This is just stupid

[wilomn]

Unless there is a health risk (dirty hair, chewing on/eating hair, parasites, etc) I don't believe in forcing a child to cut their hair. My brother had long hair for a long time before they cut it. I think he was around 5-6.

If long hair is considered a distraction, so much so that it requires cutting, then I believe it should be required of ALL STUDENTS, regardless of gender/sex. There is no difference between long hair on boys and long hair on girls in regards to distraction. This is one of those "boys play with trucks, girls play with dolls" things. Boys, traditionally, have short hair. Girls, traditionally, have long hair. I can't stand this stuff, and the fact that they were willing to expell a child only because he won't cut his hair is horrible. A child, who is willing to go to school, behave, get an education, is going to be kicked out of his school and made an example of only because his hair is a few centimeters too long. Now, if this boy was bringing guns to school, being violent with classmates, or was failing out of school, I could see how actions would need to be taken, but HIS HAIR?

And THIS is one of the reasons I am going to home school my kids!

Ok, I'll give it one more go.

You do realize that this isn't about that kid and his hair, right? His hair is not the issue, it's the rule having that hair breaks that is the real issue.

It's breaking a rule that the parents agreed to abide by that is the issue, not the reason for the rule. The reason for the rule is not relevant to this. If you want to change the rule, that also is not relevant to this.

The only issue here is that the parents are using their child to flaunt a rule, dumb though it may be, that they agreed to uphold when the put their child in that school.

The school is perfectly within it's rights and should take actions to bring them in line with the guidelines they have set out.

Make an exception for him and his hair and what's next?

You know there will be a next if an exception is made for him, right?