This is just stupid

[aybe.sea]

another stupid double standard

[Clever Baby Dragon]

I completely agree, how is long hair supposed to distract the other students. If the kid had like, a bright green mohawk or something, I could see that being distracting, and I would understand if they said that long hair distracted him (although that's really not their problem), but they can't regulate that, especially if only boys must have short hair, thats just stupid.

On the subject of ADD/ADHD, it is definitely a bona fide disorder, but is insanely overdiagnosed and misunderstood. Interesting ancedote to that effect: I attended a gifted program in high school with a 5:1 boy girl ratio. Why was this? Because in order to get a gifted designation, you needed to be tested, which was only done if the parents or teacher requested it, most of the people in the program were boys who had been tested for an ADD diagnosis so the teacher could medicate them, but they were found to be gifted and acting up because they were bored. ADD is not the same as messing around because your bored, the child actually has to be UNABLE to concentrate even if they want to, rather than just not wanting to concentrate on the material at hand.

[GenePirate]

The thing is, if there is a dress code and the parents did agree to abide by it, they are in violation of a code they knew about.

Fighting it or trying to change it may be one thing, but when you know the rules going in, well, you know the rules going in.

No sympathy if that's the case.

I totally agree with you if it weren't for one thing. That kid is required by law to attend the school within the district that he lives--unless the parents move out of the district, home school him, or send him to parochial school, and in that case, the kid will most certainly not be allowed to have long hair.

Nevertheless, all Mesquite kids are legally required to attend school, so regardless, all Mesquite boys are bound by law to conform to some standard coiffure? I realize it's the rule, but it doesn't seem practical.

[accidental777]

Could be worse. There are actually schools out there that still enforce corporal punishment as well. Trust me, I went to one (Mr. Wentzel had a heck of a swing with that paddle). Maybe it was just Vernon Parish Louisiana that did that. We also had a dress code and had to wear school uniforms. My band teacher would drop us band nerds for push ups if we so much as looked at him the wrong way.

[Denial]

Could be worse. There are actually schools out there that still enforce corporal punishment as well. Trust me, I went to one (Mr. Wentzel had a heck of a swing with that paddle). Maybe it was just Vernon Parish Louisiana that did that. We also had a dress code and had to wear school uniforms. My band teacher would drop us band nerds for push ups if we so much as looked at him the wrong way.

there is no way I would ever allow anyone to touch my child. If a teacher smacked my kid I would be in prison.

[BPelizabeth]

I read that and was appalled! That is the style with the boys right now and while I can understand having a dress code but length of hair is ridiculous and quite frankly kind of sexist. My husband is extremely conservative...23 in the military...and our sons hair is long. In fact I never cut his hair until he was 5 and it was long ringlets down past the middle of his back. Now he is 9 and still wears it long....just not like that! It has nothing to do with schooling or a learning thing. It is ppl being ridiculous!!

Now as far as medicating.....I work at a school and do see a need sometimes...but I think it is much more of a rarely needed thing. Many boys in paticular are just boys.....they are crazy...wild and take a lot longer to settle down and get to a routine. I think you have to take a look at their home life...tramatic experiences, certain foods and routines. Most of the time I think that will fix a lot of the problem.

[771subliminal]

I totally agree with you if it weren't for one thing. That kid is required by law to attend the school within the district that he lives--unless the parents move out of the district, home school him, or send him to parochial school, and in that case, the kid will most certainly not be allowed to have long hair.

Nevertheless, all Mesquite kids are legally required to attend school, so regardless, all Mesquite boys are bound by law to conform to some standard coiffure? I realize it's the rule, but it doesn't seem practical.

im not sure about there but here we have school of choice you can go to school anywhere in the county that you want

[Denial]

We are assigned schools were I live but we didnt like the school riley was assigned to so we used my mothers address to enroll him in another school. I wish we could choose which schools we want here

[Haydenphoto]

Can they even really do that ?? I mean if they let the girls keep it long i really don't think they can make the boys cut there hair ?

[Foschi Exotic Serpents]

My son is 5 and wants a mohawk LOL. I cant believe that little boy got kicked out of school. And at that age too! Thats crazy. I would think its actually sending a negative message to the kid & who knows what kind of person he will be later on in life when he is being rejected for the way he looks as a toddler. Wow

They dont even think of the psychological affects something like that will have on him.

In the chicago burbs the kids have to go to the school in the district they live in. Around here people purposely move to certain areas just so their kids can go to that school.

It sucks we dont have a choice & Im not too thrilled myself to send my boy to my local school district here. I hope its not as crazy as the one in that video.