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I find this story very disturbing. Remember the huge out-in-space afros, the mohawks and the vomit-inducing Bieber mop? Did anybody get suspended over one of those haircuts?
could an exceptionally beautiful kid be suspended for being a distraction? or an exceptionally unattractive kid? flashing shoes, short shorts, and on and on it goes. I think the haircut is beautiful and he was brave to get it. Glad he and his family were rewarded by his favorite team.
I find this story very disturbing. Remember the huge out-in-space afros, the mohawks and the vomit-inducing Bieber mop? Did anybody get suspended over one of those haircuts?
could an exceptionally beautiful kid be suspended for being a distraction? or an exceptionally unattractive kid? flashing shoes, short shorts, and on and on it goes. I think the haircut is beautiful and he was brave to get it. Glad he and his family were rewarded by his favorite team.
Boys got suspended for hair longer than their collar when I was in high school in the mid to late '80s. Not something I think was right but I think it was widespread back then.
I find this story very disturbing. Remember the huge out-in-space afros, the mohawks and the vomit-inducing Bieber mop? Did anybody get suspended over one of those haircuts?
could an exceptionally beautiful kid be suspended for being a distraction? or an exceptionally unattractive kid? flashing shoes, short shorts, and on and on it goes. I think the haircut is beautiful and he was brave to get it. Glad he and his family were rewarded by his favorite team.
If several students in a class are disrupting the lesson because they want to see/touch/talk about the haircut instead of doing their schoolwork, I can see it being a problem.
Texas is well-known for its schools having very conservative dress codes. Apparently they are supported by a majority of the parents. This is when majority/minority rights come into play.
Boys got suspended for hair longer than their collar when I was in high school in the mid to late '80s. Not something I think was right but I think it was widespread back then.
That was the case at MY high school in the early 70s.
A classmate actually wore a wig to school so that he did not have to have short hair.
Length of hair is sometimes included in dress codes. I'm betting that having a particular haircut is not.
The question is begged whether or not removing a kid from a learning environment was necessary...dangerous or aberrant behavior is a justifiable reason for suspension of services. So is not adhering to the dress code (again, I'm pretty skeptical that any school dress code specifies anything about what one may or may not shave into one's head, although there are probably loopholes that would exclude profanity on one's person...but I could be wrong). You start to get into slippery territory when you remove a kid from class because something about their physical appearance (not clothing, which can be easily removed and swapped out) might distract other kids. The administration probably only served to cause this to be MORE of a distraction by their reaction. Something like this is an abuse of a disciplinary policy...suspending kids when they have not broken rules (and I'm betting this is true, but don't know 100%) is improper. Suspensions should only be enacted when a student's actions cause a real is a serious threat to school safety. Kids being distracted by an unusual haircut momentarily doesn't really constitute a serious threat to school safety, IMO.
Length of hair is sometimes included in dress codes. I'm betting that having a particular haircut is not.
The question is begged whether or not removing a kid from a learning environment was necessary...dangerous or aberrant behavior is a justifiable reason for suspension of services. So is not adhering to the dress code (again, I'm pretty skeptical that any school dress code specifies anything about what one may or may not shave into one's head, although there are probably loopholes that would exclude profanity on one's person...but I could be wrong). You start to get into slippery territory when you remove a kid from class because something about their physical appearance (not clothing, which can be easily removed and swapped out) might distract other kids. The administration probably only served to cause this to be MORE of a distraction by their reaction. Something like this is an abuse of a disciplinary policy...suspending kids when they have not broken rules (and I'm betting this is true, but don't know 100%) is improper. Suspensions should only be enacted when a student's actions cause a real is a serious threat to school safety. Kids being distracted by an unusual haircut momentarily doesn't really constitute a serious threat to school safety, IMO.
Texas is well-known for its schools having very conservative dress codes. Apparently they are supported by a majority of the parents. This is when majority/minority rights come into play.
I think you are perpetuating a VERY dated stereotype and really don't know what you are talking about.
I attended a public high school in San Antonio in in the 1970s. The school was not an inner city school but our dress code was mainstream. In those days if you went to inner city Houston or Dallas you would see most of the same stuff you saw anywhere else.
Today the schools are typically concerned with distractions. And it is a bigger issue with girls than boys. Some girls clearly have a need to display body parts and that is what usually gets them in trouble. Some schools are concerned with gang symbols. But other than that, the dress code is a non issue in most parts of Texas.
That was the case at MY high school in the early 70s.
A classmate actually wore a wig to school so that he did not have to have short hair.
A one day suspension is not a huge deal....
Did you live in San Antonio? In the early 70s all the gorgeous long hair guys used to do the wig thing and take they wigs off when they were leaving school with the wig in their back pocket and their hair flowing in the breeze.
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