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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]RKP5637
(67,084 posts)55. I've been thinking that too, and also possibly he might decide this is not a school he wants to
attend and people he wants to be around. I think when I read the article there were other schools he could attend.
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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