeds I knew of, so we're talking fully automatic key caps here.
To give some credit he was loud, but none of the students were really bothered by it and it's not like he wasn't doing his coursework. The teacher however, decided it was a "distraction" to other students, and that he'd have to leave his laptop at home from now on and take notes "the old fashioned way." My friend obliged, and was very understanding to the teacher.
The next day my friend showed up to class with his trusty electric typewriter, which he restored himself. If the laptop was loud before, this thing was practically screaming! When it was plugged in it always made a low buzzing noise, and those key caps! My God they were like gunshots! He was sent to the principals office for disturbing class, but he brought his typewriter to school for a few days after so we could mess with it in the lunchroom.
I think he was allowed to bring his laptop back, but simply because the teacher didn't have the right to restrict it in the first place. He never had a problem taking notes in that class for the rest of the year...