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Girl Barred from Attending School until Hair Changes

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Shawnterya Carter is not allowed to come back to school until she changes the color of her hair. Her hair was deemed inappropriate by school officials. Her mother disagrees. "If I felt it was inappropriate, I wouldn't let her do it."

What do you think about this?
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18 responses // Girl Barred from Attending School until Hair Changes

  • Go Ravens !
    webquacks
  • The combed over parts the school officials have are scarier.
    HathamAlShabibi
  • I've never really understood why school officials find hair to be a big deal, especially when it's like the example we see above. I mean, seriously, if it's at all distracting, it's only distracting enough to make you say "Oh, wow, your hair is cool" for about five seconds, and then you get on with your day.

    Who really gets so mesmerized by hair that they loose track of everything else they're doing for hours on end?
    ultravphunter
  • School administrators gone amuck, I'm afraid. At that age young people are trying desperately to be unique. Let Shawnterya have any hairstyle she wants.
    tablet
  • The schools have stopped caring about the children, actually when did they every care?
    beachbound
  • I see nothing wrong with her hair. My little granddaughters wore cornrows in their blonde hair and I would have sued if anyone had given me a hard time about it. A streak of color is in style. They need to mind their own business.
    Marilynn_Murray
  • None. The Republicans said get on the school boards, run for mayor. They listened.
    Marilynn_Murray
  • I see nothing wrong with her hair. It's her individuality. That school should worry about the children's education, not their hair. It's so absurd.
    a_through_z
  • Can you imagine them picking on an honor roll student about her hair?
    Marilynn_Murray
  • If this school was picking on her because she was of a certain race, they should be sued, and they will lose. However, if this school has a handbook that states a dress code that parents were made aware of, and if these dress code rules appy to everyone indiscriminately, then they have a leg to stand on, whether it upsets us or not. Unfortunately, rules are rules.
    Uckfay
  • Uckfay: So rules are never to be challenged? Especially when they are archaic and repressive?
    The_Awesome
  • Some rules need to be changed, yes. It comes down to standards and image. Some schools want to project an image. I agree that these rules can be archaic and at times repressive, but one usually has a choice when it comes to attending a school and there are many ways in which a student may express his or her self other than by appearance. I'm sure I will come under heavy fire for this view point, but I have to back the school as long as they didn't discriminate, they are within their right to set their standards.
    Uckfay
  • f$%^$%ed up
    lfm
    • lfm
    • 8 months ago
  • This is yet another example of fear gone amuck. Our children are being warehoused and placed in little molds that put out little cookie cutter cut outs which are supposed to fit into the idealogical views of a select group of people.
    Being individuals isn't a part of that plan...besides, if she can think for herself, dress herself, and choose her own style...who knows where she'll go from there?
    furyious
  • I won't buy that "You can't fight City Hall" mentality. In the case of public schools, many people do NOT have the choice of where there children go to school.
    The_Awesome
  • what's wrong with her hair????????????????????

    a little burned maybe but hey, that aint no crime!! :)
    jade_azul16
  • We need our schools to focus on education not hair styles.
    covelogibbs
  • So she dyed her hair. who cares. Why is the University so concerened over someone's hair being different colors? If your natural hair color was red, no one would complain. At the very least the university should commend her for trying to express herself through her hair and not through drugs or alcohol. Hair is not something that is regulated by laws or customs in our country. By saying she cannot dye her hair that color the university is limiting her constitutional right to free speech. No one bands a skin head from shaving his head so no one should get angry when a school girl feels that her hair would look better with some red highlights. Please people lets be sensible and give this girl back her constitutional rights of Freedom of expression for clearly this expression does not impose on anyone else in her community.
    Suspense

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