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* ''Literature/BootCamp'': Garrett finds a pencil nub in the parking lot of Lake Harmony. He uses it to write notes on torn notebook paper and hide them under desks for Sarah and Pauly to find. He disguises his handwriting by writing with his left hand and uses code like referring to [[spoiler:their escape plan]] as "Pauly's joke." His precautions work so well that even when Adam finds one of his notes and tattles on him, he escapes punishment because Joe can't match the handwriting in the note with the handwriting in his notebook.

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* ''Literature/BootCamp'': * ''Literature/{{Boot Camp|2007}}'': Garrett finds a pencil nub in the parking lot of Lake Harmony. He uses it to write notes on torn notebook paper and hide them under desks for Sarah and Pauly to find. He disguises his handwriting by writing with his left hand and uses code like referring to [[spoiler:their escape plan]] as "Pauly's joke." His precautions work so well that even when Adam finds one of his notes and tattles on him, he escapes punishment because Joe can't match the handwriting in the note with the handwriting in his notebook.
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* One ''Magazine/{{MAD}}'' article about the benefits of having a SplitPersonality in school was about how passing notes is so low-risk, showing a boy passing a note to himself since his two personalities are talking to each other.
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It's becoming something of an [[AluminumChristmasTrees Aluminum Christmas Tree]] as younger and younger kids have access to cell phones and texting, though being caught by the teacher doing such may result in much the same effect.

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It's becoming something of an [[AluminumChristmasTrees Aluminum Christmas Tree]] as younger and younger kids have access to cell phones and texting, though in modern works a student being caught by the teacher doing such may result texting in much class could have the same effect.
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* ''Film/{{Frieda}}'': Not involving a crush, but one of Robert's students passes Tony a note insulting Frieda; Robert's wife and Tony's sister-in-law. Robert intercepts the note and delivers a withering putdown to the student who wrote it, ending with a GrammarCorrectionGag.
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* In ''Literature/TheManyMysteriesOfTheFinkelFamily'', Micah writes notes for Caroline in his notebook. She replies by typing messages in her [[TheSpeechless speech app]] without hitting "send."
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* In ''Literature/ShockPoint'', Cassie passes notes to Hayley to explain why she's at Peaceful Cove: she discovered evidence that her WickedStepfather was abusing his position as a psychiatrist to make money at the expense of patients' lives, and when she tried to expose him, he planted crystal meth in her room so her mom would send her away.
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* In ''Literature/JeremyThatcherDragonHatcher'', a girl sends Jeremy a love note, but his art teacher, who has a habit of treating Jeremy poorly, snatches the note before Jeremy can even open it, then reads it aloud (and tears it up afterward), deliberately embarrassing him in front of his classmates. He also purposely doesn't say who ''sent'' the note, which Jeremy thinks to himself is probably because her father's on the school board.

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* In ''Literature/JeremyThatcherDragonHatcher'', ''[[Literature/MagicShop Jeremy Thatcher, Dragon Hatcher]]'', a girl sends Jeremy a love note, but his art teacher, who has a habit of treating Jeremy poorly, snatches the note before Jeremy can even open it, then reads it aloud (and tears it up afterward), deliberately embarrassing him in front of his classmates. He also purposely doesn't say who ''sent'' the note, which Jeremy thinks to himself is probably because her father's on the school board.
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* Alice is passing a note to Bob, while trying to avoid the watchful eye of class teacher Mr. Charlie - because Mr. Charlie had a strict rule that anyone caught passing notes will be forced to read it aloud, a dozen times, at the top of their voice in class. Alas, it doesn't work.\\
An embarassed Alice then walks up the front, note in hand, as Mr. Charlie ordered her to recite its contents without looking what's on it. Alice complies.
--> "[[OpenFlyGag Mr. Charlie left his fly open! Mr. Charlie left his fly open! Mr. Charlie left his fly open!...]]"
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* ''Literature/BootCamp'': Garrett finds a pencil nub in the parking lot of Lake Harmony. He uses it to write notes on torn notebook paper and hide them under desks for Sarah and Pauly to find. He disguises his handwriting by writing with his left hand and uses code like referring to [[spoiler:their escape plan]] as "Pauly's joke." His precautions work so well that even when Adam finds one of his notes and tattles on him, he escapes punishment because Joe can't match the handwriting in the note with the handwriting in his notebook.
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* ''Literature/LilyAndDunkin'': On the first day of eighth grade, Lily passes Dunkin a note that says, "Hi, Dunkin!"
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* In ''Literature/ZenobiaJuly'', Melissa passes notes to invite Zen to game night at her house.
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* ''Literature/NoOneNeededToKnow'': After Cathy tells everyone in school about Heidi's Autistic brother Donald, Heidi's "friends" pass harassing notes insulting both her and Donald. She gets so many cruel notes that when Kirk passes her a note asking her to the movies, her first thought is that it's a trick and one of the popular girls put him up to it.
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* ''Literature/4KidsIn5EAnd1CrazyYear'': Busybody Destiny often gets herself into trouble with Ms. Hill for passing notes of gossip during class, leading her to get checks for self-control.

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* ''Literature/4KidsIn5EAnd1CrazyYear'': ''Literature/FourKidsIn5EAnd1CrazyYear'': Busybody Destiny often gets herself into trouble with Ms. Hill for passing notes of gossip during class, leading her to get checks for self-control.
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* ''4 Kids in 5E and 1 Crazy Year'': Busybody Destiny often gets herself into trouble with Ms. Hill for passing notes of gossip during class, leading her to get checks for self-control.

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* ''4 Kids in 5E and 1 Crazy Year'': ''Literature/4KidsIn5EAnd1CrazyYear'': Busybody Destiny often gets herself into trouble with Ms. Hill for passing notes of gossip during class, leading her to get checks for self-control.
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* This happens a couple times in ''LightNovel/{{Toradora}}'' — first, Ryuuji, Taiga and Minori pass notes between them (through other members of the class) regarding Ami, then later as class members pass around a piece of paper documenting the number of chocolates students were wagering on the outcome of the Taiga-Ami race.

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* This happens a couple times in ''LightNovel/{{Toradora}}'' ''Literature/{{Toradora}}'' — first, Ryuuji, Taiga and Minori pass notes between them (through other members of the class) regarding Ami, then later as class members pass around a piece of paper documenting the number of chocolates students were wagering on the outcome of the Taiga-Ami race.
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* ''Webcomic/PainTrain'': [[https://paintraincomic.com/comic/drawing-tears/ The point is missed, badly.]]

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* ''Webcomic/PainTrain'': [[https://paintraincomic.com/comic/drawing-tears/ The point is missed, badly.]]badly,]] when a schoolgirl tries to pass a note to her crush sitting in front of her asking if he likes her. He writes, [[spoiler:"You're a piece of paper."]]
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* In ''Webcomic/TheOrderOfTheStick'', Haley combines this with ArrowGram as a gag [[http://www.giantitp.com/comics/oots0438.html during the Azure city battle,]] the arrow hitting a hobgoblin mook about to attack Elan. Said arrow had a cute romantic note on notebook paper. Hinjo plays up the role of the exasperated teacher who takes the note and requests to see Elan after class, err battle.
* In ''Webcomic/SandraAndWoo'' Larisa does it once in a while. However, [[http://www.sandraandwoo.com/2013/08/05/0501-passing-notes/ the teacher shouldn't read it out loud]].

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* In ''Webcomic/TheOrderOfTheStick'', ''Webcomic/TheOrderOfTheStick'': Haley combines this with ArrowGram as a gag [[http://www.giantitp.com/comics/oots0438.html during the Azure city battle,]] battle]], the arrow hitting a hobgoblin mook about to attack Elan. Said arrow had a cute romantic note on notebook paper. Hinjo plays up the role of the exasperated teacher who takes the note and requests to see Elan after class, err battle.
* In ''Webcomic/SandraAndWoo'' ''Webcomic/PainTrain'': [[https://paintraincomic.com/comic/drawing-tears/ The point is missed, badly.]]
* ''Webcomic/SandraAndWoo'':
Larisa does it once in a while. However, [[http://www.sandraandwoo.com/2013/08/05/0501-passing-notes/ the teacher shouldn't read it out loud]].
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