Location from South Park by Trey Parker & Matt Stone
The school where Mr. Garrison teaches whatever he feels like, PC Principal enforces sensitivity with his fists, and the cafeteria has never recovered from losing Chef.
South Park Elementary is where the show's kid stories happen, and it is a monument to institutional failure. The teachers are unqualified. The counselor's advice is useless. The principal enforces rules through physical intimidation. The curriculum appears to be whatever the current teacher feels like discussing, which has ranged from evolution denial to explicit personal trauma. And yet, it functions. The kids show up. They learn, mostly from each other. They form friendships, rivalries, and the kind of social bonds that define childhood. The school is the backdrop for the show's exploration of how children navigate a world built by adults who clearly have no idea what they're doing. Notable rooms include Mr. Garrison's classroom, Mr. Mackey's counseling office, the gymnasium (site of countless assemblies gone wrong), and the cafeteria where Chef once held court.
A standard-looking elementary school building — brick, flat-roofed, with a flagpole out front. Inside, the hallways are lined with lockers and student artwork. Mr. Garrison's classroom has desks arranged facing his desk, a chalkboard, and whatever inappropriate content he's decided constitutes today's lesson. The counselor's office has 'Mr. Mackey' on the door and motivational posters inside that no one reads.
Also known as: The School, SP Elementary