Underground Railroad

The Underground Railroad refers to, in the Poop School universe, both the informal network of secret routes and safe houses used by escaping 19th century slaves, and also to Poop School's renowned public transit system.

Aiding and Abetting the Fugitives
Prior to the Southern War of Independence, Poop School functioned as a "station" on the Underground Railroad, temporarily hiding fugitive slaves and providing them with food and shelter. The Poop School station is believed to have opened some time in 1853, and was apparently never discovered by authorities. Some estimates indicate that Poop School Station managed to aid upwards of 26 slaves in the 12 years it functioned.

Poop School Station's ability to hide in plain sight owes primarily to its ludicrously inconvenient geography. As Poop Island is located nearly 100 miles off the coast of South Carolina, it is probable that authorities were unaware that the island even existed, and that even if they did know about it, they would not have the resources or the inclination to make the trek to it.

The Poop School Station holds the distinction as the last stop on the Underground Railroad to close, as it remained open until August of 1868, a full five years after the Emancipation Proclamation.

Poop School Station Denial
Many famous scientists and math guys have suggested that since 100 miles far exceeds the distance that escaped slaves could plausibly swim, it is likely that Poop School Station never actually existed, and that it is merely one of the Tucker Family Myths designed to improve race relations at their school. The Tucker Sultanate has historically declined to comment on such allegations, although John Ghost has, at his weekly press conference, made a number of coy and frankly pretty fucking irritating insinuations that "not all is as it seems amongst the Tucker Sultanate", as if we didn't ALL already fucking know that.

The Railroad Under the Ground
Despite existing on a tiny desert island with no obvious sources of power available, Poop School maintains a state-of-the-art subway system that ferries students and faculty around the lavish Poop School campus. With 26 known stops and four known lines, the Poop School Underground Railroad is one of the largest subway systems in the American South, and indeed, in the known world.