It is more commonplace on the street, in the barroom and in school than it ever has been. But you're still not going to use that word in front of your grandmother or priest or if you get stopped by the police or at a high school graduation ceremony. Elizabeth Raisig, a junior at Woodland Hills High School, seconds that notion. I would never swear in front of adults. I guess you stop noticing.
People try to watch their mouths.
Donna teaches fifth grade at Osborne Elementary in the Quaker Valley School District while Jim is a health and physical education teacher at Moon Senior High School. He does now. She lays down the law about what's acceptable. Bell, a mother of four adult children, says parents must spell out ground rules about language. At Moon Senior High School, probably like any other high school in the area, verboten words vibrate through the hallways.