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School Grooming Policy
Here's a link to a news video about a 4 year old boy from Texas who was suspended from school because his hair cut did not meet the school's grooming policy.
http://cosmos.bcst.yahoo.com/up/player/popup/?cl=17579731
My first reaction was shock that the school even had a policy like this let alone suspended a 4 year old for it. But I do understand why school have dress codes or "grooming policies."
What do you Ladies think???
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Re: School Grooming Policy
I went to an all girls Catholic school, so we pretty much had the strictest grooming standards you can have (including that your hair had to be "all one natural color" no streaks allowed). I really don't find anything wrong with it and I would not mind at all if my kids schools had grooming standards and dress codes.
Suspending a 4 year old is a bit much though, I mean, it's not like he can drive himself for a haircut.
I couldn't listen to the video, but I saw it. I do not agree with a policy not letting the little boy have long hair. But I do question that mom with the ponytail...seems like a girlie hairstyle to me.
Anyway, I think there should be grooming policys to a certain extent. There were some kids in my class in hs that stunk so bad there needed to be something done. But I don't think that the grooming policy should be able to restrict someone from how they choose to look as long as it's not inappropriate. I realize inappropraite is a subjective matter, but there does need to be a line. Like in my hs, skirts had to be a certain length and no spaghetti straps or shirts that could show bra straps.
I watched part of the video earlier. I think suspending a 4 year old is ridiculous. You're punishing a child who has no control over his hairstyle unless he takes a pair of scissors to it himself.
I also have to question the mother when she says that braiding his hair will cause his scalp to bleed. Either the kid has a medical issue with his scalp - which could potentially lead him to be exempt from the grooming policy or you're pulling his freaking hair too tight.
I wore my hair pulled back everyday for ten years and my scalp never bled - sore yes -blood no.
I really hope the school is putting as much interest in his education as they are his hair though at that age.
Ditto this. And also ditto PP who mentioned the ponytail was girlie looking.
I agree that there should be some sort of policy regarding the child's appearance and hygiene- it should have to be clean and neat, but I don't see what the length of his hair has to do with anything. Is his hair "disrupting" his or other students' ability to learn? (I ask this b/c my uncle was sent home from HS for "disruptive hair". My grandmother went to the school and pointed out students who had much more interesting hairstyles than my uncle, who had shaved everything except his bangs, my uncle was summarily allowed to return to school).