[s8e1] | School Daze (1)

The non-pony students, feeling out of place and bored by the "pony-centric" teaching, decide to ditch class and hang out together at a local lake.

In the Season 8 premiere, " School Daze - Part 1 ," Twilight Sparkle decides to open a School of Friendship after seeing the Cutie Map expand to include lands far beyond Equestria . The Founding of the School [S8E1] School Daze (1)

The non-pony leaders (like Prince Rutherford and Dragon Lord Ember) feel insulted and pull their students out. Neighsay officially shuts the school down , sealing the doors with a magical lock. The non-pony students, feeling out of place and

Chancellor Neighsay is outraged, not only by the accident but by the fact that non-ponies are enrolled at all, expressing a deep-seated distrust of other races. Neighsay officially shuts the school down , sealing