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theshytype -> RE: Act of compassion violates school dress code policy (3/26/2014 11:54:10 AM)
Thank you, Sunshine. I know it was such a lousy hypothetical to throw out there. I'm on the side that the suspension should not have occurred in the first place. That although the rules were put in place for a reason, I doubt all hypotheticals and situations were thought of and/or specified. That, from time to time, they'll have to interpret the written rules as they see fit. ETA: Thank you, too, Toys!

needlesandpins -> RE: Act of compassion violates school dress code policy (3/26/2014 12:12:38 PM)
had it been my son, he'd have been shaving his head to support his friend if that's what he wanted to do. I'm of the opinion that while schools should be able to dictate uniforms should they wish, I'm my child's mother, and if i say it's ok for him to have his hair a certain way, then it's damn well ok for him to have his hair that way. schools should fuck off micro managing children so much in the name of equality. they claim it's all about making the poor children feel better, but every poor child knows the ones with money, and vice-versa. i wonder what they would have done had more children decided to shave their heads in support too before the school let her back in. needles

LookieNoNookie -> RE: Act of compassion violates school dress code policy (3/26/2014 4:05:35 PM)
quote: ORIGINAL: blacksword404 quote: ORIGINAL: JeffBC quote: ORIGINAL: freedomdwarf1 Actually, that's the very reasoning behind everyone wearing school uniforms over here. Point being, there is less discrimination between the have's and the have-nots because they are all dressed exactly the same and usually only from a preferred set of uniform suppliers so there is no distinction between cheapo fabrics and expensive ones. nod I get the reasoning. It just flies in the face of "celebrate diversity". I think I'd rather tackle a problem head on than cosmetically and the last thing on earth I'd want to teach my children is to conform to some standard of uniformity. This particular example is just another case of someone losing sight of the difference between the map & the terrain. If I was the school administration and someone else complained about favoritism I'd have simply said, "Tell you what. Go ahead and get cancer or have your friend get cancer and then you too can be bald." I remember a dress code we had in middle school. They said it was for safety because there was gangs. Problem was they had no real idea how gang members dressed. I could have pointed to 50 different gang members at school. Dressed within school policy. Unless this is a military school I don't see why they should have a say in people's hair style or length. And, having attended such a horrific education system, I can assure you...less is more.

sunshinemiss -> RE: Act of compassion violates school dress code policy (3/26/2014 6:39:28 PM)
A close friend of mine told me about this movie, Mondays at Racine's, and I thought you all might appreciate it. It's about women's hair and cancer. Best, sunshine

Marc2b -> RE: Act of compassion violates school dress code policy (3/26/2014 6:57:46 PM)
quote: A close friend of mine told me about this movie, Mondays at Racine's, and I thought you all might appreciate it. It's about women's hair and cancer. Wow. That looks like it would be hard to watch. Cheers to those women who operate the salon, they are what genuine compassion are all about, and may whatever gods there may be grant peace and respite to those women so bravely battling that vicious disease.

Toysinbabeland -> RE: Act of compassion violates school dress code policy (3/27/2014 3:36:24 AM)
quote: ORIGINAL: sunshinemiss A close friend of mine told me about this movie, Mondays at Racine's, and I thought you all might appreciate it. It's about women's hair and cancer. Best, sunshine Thank you Sunshine

ShaharThorne -> RE: Act of compassion violates school dress code policy (3/27/2014 5:26:16 AM)
My nephew was growing his hair out to donate to Locks of Love. The school did raise a fuss until 2 military vets (my brother and I) told them the rules for donating his hair. The school stopped fussing then. After Christmas, he had a high and tight done. The charity got his hair. Also, Lizard's BF had LONG hair when he was in high school. When he got his job as a security guard, he donated it as well. when I saw his short hair for the first time, I thought it was my dead 1st exe husband (I was quite sleepy when he came by). I keep my hair short because it is wavy...it does what it wants.

Bound4you1960 -> RE: Act of compassion violates school dress code policy (4/14/2014 3:01:45 PM)
The offense is undeniable. The question is; is suspension appropriate for the offense? Did detention go away after Molly Ringwald? Could she write "I will not shave my head" on the board a thousand times? Do people have to become adults to experience these things today? But if the parents today only give the schools the choice of suspension or nothing at all, then everybody's going down the same chute.

altoonamaster -> RE: Act of compassion violates school dress code policy (4/14/2014 3:04:29 PM)
to many school boards now have two much power almost like a dictatorship

thishereboi -> RE: Act of compassion violates school dress code policy (4/14/2014 6:06:00 PM)
quote: ORIGINAL: dcnovice quote: ORIGINAL: Toysinbabeland I rarely speak publicly about this. I am an (adolescent) childhood cancer survivor. IF It made a difference to these girls, I'd shave my head too. The mom... IMHO, She allowed her daughter compassion. That's worth a suspension to me. The girl will be even stronger. I don't want to spark negativity here, I am just saying that sometimes things can be done that are against the rules and you pay for them our of principal BECAUSE THEY ARE WORTH IT. toys Well said. To borrow from the novelist Grant Allen, I think it's wonderful that this creative, compassionate girl--and her parents--didn't let her schooling interfere with her education. [sm=agree.gif]

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