School accused of sexual discrimination because girls can have pony tails and boys cant.

Maddog wrote:I'm always amazed at people who join something with rules in place then believe they dont have to follow the rules.

Original Quill wrote:

Maddog wrote:I'm always amazed at people who join something with rules in place then believe they dont have to follow the rules.  

Was there a rule beforehand that said: 'Male students shall not wear their hair in a pony-tail'?  I’m bettin’, it was made up on the spot.

The rule mentioned in the OP makes no mention of ‘pony-tails’, and pony-tails are hardly an “extreme hairstyle” … they were in vogue on girls when I was in grade school.  I have the impression Alder Community High School is making it up to cover their prissy li’l asses.

Syl wrote:

Original Quill wrote:

Was there a rule beforehand that said: 'Male students shall not wear their hair in a pony-tail'?  I’m bettin’, it was made up on the spot.

The rule mentioned in the OP makes no mention of ‘pony-tails’, and pony-tails are hardly an “extreme hairstyle” … they were in vogue on girls when I was in grade school.  I have the impression Alder Community High School is making it up to cover their prissy li’l asses.

The school lays out its policy on hair on their website. 
It states ‘extreme hairstyles’ are not allowed, such as a shaved style less than #2, shaved patterns, ‘skinhead’, ‘mohican’ and ‘top knot’. It continues: ‘Longer hair should be tied back for practical lessons, with a plain hairband. Girls may wear a plain black headscarf (if applicable – no tassels, lace or fringe of any type and small enough to be tucked into the shirt so the tie can be clearly seen).’ 

Syl wrote:

Original Quill wrote:

Was there a rule beforehand that said: 'Male students shall not wear their hair in a pony-tail'?  I’m bettin’, it was made up on the spot.

The rule mentioned in the OP makes no mention of ‘pony-tails’, and pony-tails are hardly an “extreme hairstyle” … they were in vogue on girls when I was in grade school.  I have the impression Alder Community High School is making it up to cover their prissy li’l asses.

The school lays out its policy on hair on their website. 

It states ‘extreme hairstyles’ are not allowed, such as a shaved style less than #2, shaved patterns, ‘skinhead’, ‘mohican’ and ‘top knot’. It continues: ‘Longer hair should be tied back for practical lessons, with a plain hairband. Girls may wear a plain black headscarf (if applicable – no tassels, lace or fringe of any type and small enough to be tucked into the shirt so the tie can be clearly seen).’ 

Syl wrote:When hair is shaved underneath leaving the front hair long and tied high up like the lad has it's actually a top knot Quill, and that is listed in the school rules.

But surely the point is the school don't want the pupils to wear styles like that, they have a code of dress and in their opinion this falls outside of it.
Like the head said, if they don't like it, find a school that does......simple.

Eilzel wrote:Whatever people's opinions of the parents and boy are, and how rules should be adhered to; rules on how to wear your hair are dumb in 2020.

Eilzel wrote:Whatever people's opinions of the parents and boy are, and how rules should be adhered to; rules on how to wear your hair are dumb in 2020.

Original Quill wrote:

Syl wrote:When hair is shaved underneath leaving the front hair long and tied high up like the lad has it's actually a top knot Quill, and that is listed in the school rules.

But surely the point is the school don't want the pupils to wear styles like that, they have a code of dress and in their opinion this falls outside of it.
Like the head said, if they don't like it, find a school that does......simple.

Ehhhh...looks like a pony-tail to me.  I'm not an expert in hairstyles, but the rules aren't meant for experts...in fact, they are meant for kids.

If it looks like a duck, walks like a duck, and quacks like a duck...it's a duck.  

Syl wrote:

Original Quill wrote:

Ehhhh...looks like a pony-tail to me.  I'm not an expert in hairstyles, but the rules aren't meant for experts...in fact, they are meant for kids.

If it looks like a duck, walks like a duck, and quacks like a duck...it's a duck.  

I wouldn't say he looks like a duck, just a bit silly.


Just googled mens top knots....this image and others come up.

Original Quill wrote:

Syl wrote:

I wouldn't say he looks like a duck, just a bit silly.


Just googled mens top knots....this image and others come up.

That's a pony-tali, waitin' to sprout.  Haven't you ever planted beans?  

Tommy Monk wrote:



Surely he could just have his hair cut how he wants it, but just gel it down neat while at school and wear it differently outside of school?

Tommy Monk wrote:Surely he could just have his hair cut how he wants it, but just gel it down neat while at school and wear it differently outside of school?

Maddog wrote:

Eilzel wrote:Whatever people's opinions of the parents and boy are, and how rules should be adhered to; rules on how to wear your hair are dumb in 2020.

Agreed.,

Problem is, the number of dumb rules I have to follow as an adult are staggering.  

These dumb school rules are there to teach kids to be obedient citizens.

But, in this case there seems to be a very simple option. Go to a school with less dumb rules.

Eilzel wrote:

Maddog wrote:

Agreed.,

Problem is, the number of dumb rules I have to follow as an adult are staggering.  

These dumb school rules are there to teach kids to be obedient citizens.

But, in this case there seems to be a very simple option. Go to a school with less dumb rules.

It isn't always that simple though, plus the boy's friends probably a go to the same school.

It is funny in a society we think of as supporting individuality that schools are often the least likely to support that kind of thinking (despite being apparently festering pits of liberal propaganda lol).

Plus, dumb rules in adult life should even be questioned. I have no problem following lots of rules, so long as they are grounded in reason.