School bans pupil for hairstyle

Flubflow · 18-03-2005, 17:31

A school has banned a girl from school for wearing her hair in braids because they think it breaks their rules in that it is an "extreme hairstyle".
She is white. Apparently, the school's black pupils can wear braids.
Link:-
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/education/4361791.stm

18-03-2005, 17:36

Ridiculous. This is racism, surely? Giving permissions a person of one race but denying them to a person of another? Ridiculous.

Btw my Mum works near that school.

18-03-2005, 17:42

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The school denies its policy is racist or discriminatory.

Erm.... right........

Flubflow · 18-03-2005, 17:44

You'd think schools had better things to worry about than the style of a pupils hair. Especially something as innocuous as braids (which I happen to think look very nice).

An "extreme" hairstyle probably might be something like a bright pink mohican, but not braids ffs.

KingPhoenix · 18-03-2005, 17:50

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Originally Posted by Flubflow

You'd think schools had better things to worry about than the style of a pupils hair. Especially something as innocuous as braids (which I happen to think look very nice).

An "extreme" hairstyle probably might be something like a bright pink mohican, but not braids ffs.

Whats wrong with my bright pink mohican???

Flubflow · 18-03-2005, 18:01

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Originally Posted by KingPhoenix

Whats wrong with my bright pink mohican???

Nothing. It looks very fetching on you I'm sure.

I'm just trying to think in terms of the anally retentive school head at that school.

Ramrod · 18-03-2005, 18:06

Incredible

Flubflow · 18-03-2005, 18:17

Braids help to prevent the spread of lice too.

**Damien** · 18-03-2005, 19:21

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Originally Posted by Zeph

Racist, 1 rule for all, you cannot put different rules on different people as it is racist, if it were the other way around it'd be all over the media, the police would be involved and it'd be in the courts right now.

it is in the media, thats how we know. And belive it or not there is racism going unpunished on all sides. Not just one

kronas · 18-03-2005, 19:26

just reading the article....if this goes to court cant it be seen as frivilous and a waste of time ? i mean it is racist what she has been told to do interms of being 'stripped' of her right o be educated by that establishment.

im sure the school has more things to worry about.

i am also against a 'uniform' system which is local governer selected.

18-03-2005, 19:28

This incident has the danger of making a mountain out of a mole hill. The parents concerned would be better to doorstep the school governors for a change of decision. It does seem rather silly.

aliferste · 18-03-2005, 20:16

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Originally Posted by Gogogo

This incident has the danger of making a mountain out of a mole hill.

Exactly.

It just seems like sheer bloody-mindedness to me. They know that other religions and cultures wear their hair in certain ways and it just seems to be that they want to cause a scene saying that black people get to do this and black people get to do that.

Jewish people get circumcised... why are people not queuing up to get that done eh?

Let me ask you....who looks better ?????

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Who cares? take the damn braides out and get her back to school!!!

Matthew · 19-03-2005, 00:34

My school is like that they worry too much about hair and not the education. One pupil had some blonde streaks put in and spiked it up and they eventually made the parents take the kid and get it cut and changed colour. When ever your hair is spikey now you have to 'calm it down'. I do not see it distracting other people do you, they just want something to moan about at the end of the day.

My mate was asked by one of the senior members of staff to get a shave the other day and the teacher in question has a hedgehog on his top lip so I think if they staff are going to issue rules like that they must comply as well.

Xaccers · 19-03-2005, 01:17

Heck at my school they suspended a girl because her skirt was on the knee and not below it!
Her parents couldn't afford to buy new ones.

goblin · 19-03-2005, 01:25

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Originally Posted by aliferste

Exactly.

It just seems like sheer bloody-mindedness to me. They know that other religions and cultures wear their hair in certain ways and it just seems to be that they want to cause a scene saying that black people get to do this and black people get to do that.

Jewish people get circumcised... why are people not queuing up to get that done eh?

Let me ask you....who looks better ?????

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Who cares? take the damn braides out and get her back to school!!!

Ironic isn't it. Your second picture proves that the media deems what is fashionable or acceptable and what isn't. The government says we should all be more tolerant towards and accepting of other races\colours\creeds. A message it says is promoted in schools and which all schools when asked agree with. So that those youngsters moving through the system have the correct mindset for an ever changing society. Yet those schools implement a form of segregation as soon as one race move towards another by adopting something as innocuous as a hairstyle. Hardly fosters an attitude of acceptance does it.

As for circumcision. AIUI there are a number of people who "queu up" to have such a procedure undertaken. What with hospital waiting lists being what they are, they don't have much choice.

But let's face it. It's hardly comparable, you are hardly going to be removed from school, due to you not having a foreskin are you.