History Main / AfterSchoolCleaningDuty

* ''AmagamiSS'': In the Ayatsuji arc, it was during cleaning duty one evening when ClassRep Ayatsuji, unaware that she was being watched by the protagonist Junichi, revealed her [[BitchInSheepsClothing true nature]] as she flipped out over all the trash other students left behind.

* The BeverlyCleary book ''Ellen Tebbits'' is an unusual example where the main character ''wants'' to clap erasers at recess, and thinks her teacher hates her because she's never picked for it.

* A SadistTeacher does this to the hero of ''BusouRenkin'' in the very first episode/chapter. Turns out the teacher was a homunculus, and only assigned him to cleaning duty so he could [[ImAHumanitarian eat him]] and there would be no witnesses.

* ''GakuenAlice'': Mikan gets stuck with this job as a no-star.

* Sara and Becky do this as one of their many duties as the school's scullery maids in ''Anime/ShokojoSera''.

* In ''PrincessTutu'', Ahiru often gets stuck doing this, usually as punishment for failing to keep up with her fellow ballet students.

* Sara and Becky does this as one of their many duties as the school's scullery maids in ''Anime/ShokojoSera''.

* This is one of the options for detention in ''VideoGame/TheSims 3''

* One of Clark's changes at East Side in ''LeanOnMe'' is to have detention students help pick up trash and clean up graffiti.

* ''{{Project A-ko}}'': At one point A-ko is assigned After School Cleaning Duty for being habitually LateForSchool. While it went well at first, with A-ko using her super strength to easily stack up the desks, a run-in with B-ko's gang left the classroom (and a good portion of the school itself) demolished, much to her teacher's chagrin.

* Team Kimba of the WhateleyUniverse has gotten this punishment more than once at [[SuperheroSchool Whateley Academy]]. This can range from just working in the kitchens or with the ground crews up to the really nasty punishments like helping in the sewers (where there are monsters) or helping at Hawthorne dorm (where some very powerful students have no control over their powers).

* ''Film/EasyA'' had the main character and the token gay meet for the first time like this.

* In one episode/chapter of ''HidamariSketch'', Yuno was on cleaning duty and flushed her keys down the toilet, forcing her to sleep over with the other Hidamari tenants until the landlady could find her a spare key.

* [[http://factsanddetails.com/japan.php?itemid=830&catid=23&subcatid=150 This article]] has a section on school cleaning in Japan, which explains the reasons given for why schools in Japan use staff and students instead of having janitors or cleaners.

[[SchoolgirlRival Rivals]] forced into cleaning duty together may get the chance to find out that they're NotSoDifferent.

* Detention at ''{{Degrassi}}'' usually takes this form.

* One of the tasks the teacher has to inspire his class into doing in {{Ouendan}} 2.
* This is one of the options for detention in Sims 3

* One scene in ''NeonGenesisEvangelion'' where Shinji and Rei stay behind to clean the school, and Shinji causes Rei to blush by remarking on how she has very motherly mannerisms.

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