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SAT and ACT years

When using the template with the SAT and ACT scores and year property, for the SAT property, the year is in the right side, while for the ACT property, the year is on the left side. See Ruben S. Ayala High School for an example. Have I used the field correctly? If so, shouldn't the year display be standardized so that the year appears either on the left or on the right? Saiarcot895 (talk) 00:26, 2 September 2011 (UTC)

Code cleanup

On the way to finally converting this to an {{infobox}}, I've made some significant cleanup to the current codebase which can be found in the sandbox. This has resulted in a nearly 30% reduction in code size. There should be little change in the output, with the following exceptions:

1. Font metrics have been tweaked to match the {{infobox}} defaults. This alone will significantly decrease the footprint on the template in many cases.
2. Images now default to the user thumbnail size, which is 220px rather than 200px, and images will not be stretched to larger than their real size if smaller than that. Previously images were 200px even if users had their thumbnail preferences set to use a larger size, and images smaller than 200px were stretched if the size were omitted.

The test cases page has side-by-side examples.

Chris Cunningham (user:thumperward) - talk 15:33, 21 August 2011 (UTC)

Thanks for the efforts on this! This template is certainly a monster! And wow, you have done a pretty neat job here. The new version of the code is certainly more readable than the existing.

I do have some concerns though.

1. The current incarnation in the sandbox seems to remove the demonstration from the template page itself (in the upper right corner). While the demonstration for this template goes on forever and may be a bit excessive, from my limited experience on Wikipedia, it seems to be a tradition for infobox template pages.
2. In the testcases, example for Baltimore City College is missing the image.
3. in the testcases, example for Sutton High School, the motto is repeated.

--Arg342 (talk) 03:22, 23 August 2011 (UTC)

1. Displaying the template on its own page is unnecessary with proper documentation; fewer and fewer templates use that method now. Furthermore, removing all the hacks that make this necessary substantially increases code readability.
2. Fixed (a misunderstanding of the use of {{IsValidPageName}}, a rather weird template that should probably be deleted).]
3. Fixed (missing a conditional statement).

Chris Cunningham (user:thumperward) - talk 09:50, 23 August 2011 (UTC)

Deployed

I have now deployed the sandbox code. Please let me know if any bugs have been introduced. Chris Cunningham (user:thumperward) - talk 11:03, 6 September 2011 (UTC)

It seems that the recent code change affected the Image field so that if an underscore is used instead of just a space, the image will no longer display. And since a lot of school logos are non-free, the deletion bot is going through and tagging the images an no longer being used in an article. Example: The article East Wake High School was using "East_Wake_High_School_Warrior.png" as the infobox image link instead of "East Wake High School Warrior.png" and the image no longer displayed correctly. The deletion bot tagged the image file "File:East Wake High School Warrior.png" as no longer being used in an article. Rreagan007 (talk) 18:20, 6 September 2011 (UTC)

This should now be fixed. I was a little overzealous in cleaning up the conditional code for images: I've since reworked it to be more like the old code. Chris Cunningham (user:thumperward) - talk 09:27, 7 September 2011 (UTC)

Ofsted link is broken

If a number is entered in the 'ofsted' attribute, it is placed in this link http://www.ofsted.gov.uk/inspection-reports/find-inspection-report?type=2&urn=<number>

This doesn't work, presumably because of an Ofsted site redesign. The new link is http://www.ofsted.gov.uk/inspection-reports/find-inspection-report/provider/ELS/<number>

-- Smurfy 18:56, 7 September 2011 (UTC)

I've updated this based on the comment above, but I don't have any examples to test. Can you confirm this is now working as expected? Cheers. Chris Cunningham (user:thumperward) - talk 11:49, 12 September 2011 (UTC)

I would say that the parameter is redundant and should be removed from the template, because any schools that need an Ofsted link will be using {{Infobox UK school}}, and if there are any using this template they need to be converted. --Bob Re-born (talk) 10:17, 27 December 2011 (UTC)

Motto doesn't appear

The way conditionals are currently used results in motto and motto_translation not appearing if an empty caption parameter is included in the template call. --Paul_012 (talk) 18:42, 11 September 2011 (UTC)

Fixed. In future, it'd save a couple of minutes if you linked to a test case, such as Triam Udom Suksa School which is presumably where you experienced it. Chris Cunningham (user:thumperward) - talk 11:45, 12 September 2011 (UTC)

Autolinking countries

This template currently auto-links countries, which goes against WP:OVERLINK. Can the code be tweaked to remove the automatic country link? --Bob Re-born (talk) 10:18, 27 December 2011 (UTC)

I endorse this request. --John (talk) 10:47, 27 December 2011 (UTC)

I third the request to remove the auto-linking. I looked at the template's code and don't know what to remove without damaging the whole template otherwise I would try to fix it. --Walter Görlitz (talk) 19:53, 22 February 2012 (UTC)

The new code's in the sandbox. Now calls {{getalias}} directly without linking. --Paul_012 (talk) 08:45, 14 March 2012 (UTC)

 Done Tra (Talk) 22:14, 15 March 2012 (UTC)

Image handling broken

See, for example, the commented-out section near the top of the template in Eastern Hills High School. This part of the template doesn't work:

<!-- This feature is broken in template
| image         = [[File:Eastern Hills High School 2010.JPG]]
| image size    = 220px
| imagewikilink = 
| alt           = 
| caption       = Eastern Hills High School 2010 -->

To get around it, I had to insert this ugly line:

| image         = [[File:Eastern Hills High School 2010.JPG|thumb|Eastern Hills High School 2010]]

Considering that the code in many templates in Wikipedia properly handles embedded images of practically any pixel size automatically, as well as alternate text and captions, this should be an easy copy-and-paste job to fix. — Quicksilver^{T @} 18:58, 10 May 2012 (UTC)

You could have just changed

| image         = [[File:Eastern Hills High School 2010.JPG]]

to

| image         = Eastern Hills High School 2010.JPG

instead of inserting such an "ugly line". the template automatically tries to use [[File:{{{image}}}]], and if that doesn't work it falls back on what you used. Frietjes (talk) 23:16, 14 May 2012 (UTC)

Pushpin map

Would like to add a pushpin map option to this and make some city maps to feature it on.♦ Dr. Blofeld 13:26, 5 May 2012 (UTC)

I added this feature. Let me know if you want me to move it to a different spot in the infobox. Thanks! Plastikspork _―Œ^(talk) 00:26, 28 May 2012 (UTC)

Assistant Principals

Would like to have more than one assistant principal instead of just the assistant principals option -- ex. asst principal1, asst principal2, asst principal3 — Preceding unsigned comment added by NewzealanderA (talk • contribs) 05:38, 26 June 2012 (UTC)

Edit request on 28 June 2012

Redlands High School is located in Redlands, California, USA. Please change: Sydney, Australia to: Redlands, California, USA

Ibhaines (talk) 22:36, 28 June 2012 (UTC)

(1) The information which needs to be modified is in the article, not this template. (2) The article Redlands High School is correctly about the school in California. --Paul_012 (talk) 15:53, 29 June 2012 (UTC)

Disambiguation suggestions

Can it be helpful to disambiguate labels such as Motto, Type, Principal, Campus, Colors, Mascot, Newspaper, Yearbook, or other labels that might be needed, etc. in the template infobox. The labels listed can be found disambiguated on Template:Infobox secondary school. Since people wanted use Template:Infobox school on articles for the purposes of adding CEEB codes, NCES District ID, and other information that can use in the Template:Infobox school]]. This also affects Template:Infobox university where colors can be found disambiguated on university template, but not found disambiguated on the Infobox school template. JODixonwiki (talk) 20:37, 29 July 2012 (UTC)

To clarify, the request seems to be that the label terms be Wikilinked, not disambiguated. This seems reasonable to me, particularly since it may help readers not familiar with western education! I will see if I have time to work on this in the sandbox, but anyone else who wants to tackle it should feel free.--Arg342 (talk) 00:37, 1 August 2012 (UTC)

Any ideas why colorboxes are not working?

I've attempted to add colorboxes with the school colors to an article I'm working on as the samples suggested, but they are not working. Has anyone ran into this problem before? --Wingtipvorte^X PTT ∅ 22:34, 30 August 2012 (UTC)

Thanks to User:Redrose64 for fixing this issue. --Wingtipvorte^X PTT ∅ 22:58, 30 August 2012 (UTC)

Color boxes still not working for me

I recognize that there was a problem with the color box parameter last week, but for some reason, it still exists for me? Did it break again? I'm pretty much clueless on how to handle this problem. Any help is appreciated! OmnipotentArchetype0309 (talk) 21:34, 6 September 2012 (UTC)

Try deleting the 'colour' parameter. That is what User:Redrose64 did on the article I was working on and it solved the issue. Cheers! --Wingtipvorte^X PTT ∅ 22:01, 6 September 2012 (UTC)

Thanks! Worked perfectly! OmnipotentArchetype0309 (talk) 23:41, 6 September 2012 (UTC)

You are very welcome. Happy to help where I once needed it myself. Now share the knowledge! --Wingtipvorte^X PTT ∅ 00:20, 7 September 2012 (UTC)

"Enrollment" and "enrollment as of" parameters not working

In addition to the color box parameter not working, could someone also check that the "enrollment" (not enrolment) and "enrollment as of" parameters are working fine? I can't seem to get data typed into those two sections to appear in the article infobox. Thanks to anyone who can help! OmnipotentArchetype0309 (talk) 21:47, 6 September 2012 (UTC)

The same thing as the color box parameter may be the issue. I cannot say specifically, but try deleting other parameters that may be meant for the same purpose. --Wingtipvorte^X PTT ∅ 22:03, 6 September 2012 (UTC)

Thanks! Worked perfectly! OmnipotentArchetype0309 (talk) 23:41, 6 September 2012 (UTC)

You are very welcome. Happy to help where I once needed it myself. Now share the knowledge! --Wingtipvorte^X PTT ∅ 00:20, 7 September 2012 (UTC)

Add a usage note on colours?

Perhaps as often as once per week I find new school articles linking to Orange, which is a DAB page. This is usually a result of a new user putting internal links on the parameters of colors= / colours=. When I find such WP:OVERLINK, I remove the internal links on each color.

I wonder if it would be helpful to alter the usage note to something like, "Official school colours (use appropriate spelling) No internal links"? or maybe some mention of {{Color box}}? Cnilep (talk) 05:34, 22 September 2012 (UTC)

Common fields

Could a stripped-down "common fields" infobox be provided? Perhaps a bot could go through the actual templates in use and report back which fields are rarely used? Abductive (reasoning) 18:14, 24 November 2012 (UTC)

Change to use {{Infobox}}

For simplicity this infobox's code should change to use {{Infobox}}. -- Magioladitis (talk) 09:26, 6 December 2012 (UTC)

Changing some Parameters

Can I change "assistant principal" to "dean of students"? Camyoung54 (talk) 20:33, 15 December 2012 (UTC)

Why change it? Assistant Principal(s) are common in many schools in USA. • Sbmeirow • Talk • 22:19, 15 December 2012 (UTC)

And in Australian schools. Use viceprincipal and viceprincipal_label. ˜danjel [ talk | contribs ] 05:16, 16 December 2012 (UTC)

In many American schools, there are both a dean of students and an assistant principal (or multiple assistant principals) in the same building, so they aren't interchangeable terms. Here's an example. --JonRidinger (talk) 21:44, 16 December 2012 (UTC)

Geographical hierarchy

The infobox at Allen Central High School has the following params:

|city = Eastern
|state = KY
|county= Floyd County
|country = United States

This renders as "Eastern, KY, Floyd County, United States" (city,state,county,country)

Wouldn't it make more sense to go from smallest to largest (city,county,state,country)? --Jameboy (talk) 13:22, 8 November 2012 (UTC)

For the United States, you may be right. However, this template is used for other countries as well and the current order may make more sense for them. What I do for US schools is to enclose the county in parenthesis. See Clinton High School (Clinton, New York) for an example. I think articles read OK in this way. --Arg342 (talk) 04:01, 9 November 2012 (UTC)

In which countries is a county larger than a state? --Jameboy (talk) 18:22, 20 December 2012 (UTC)

campus_Bound meaning

What is the parameter "campus_Bound" for? I don't see a definition for it. I might guess it's for a boundary, especially for a school that shares a campus address with another school, which sounds rare (there'd usually be a difference in buildings, floors, or at least rooms, and that would be a difference in addresses, making this parameter useless for that guess). Maybe it's for something else. Anyone remember? Maybe we should add a value definition to the documentation. Nick Levinson (talk) 16:53, 20 December 2012 (UTC)

schedtyp meaning

What is the parameter "schedtyp" for? I don't see a definition for it. Anyone remember? Does one school have one type of schedule and another have another type? Maybe we should add a value definition to the documentation. Nick Levinson (talk) 17:25, 24 December 2012 (UTC)

propose for parameter "sports" to add yes and no

I propose to add, for the parameter "sports", the values "Yes" and "No" or similar to the possible values implicit in "[m]ain sport(s) at the school". I used the affirmative value for a schools group because sourcing shows they have sports but not much about what kind; however, an editor deleted the value as noncompliant with the template specification. I'd like to add these options so editors can let readers know that sports are available or are excluded, and to say that they are available even if what kind is not known. I'll wait a week for any response. Nick Levinson (talk) 16:57, 20 December 2012 (UTC)

Done. Nick Levinson (talk) 17:14, 28 December 2012 (UTC)

propose for parameter "athletics" to add yes and no

I propose to add, for the parameter "athletics", the values "Yes" and "No" or similar to the possible values implicit in "[w]hat type of athletics are held at the school". I'd like to add these options so editors can let readers know that athletics are available or are excluded, and to say that they are available even if what type is not known. I'll wait a week for any response. Nick Levinson (talk) 17:02, 20 December 2012 (UTC)

Done. Nick Levinson (talk) 17:18, 28 December 2012 (UTC)

propose for parameters "colors" and "colours" to add mutual exclusivity and need to delete one

I propose to add, for the parameters "colors" and "colours", that they are mutually exclusive so that the unused parameter should not be present even with no value. This is based on talk topics on this page and not on analysis of source code. I'll wait a week for any response. Nick Levinson (talk) 17:14, 20 December 2012 (UTC)

Done. Nick Levinson (talk) 17:23, 28 December 2012 (UTC)

parameter "founded" or "established" not displaying and preventing others from displaying

In one article, I'm trying to display the "founded" or "established" parameter value (I don't care which one) but either one fails with a vertical infobox layout. Both "founded" and "opened" worked when the parameters were laid out horizontally in the edit field, but an editor objected to the layout, and since then those parameters not only fail to display but also they usually prevent four other parameters from displaying. I've tried a bunch of steps since, to no avail. How can I fix this? Thanks. Nick Levinson (talk) 20:25, 29 December 2012 (UTC)

Edit request on 4 January 2013

Please change "Years Offered" to "Years offered" for general capitalization of infobox just like other labels such as "School board", "Campus type", "School fees", "Campus size", etc.

Basic Editor (talk) 15:54, 4 January 2013 (UTC)

Done — Mr. Stradivarius ^{(have a chat)} 16:14, 4 January 2013 (UTC)

Edit request on 7 January 2013

I wanted to disambiguate some infobox labels, so it could provide a relevant connection to the information that is shown by a school. Such as disambiguating the label: "Colors", 'Newspaper", "Yearbook", "Age range", "Years offered", "School type". Some of these labels have been shown disambiguated from Template: Infobox Secondary school. From Wikipedia:WikiProject Schools/Article guidelines has recommend using Template:Infobox school as infoboxes for school articles. Some schools do include text in the lead section about adding info about what the school colors are. But, the label for [school] "Colors" is not disambiguated from the infobox.

Basic Editor (talk) 14:30, 7 January 2013 (UTC)

Question: Sorry, I don't know what you want. Although the infobox contains several links (specifically: Coordinates; Sister school; NCES; LEA; Ministry of Education; Ofsted; CEEB Code; NCES; Kindergarten; Grade 1; Grade 2; Grade 3; Grade 4; Grade 5; Grade 6; Grade 7; Grade 8; Grade 9; Grade 10; Grade 11; Grade 12; Fight song; Nickname; SAT; ACT; Nobel laureates), none of these point to disambiguation pages, therefore none of them need disambiguation. --Redrose64 (talk) 16:06, 7 January 2013 (UTC)

Not done for now: If I'm reading this request correctly, it is not a request for disambiguating any existing links, but simply a request to add links to words which are currently unlinked. Basic Editor, could you update the template sandbox with the links you want, and then reopen this request? It is a lot easier for us to make the correct changes if you add them to the sandbox. I have already synchronized the sandbox from the main template for you. Best — Mr. Stradivarius ^{(have a chat)} 18:22, 7 January 2013 (UTC)

GPS coordinates?

Why does the template page have a location associated with it? Is that related to the template or should it not be there? Thanks, a13ean (talk) 16:05, 7 January 2013 (UTC)

Edit request on 18 January 2013

Can someone please change "School Colors"/"School Colours" to "School colors"/"School colours" to avoid unnecessary capitalization?

Thanks

HandsomeFella (talk) 10:10, 18 January 2013 (UTC)

Done, please note that this affects the display only when |schoolcolours= |school_colours= |schoolcolors= |school_colors= are used - if |colours= or |colors= are used, it still shows as "Colour(s)"/"Color(s)". --Redrose64 (talk) 13:58, 18 January 2013 (UTC)

Request

Hi could some one add infobox style like add lable1 data1 and class please it would make it easer to use and edit in the template

86.178.165.138 (talk) 23:59, 11 February 2013 (UTC)

request new parameter for pre-K or propose to edit doc for K

Pre-kindergarten is a growing trend in the U.S.

The template offers parameters "gradeK" and for higher grades. When I commented in an article that gradeK should include pre-K identified as such, an editor deleted the comment, without explanation on point and maybe because a value wasn't supplied but I notice the template documentation doesn't say anything about pre-K. Two solutions (either one would help):

• Add a parameter "grade_pre-K" or "grade_pre_K", for optional use and to take the same type of value that the parameter "gradeK" now accepts. I don't know how to add a parameter, so, if you know, please do.
• Document that the parameter "gradeK" includes pre-K but that the value should say so. I can edit the documentation.

Thoughts? I'll wait a week for any response.

Thanks. Nick Levinson (talk) 15:47, 7 March 2013 (UTC) (Edited 1 phrase, clarified another for textual conformance, & added a link: 15:56, 7 March 2013 (UTC))

I would go for number 1. In the articles I have been working on (High schools in the US), I use NCES data, and their data reports grade enrollment by grade and specifically includes Pre-K enrollment. As things are now, I have to use "Other Grade" fields of the template to make these appear. Having a separate bucket makes a lot of sense to me. Mixing the figure into the kindergaten would just muddy the waters IMHO. Thanks, --Arg342 (talk) 11:39, 11 March 2013 (UTC)

Request edit by admin to add pre-K param

Could an admin please add a parameter? It should be parameter "grade_pre-K" or "grade_pre_K" (depending on whether a hyphen is allowed in a parameter name). The parameter is for optional use and to take the same type of value that the parameter "gradeK" now accepts. Thank you. Nick Levinson (talk) 16:41, 20 March 2013 (UTC)

Not done: Sorry, but you need to write the code first and test it in the template sandbox and the test cases page, per WP:TESTCASES. Once you've done that (and assuming there is a consensus for the change) then you can reactivate the {{edit protected}} template. If you need any help with template coding, you can try asking at Wikipedia:WikiProject Templates, or at WP:VPT. Best — Mr. Stradivarius ^{♪ talk ♪} 09:14, 21 March 2013 (UTC)

Thank you. I did that. It's in the sandbox (relevant revision or, if still there, current) and a testcase (relevant revision or, if still there, current) is visible. There appears to be a consensus, the discussion has been open for just over two weeks now, and I doubt it would be controversial since no existing functionality would be removed or altered and the proposed new parameter would be optional. I can take care of updating the documentation if the template source code can be edited by an admin (I'm not one). Is there anything else I should do? Thanks. Nick Levinson (talk) 19:43, 23 March 2013 (UTC)

Done --Redrose64 (talk) 20:18, 23 March 2013 (UTC)

Thank you. And I updated the documentation yesterday just before my computer session ended. Nick Levinson (talk) 15:52, 24 March 2013 (UTC)

Motto

In the infobox, the school's motto displays without any kind of qualifier, as if it were a photo caption. This seems to fail NPOV, since it looks like we're using a phrase that's often quite complimentary as a statement of fact. Could we prefix it with "Motto:", for instance, to make it clearer that it's the school's own assertion and not WP's editorial opinion? I'm afraid I don't know anything about templates, so am loath to do the WP:BOLD thing and change it myself; and since the template's widely used, I'd be reluctant to change it without discussion. Ammodramus (talk) 02:52, 19 June 2013 (UTC)

Just tested this a little further; I should make it clear that the problem doesn't exist when there's no photo. In that case, the motto appears prefixed by "Motto". However, when there's a photo, the "Motto" disappears and the motto is centered as if it were a photo caption. Ammodramus (talk) 03:01, 19 June 2013 (UTC)

Template ISCL has been proposed for deletion

Template ISCL (which was supposed to be an easier to use version of this) has been proposed for deletion. If anyone wants to offer an opinion, the discussion is at Wikipedia:Templates for discussion/Log/2013 July 14#Template:ISCL. --Arg342 (talk) 10:17, 22 July 2013 (UTC)

County

This needs to be re-arranged so that County precedes state or province in the infobox. See Catlin_Gabel_School. Wistungsten (talk) 02:57, 1 August 2013 (UTC)

This has been brought up before without clear consensus. See Template talk:Infobox school/Archive 13#Geographical hierarchy. However, if a change is made for the current parameter to change its position, then my guess is that there may be a lot of non-US articles that will have to be adjusted. --Arg342 (talk) 11:14, 8 August 2013 (UTC)

How many US school articles actually use the county parameter? I don't think most, if any, should. In the US, we typically don't include the county in an address and doing so appears awkward and cumbersome, especially since the ZIP code is present. The Catlin Gabel School was a perfect example of how cumbersome it can appear as an editor included "unincorporated" before the county, so it read: "Portland, unincorporated Washington County, Oregon, 97225". My understanding of the infobox is that the address there is the street or mailing address, not the precise location. If a school isn't located in the city limits of the place it has an address for (which is rather common, especially for rural schools), then that can be explained right in the lead. --JonRidinger (talk) 17:21, 8 August 2013 (UTC)

Edit request on 16 September 2013

Can there be a blank template of Template:Infobox_school#U.S._school_example in section: Template:Infobox_school#Usage. Template:Cite book, for example has a list of "most commonly used paramaters", I think this one should too, because most of the stuff on here won't be used. CTF83! 23:05, 16 September 2013 (UTC)

Not done: {{edit protected}} is usually not required for edits to the documentation, categories, or interlanguage links of templates using a documentation subpage. Use the 'edit' link at the top of the green "Template documentation" box to edit the documentation subpage. --Redrose64 (talk) 23:14, 16 September 2013 (UTC)

Thanks! CTF83! 23:33, 16 September 2013 (UTC)

Founded date

What date should be used for founding date? Is it the earliest institution in the area or when the current building/administration was created?--Prisencolinensinainciusol (talk) 00:11, 20 March 2014 (UTC)

good question. I could see using either or both, but with some parenthetical after it to indicate to which event the date is associated. Frietjes (talk) 01:07, 20 March 2014 (UTC)

For many institutions it's "the earliest possible date with which we can establish even the most tenuous connection." So it's best to stick with the reliable sources and not draw our own conclusions. ElKevbo (talk) 01:15, 20 March 2014 (UTC)

Deprecated parameters?

Hoërskool Fichardtpark is in both Category:Pages using infobox school with deprecated image parameters and Category:Pages using infobox school with deprecated parameters. Could someone please update the category pages and Template:Infobox school/doc with a list of the deprecated parameters? Thanks! GoingBatty (talk) 13:14, 23 March 2014 (UTC)

fixed, and added some documentation. Frietjes (talk) 17:02, 23 March 2014 (UTC)

Where is the School article guideline?

Where is the school article guideline, similar to WP:USCITY for cities. • Sbmeirow • Talk • 04:22, 25 March 2014 (UTC)

may be out of date, but try Wikipedia:WikiProject Schools/Article guidelines? Frietjes (talk) 15:54, 25 March 2014 (UTC)

Sandbox

@Frietjes: Maybe the sandbox version could go live after some check? --Edgars2007 ^{(talk/contribs)} 11:05, 22 July 2014 (UTC)

@Edgars2007: yes, it should be very close. just need to do a complete parameter check. I don't recall why I didn't push it through all the way to completion. Frietjes (talk) 13:28, 22 July 2014 (UTC)

"Athletics" parameter

It seems like having an athletics parameter (at least for US/Canada) that lists every varsity sport a school offers is somewhat unnecessary. First, it takes up a lot of space when the information could be more conveniently located in an athletics section. Second, the sports offered in the average high school are 90% similar to those offered by its conference, State athletic association, and frankly throughout North America.--Prisencolinensinainciusol (talk) 03:55, 1 September 2014 (UTC)

Custodian?

I only edit US school articles and realize practices and priorities may differ in different parts of the world, but I cannot see how the janitor is ever going to be germane to the understanding of a particular school. Can we lose that parameter? John from Idegon (talk) 05:58, 15 June 2014 (UTC)

@John from Idegon: can you provide an example, I did a search for "janitor" in the template code and found nothing. as for "Custodian" see Custodian where multiple definitions are provided. Frietjes (talk) 14:46, 4 July 2014 (UTC)

It was the custodian I spoke of. Just fail to see the utility of this field on this template, at least for US articles. Am I missing something internationally? I read the DAB, and i see nothing that would apply to schools other than janitor and possibly caretaker, neither of whom would have either the importance or notability to be discussed in an article on a school.

John from Idegon (talk) 18:02, 4 July 2014 (UTC)

the person in charge of the school would seem to me to be notable information. Frietjes (talk) 16:43, 6 July 2014 (UTC)

Not in US practice. The custodian is actually the subject of much derision in the media. John from Idegon (talk) 15:55, 22 July 2014 (UTC)

Nor is the janitor in a British, German, or French school. Perhaps the dinner ladies though? Kudpung กุดผึ้ง (talk) 11:25, 28 August 2014 (UTC)

Just saw that, Kudpung กุดผึ้ง! At least according to the cast of Saturday Night Live, it's "lunch ladies".  :) John from Idegon (talk) 23:24, 11 September 2014 (UTC)