 Link: http://www.click2houston.com/education/16892676/detail.html A Houston-area school board will decide if a boy's long hair should keep him from attending school after a superintendent denied the request, KPRC Local 2 reported Tuesday.
The Needville Independent School District said 5-year-old Adriel Arocha's long locks violate school rules.   | Why in the world would there be a school rule about hair length? What does that have to do with education? |
| that's insane.
there are a lot of boys in our kids' school with long hair. in fact, two of the boys in anna and naomi's grade made fun of their own long hair on halloween by dressing up as cheerleaders with pony tails. nathan would never have let me put his hair into braids, though. (nathan's hair is now "feathered" a bit, so he'd not sporting the page boy look any more.) |
 | This is infuriating.
I think all images of Jesus with long hair should be outlawed, and replaced with pics of him with a bald head and a swastika on his forehead. *eyeroll* |
 | Needville. Ha. Sounds like a Dr. Seuss town. |
| well, this IS texas we're talking about. i've heard tell that in texas, people honestly can't concentrate or think if there's a long haired male, a homosexual, a democrat, tinky winky, or an atheist in the room. |
 | According to the story, the boy is Native American, and his parents refuse to cut his hair because it's a religious symbol for the Apache tribe. |
| oh yeah, i forgot to mention hajibs. they can't think if someone wearing a hajib is in the room.
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| hopems wrote on Jul 16, '08, edited on Jul 16, '08  oh yeah, i forgot to mention hajibs. they can't think if someone wearing a hajib is in the room.
 The supreme court has said that public schools in the US cannot prevent students from wearing hajib or similar religious headgear (e.g. yamulkes). |
 | That's why we need school vouchers, so we don't have to send our kids to public schools and be exposed to hippie kindergarteners. |
 | My god. The first line in the dress code reads:
"The district’s dress code is established to teach hygiene, instill discipline, prevent disruption, avoid safety hazards, and assert authority."
". . .assert authority." Wow. It's like a whole 'nother country. |
| christene wrote on Jul 16, '08, edited on Jul 16, '08 Here's the Needville Elementary School Assistant Principal: But did you see the Principal?  Now that raises some questions. |
| Sue the FUCK out of them and take as much money as possible from the public system, then send the kid to a private school.
THIS is the bullshit what we get taxed for. >:(( |
| This would never happen in California!! |
| In trying to back up the above claim, I found the following: ... at least one state, California, prohibits employers from implementing a dress code that does not allow women to wear pants in the workplace. According to Section 12947.5 of the California Government Code, it is an unlawful employment practice for an employer to prohibit an employee from wearing pants because of the sex of the employee. The California law does make exceptions so employees in certain occupations can be required to wear uniforms. http://www.ppspublishers.com/articles/dress_code_policy.htm |
Comment deleted at the request of the author. | As a follow up to the story, the school board has decided the boy is NOT allowed to attend school until he gets a haircut. |
| I sent this email to schulzec@needvilleisd.com:
On the CNN website I came across a recent issue your school district is facing, specifically the issue arround Adriel Arocha and his hair length.
While I agree that rules ought to be followed, I firmly believe that some rules are unnecessary and create problems rather than prevent them. And one such rule is an inherently sexist rule about male hair length. How does a boy having long hair interfere or detract/distract from a proper education? Such a rule does not improve any aspect of education. Instead, it creates an issue where one need not exist.
Do the right thing: get rid of frivolous, divisive rules and let this child have an education. |
| if the boy would just wear a hajib over his hair it would all be a moot point, wouldn't it?
i'm tempted to send an email also. that's ridiculous. what next? no school if you have the wrong color nail polish? |
| By the way, where is the fucking ACLU? The jerks can't wait to jump to the defense of convicted thieves and child molesters but I guess this isn't enough publicity for them.
Conclusion: The ACLU hates Native Americans.
So does Al Sharpton. Who will call for the boycotts?!? |
| barefootmeg wrote on Jul 18, '08, edited on Jul 18, '08 well, i was much less gracious than you D. i followed mike's suggestion to send hate mail:
"If long hair is the worst of your problems as a school district, kudos to you! I'm eager to hear about all the other penny ante rules that you make up for your students next.
Gee, in the four years I taught in the Detroit public school system I had to deal with students fighting in class, bringing guns to class, getting killed and thrown in a dumpster, and being pregnant before they'd even learned how to solve for x. If only I'd thought to throw them out of school because I didn't like the length of their hair I would have been much farther ahead." |
Comment deleted at the request of the author. | Ok, my email has been sent:
Your discrimination of the Native American child is disgusting and beyond immoral.
I have taken the liberty of publishing your school's contact information in as many places as I can on the Internet and have forwarded news items detailing your hateful and discriminatory practices to everyone on my mailing list, as well as sending multiple emails to the national and Texas chapters of the ACLU. I have also encouraged everyone that I can to do the same.
Only hypocrites would attempt to teach civics to children they wish to "assert authority" over (that is what your dress code states, correct?)
You should be ashamed of yourselves and your despicable behavior. |
 | Aiiyaa yaya, Aiiyyaa yaa ya!
Gaudiamus Igitur! Let's rejoice! |
| mcpierce wrote on Jan 8, '09, edited on Jan 8, '09 What? Just some dope posting nonsense. I guess he found this post 'cause it references the Apache tribe of Native Americans and he's apparently a part of some Filipino group that's tried to co-opt the name "Apache" for themselves. |
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So, what was said? Anything good?
:P |
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