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In reply to the discussion: This 4-Year-Old Boy Isnt Allowed At School Because Of His Long Hair [View all]BannonsLiver
(16,370 posts)52. These things tend to sort themselves out
If his hair is different than that of his male classmates he will likely be ostracized by them, which will in turn motivate him to get his hair cut. Viola! Problem solved.
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So, it's another example of the "liberty means the right to be petty tyrants" thing.
Ken Burch
Aug 2017
#146
Look out kid, it's somethin' you did. God know when but you're doing it again.
delisen
Aug 2017
#161
now. how in the hell do i know that dutch dude's name? must have been in
pansypoo53219
Aug 2017
#139
I've always thought of it as an authoritative thing. This school might be an indoctrination center
RKP5637
Aug 2017
#16
This is satire, right? Because a mother's taking her kid for a haircut IS NOT "HARSH."
WinkyDink
Aug 2017
#130
Four-year-olds can be tender. There's a difference between respecting emerging autonomy and
WhiskeyGrinder
Aug 2017
#120
I do think that how we treat children in this country is generally not the greatest, as evidenced
WhiskeyGrinder
Aug 2017
#134
Well, let's hope nobody tells him about Santa or the Tooth Fairy. The shock to his system!
WinkyDink
Aug 2017
#131
Giving children the space they need to negotiate change actually makes them more resilient and
WhiskeyGrinder
Aug 2017
#136
Same could be said of the young black women kept from school because of their hair
Blue_Adept
Aug 2017
#12
I think they are often inherently discriminatory. I have no difficulty with logical and sensible
RKP5637
Aug 2017
#25
Absolutely incredible! Horrific! Just another way to harasses black people. And, that was in the
RKP5637
Aug 2017
#19
The newsworthy nature of this story is the dispute over the student, isn't it?
oberliner
Aug 2017
#83
I've never understood this hair thing. Back aways it was fully acceptable for men/boys to have
RKP5637
Aug 2017
#13
Thank you for making that point when many side with a 4-year old being the boss
Doodley
Aug 2017
#92
Exactly!!! Well said!!! To me this is often about allowing authoritative types to get their kicks.
RKP5637
Aug 2017
#20
It seems that's the way they want it there. I would enroll my child in a different school. He well
RKP5637
Aug 2017
#100
Making hair part of the dress code is ridiculous, especially for grade-school kids.
WhiskeyGrinder
Aug 2017
#17
Absolutely ! Growing your hair out is not "getting dressed" -- it does that naturally.
eppur_se_muova
Aug 2017
#61
I agree, no difference. This hair thing is absurd. In my youth I developed tinnitus in high school.
RKP5637
Aug 2017
#30
We're saying a dress code for hair length seems pretty antiquated and authoritarian. n/t
RKP5637
Aug 2017
#108
We're saying a dress code should follow the law, and requiring different haircuts for boys and girls
WhiskeyGrinder
Aug 2017
#114
Uh...trans and gender-fluid DUers may be here to have a word with you in a minute
Ken Burch
Aug 2017
#188
OMG! And there are probably others similar to yours that go unheard, The sheer nonsense is
RKP5637
Aug 2017
#35
Please don't make excuses for a 4 year old calling the shots. Look what we have in the White House
Doodley
Aug 2017
#88
That, is a valid point. I remember in our school system they used to check for head lice about
RKP5637
Aug 2017
#43
Schools in red states have been pushing the envelope and getting away with it for so long
kcr
Aug 2017
#74
Has political correctness gone so far that every boy should have an automatic right to
Doodley
Aug 2017
#98
They DO have that right, actually, unless the rules require neck-short hair for both boys and girls.
WhiskeyGrinder
Aug 2017
#104
I've been thinking that too, and also possibly he might decide this is not a school he wants to
RKP5637
Aug 2017
#55
But he is not allowed in class...so...?I knew a boy who was growing hair to donate to Locks of Love
lunasun
Aug 2017
#70
Just from a far far far outside view, I don't think this is the right school for this child. It's
RKP5637
Aug 2017
#67
You make a very important point. The kid is just a pawn. This is why I earlier
Doodley
Aug 2017
#101
What does a parent lose by allowing a child to control his own body and appearance in a way that
WhiskeyGrinder
Aug 2017
#106
This. It's his hair. As a parent you expect them to keep it clean, nothing else.
VermontKevin
Aug 2017
#165
To me, pulling it back would be more than adequate. FFS! A lot of this country does live back in
RKP5637
Aug 2017
#113
Exactly, I remember those days so well. I've always had long hair. I've never really
RKP5637
Aug 2017
#124
can't believe the shamelessly slavish capitulation to authority and arbitrary gender roles here; oh
TheFrenchRazor
Aug 2017
#140
It's a school I would never want any of my kids near. And, I bet this antiquated authoritative
RKP5637
Aug 2017
#150
Not saying there's a connection, but that's also the state where cops can sexually assault motorists
Warren DeMontague
Aug 2017
#154
I was only in Texas a couple of times as a kid. I hated it there, couldn't wait to leave. n/t
RKP5637
Aug 2017
#156
I'm not gonna condemn the whole place.. Lots of great music, especially out of Austin.
Warren DeMontague
Aug 2017
#157
It all is just damn incredible, the authoritarians! Damn, I really hate those people! n/t
RKP5637
Aug 2017
#168
I thought all the crap about hair went out in the 70's. One step froward in the US, then
RKP5637
Aug 2017
#170