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[mockingbirdq]

Just wanted to link this because I think it is absolutely ridiculous.

http://community.livejournal.com/feminist/3153366.html

First of all, I think that no dress codes should be able to specify hairstyles or hair length in girls or boys. It should be up to their parents and unless the hairdo is so outrageous that it blocks other students' view of the chalkboard or something similar, it's none of the school district's business. This district's dress code is so strict that even Fox wouldn't be allowed to enroll. Oh, and it my son wanted to wear a dress to school, I would let him. *&%@!# the dress code.

Also, the school district wants more proof that many native tribes consider long hair sacred for men? What kind of rock have they been living under? I only had one Native American history course in college and it was one of the first cultural traditions discussed. Do the administrators' not understand what "oral tradition" means that there is no religous writing that specifically dictates this?

It sounds like the parents will be taking this to court, but here is the address to contact the school district.

Needville Independent School District
16227 Highway 36 South
Post Office Box 412
Needville, Texas 77461
Phone: (979)-793-4308
Fax: (979) 793-3823
Superintendent: Curtis Rhodes

On a lighter note, doesn't his hair look like a little Duo? What a cute kid!

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[kracken.livejournal.com]

When I went to elementary school, girls had to wear dresses. We weren't allowed pants until my last year there. ^_^'