User:Beta Log 86/sandbox

"You wants to know the best part about childhood? At some point, it stops."
Malcolm, Malcolm in the Middle

Depending of the regions, children and teenagers are often Blessed With Suck since they’re under the rules of whoever is in change, usually their parents but anyone who has guardianship of them while proving the basic needs. However, what if it was cranked up, say on a societal measure? What if, laws against youth rebellion were put in place, even if yelling at someone in change?

The official term for this is called, Adultism, and it sounds like it says: “Prejudice and accompanying methodical discrimination against juveniles”. There are two sub-version of this:

Ephebiphobia: Fear or loathing teenagers
Pedophobia: Fear of children, those who yet to hit puberty

For the purpose of this trope, a societal viewpoint allowed since Abusive Parents are one thing but not always the case. This will focus on mostly “institutional form”, such as laws and/or school system that would get the attention of a Mama Bear and/or Papa Wolf. If it’s set in a dystopian society with a protective parent willing to anything for their child, that counts too.

Note: This is different from a Childless Dystopia because it’s unclear if they are any child, hidden or not. Teenage Wasteland, on the other hand, type 4 is exception because even if the young is in charge, life isn’t any easier.

Different Reasons why it’s Not Kid Friendly

School has haters, sadists, and evil educators.
- Bonus, if the person in question is the principal.
Those that made it their mission to stops a Rebellious Spirit of children, even if they get called out for it
Where it’s common to abuse in where adolescents are in detention, especially if a Dirty Cop and/or Rabid Cop is behind the situation.
A situation that could be the health and/or life of adolescents is put in danger and adults often ignored until…

Due to the nature of this, it’s advised Real Life Examples aren’t to be in included.

Sub-Tropes

Boarding School of Horrors
Orphanage of Fear
Hide Your Children
Teenage Wasteland, where adults are even unless or simply no longer exist. However, depending on the type, life for adolescents may not be any easier.

Examples of Beta Log 86/sandbox include:

Film

Chitty Chitty Bang Bang: Ruritania… NO CHILDREN ALLOWED!
Class of Nuke 'Em High: There a school near a nuclear power plant… and there’s a leak.
The Faculty: A group of students must survive an alien invasion that made their teachers into monsters.
Kids in America: A bully for a principal vs. a group of students…

Literature

Works by Roald Dahl tends to fits this.
Battle Royale and The Hunger Games trilogy: Teenagers are selected to take in battles to the death.
The Chocolate War
Gone Series: Adolescents are left behind after an unknown phenomenon causes everyone over the age of 15 to disappear. A dome is put in place in the Californian town where it happened, but life isn’t made easier for the survivors.
Lord of the Flies: A group of boys find themselves on an island without adults, the oldest, Ralph, is twelve years old. The group attempts to set up a form of government until help can arrive.
Shade's Children: An alien invasion leads to the death of adults and the harvesting of children for their organs.
Truancy: A student rebellion forms thanks to the strict system in a totalitarian city via education.
Unwind series: An agreement over abortion lead to a system with teenagers can be put to death and have their organs harvested.

Live Action TV

iCarly – iHave My Principals, the school under Howard and Briggs meets this trope.
The Tribe: New Zealand program about adolescent survivors of a plague that left them orphaned.