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I was confused about why in anime, high school students were not allowed to
work. I understand in real life that they have to have permission from the
school. Maybe I'm just reading into it too much as a Westerner.


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In anime, why high school students are not allowed to work?


Schools and teachers of Japan in particular tend to be more involved in the
lives of their students than in the West. The reasons may vary, as each school
sets their own policies.

The main philosophy behind such policies is that students should be more
focused on school (and extracurriculars). Their reasoning is that working it
distracts from time they should be studying and fitting into society through a
club activity. Not all schools have such policies, but there are some that
have over zealous policies -- some reasonable, other not. Luckily, or
unluckily it's up to the teachers to enforce these policies. Some teachers
give leeway to strict policies, while other find it to be their job to enforce
it to a T. The series reflects a bit of it for those that understand the
context.

What is typically imposed on students is not something that they want or need
by rather
[conformity](https://www.japantimes.co.jp/community/2018/11/25/issues/harsh-
lessons-mindless-assimilation/) within the established bounds and norms of
modern Japanese society (which ironically can be very archaic).


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