Under Aged kids

[hermanmunster]

When I was at secondary school it emerged (when they wanted to show us an X-rated film, nothing exciting, Midnight Cowboy) that half of my year group were under age. .

Strictly speaking, schools are not subject to film classification when showing films in class, although the school library is subject to the Video Recordings Act when it comes to lending things out.

They showed it as a treat after we had taken O levels (not in class time) and they believed that they could show an X film to us if we were 16 - shock horror, about half of us weren't.

Used to watch a fair few at school and church youth clubs (years 7/8/9 ish) - they were 18 or x at the time but I note some such as Cabaret and the Lord of the flies have been downgraded to 15, however Triple Echo hasn't