Re: School bans pupil for hairstyle
 

Lets broaden the horizon slightly shall we, and examine things that have been banned in schools etc...

Snowball fights - once a regular thing in every playground when it snowed. Recently some (I think the figure was in the 20s) kids were suspended for having a snowball fight in the playground.

Conkers - to play conkers in a playground now you have to wear safety glasses and be supervised.

Hairstyles - all I have to say on this one is remember the 80s?

when most of us were growing up none of these restrictions applied, we went out, we played, we had snowball fights, we played conkers, we climbed trees, we ran, we fell, we occasionally hurt ourselves, and we produced more free thinkers and innovators than most other generations. We knew the difference between right and wrong, and didn't spend time wreaking havoc, 1 generation ago there weren't any teenagers who had stolen over 100 cars, Antisocial behavior orders were unknown.

We have taken too many rights from the parents and handed them to the kids in the "kids best interests", we have restricted too much in the interests of "political correctness", we are afraid to sneeze in case it offends a religious minority, the lunacy has to end.

A kid won the right to wear a jibab in school despite being told not to as it was not part of the uniform, this was decided by europe, despite the school's muslim head saying it was ludicrous, and despite muslim leaders in the UK saying it was ludicrous. Where will the lunacy end?

This thread is about a white girl wanting to wear braids at school, but the issues are far greater, far deeper and far more widespread than just this one school.

It IS a clear case of racism insofar as it discriminates against a white girl wearing her hair in a style which the same school finds acceptable on black people. That is racism pure and simple. If the school banned black people from wearing their hair in that style as well as the white, then it would be a uniform policy and would not be racist.

Re: School bans pupil for hairstyle
 

All good points.

I think part of the reason a lot of stuff (like conkers and snowballs) has been banned is purely that the school (or education authority) are terrified of being sued if a child should injure themselves.

When I was a kid, we were allowed to do things like have conker matches, and snowball fights etc, but we did get injured. But the school first aider just patched us up, we went home and I usually got told by my parents "Well, you'll know to be more careful next time!". Nowdays, it does seem like the first thing parents do is complain to the school, and sometimes threaten legal action. Not saying anyone here would do that, it does seem like a lot of parents would though.

Re: School bans pupil for hairstyle
 

"It's not a fashion show!" :D Oh that just soooo takes me back.
I also remember a favourite reply was, "Yeah? Well it aint 'Tom Brown's School Days' either!".

Re: School bans pupil for hairstyle
 

What is the name of this school?I'd love to work there!! :D