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Here is a perfect example of another fascist dress code for students.
It's enough to make you sick. That's the kind of stuff I fought all my life--with school, my dad who had the same attitude, bosses, the whole schmeel. And that is why I have my hair down about 7 or 8 inches BELOW MY SHOULDERS today. One, because I LIKE it. And two, because I am finally at a point in my life to where I will almost dare anybody to tell me I HAVE to cut it to fit their regulations!! Ain't happenin'!!
Steve
AMEN dude, but unfortunately there are a small minority of fascistic types taking away our rights and they're getting away with it.
here is that school's web site:
http://www.wpisd.com/
flip to page 62 in this pdf file under "DRESS CODE-BOYS".
LOL I'd have been in violation back when I was going through my nail-polish phase!
in what state or country did you attend school if you don't mind me asking?
Illinois. Public schools here generally don't have issues with hair, dress, jewelry, etc. There are some exceptions however; some schools ban hats, some ban earrings on boys, some ban certain other items like bandannas, etc - mainly only items that might be seen as a gang symbol.
I'm not aware of any restrictions in any of the schools I went to.
You can put the earrings back in at the end of the school day, but you cannot grow your long hair back after school!
They can require dress pants and dress shirt if they want, and clothes can be changed, but DO NOT dictate hair length to male students!!
^^ It's pages 35-36.
This handbook includes the standard, legal, federally-mandated non-discrimination statement: "...we do not discriminate based on religion, race, gender, sex, disability..."
In fact, there is gender discrimination on four counts in the dress code section:
1)females may wear cosmetics/nail polish, males may not
2)females may wear ear piercings, males may not
3)females' hair length is not specified, males must have specified short hair
4)females may wear a see-through shirt over a dress-code approved shirt, males may not
State and local law can add to, but not take away from, federal law. Some schools/other establishments may claim that they are 'adding to' the laws/rules; but, in actuality, they are 'taking away' from federal non-discrimination laws.
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This is not exclusive to Texas, and not all school districts in Texas have the same policies. Texas is a very large and diverse state, with certain areas being more progressive than other areas. I am certain that this duality exists in every state in the US.
well, actually it was page 62 in my pdf. that is what i was referring to. ;-)
The principal thinks his hair is long? By the standards of most of the members of this site, he is a marine by comparison. He (the principal) must think it is the year 1911 instead of 2011.
Most boys, in 1911 had hair that long, or longer. Many adult males had same, even in the military. along with beards and moustaches. Kept neat, but they existed. It wasn't until the advent of WWI that the close cropped, slicked back, & clean shaved look became the default accepted style for males. After the "Great War" Hair lengths for males began a longer trend (Look at mens styles by the late 20s and into the 30s.) But WWII broke out and the military look came back, and stayed, It wasn't until the late 50s, that longer styles returned , The "Ducktail" and such. The Beats of the late 50s and early 60s along with folk musicians wore longer than "acceptable" hair, then the Beatles andd the "British Invasion" really turned up the lengths. A C: 1966 "Beatle" cut is nearly the accepted "business" cut for young executives, today.
I was actually thinking about this case on my evening walk. The principal threatened to expel him. Depending on the situation, this could be a bigger threat to the principal than the student. How?
Well, schools are judged based on criteria like graduation rates, test scores, etc. If the student is a college-bound senior with high grades otherwise, they might be able to drop the school itself, and simply get a GED from the state. IANAL of course, so take this FWIW. Somebody more familiar with the system should look into it.
Of course, it's unlikely that he could galvanize a movement; but just imagine if just 10% of the top 20 percentile decided to drop the school and get a GED. Then next year the school has issues regarding the No Child Left Behind Act. It's not something to consider lightly of course... just a thought.
As an individual act, it might not hurt you much at all. It could even make for a very intersting essay topic on your college application. Depending on the school it might even help.