More than 10,000 students, grades 5 through 12, representing 139 school districts across the United States, responded to a questionnaire designed to ascertain their perceptions of what existed and how they felt about 225 incidents which were judged to be related to oppression in schools. Data were analyzed according to sex, grade level, race, and personality type. Schools are seen as not oppressive in most instances, although certain aspects of the school experience are seen as restrictive. Certain differences in response are noted which relate to race and personality type. (Author)