In Texas a 4 year old boy has been on suspension since November (he sits with a teacher aide in the library) because his hair is too long. The public school dress code says "boy's hair must be kept out of the eyes and cannot extend below the bottom of earlobes or over the collar of a dress shirt". It also says that hair style "designed to attract attention to the individual or to disrupt the orderly conduct of the classroom or campus is not permitted". The school board said it would allow the 4 year old to wear his hair in "tight braids but keep it no longer than his ears". His mother rejected that plan. The boy is in pre-kindergarden.
(Source: "Parents Reject School's Deal on Son's Long Hair" the AP. In The Virginian Pilot on 1/13/10).
No comments:
Post a Comment