Pro-Bengals hairstyle gets student suspended | The Columbus Dis...

cb columbus oh wrote:

When I was in school, the guys would shave/cut designs, even our school initials in their hair. I guess the kids with all the different colors are OK and not distracting. If it was somekind of gang
symbol or fowl language, I would understand. I think that some of the people who make up these school dress code policies never did stuff like this in school or may have done thing much worse but now that they are responsible adults are a bunch of hypocrits.

I think that's the problem. We live in a world where everybody points the finger at someone else and say "they did it, why can't I?". If they let this kid go and suspend a kid who shaves something offensive or gang related in his head then it's a double standard. The school doesn't have the luxury of picking and choosing anymore. Same reason why kids who plan on going hunting after school can't have a gun in the trunk (unloaded and stored properly) because some puke kid would bring a loaded hand gun to school and their lawyer would pull the "Well you let that kid do it, how's my client to know he couldn't?"

I can understand why schools have vague polcies regarding hair styles and attire. You want to encourage individuality but you must reserve the right to maintain order and prohibit fashion choices that are exceptionally offensive, overtly sexual or simply prove to be a distraction.

Offensive is easy enough. Swastikas, racial slurs and the promotion of violence are easy to spot. Sexual explicit attire is a little more subjective but most school officials know when to draw the line.

"Distracting" is more difficult. Who makes this call? Didn't the school create a distraction by suspending the kid in question? Sure, he turned a few heads and probably drew some attention, but I doubt he brought the entire school to a standstill.

This kid broke school rules. Period. He knew what the rules are and what they say, yet decided to go against them anyway. He deserves the punishment he was given. If they don't enforce the rules for him, how can they enforce any rule for any other student in the future? Come on folks, the lesson here is that even though we may not agree with all rules/laws, we have to obey them. If we chose not to, we pay the consequence.

The problem here isn't really that the kid violated the rules, it's that the rule exists in the first place.

That is really stupid. When I was in school, we had school policies like that, but I had my hair at times dyed bright yellow, bright green, purple, magenta, and in a half-foot tall spiked mohawk, and I never even got a warning. The school should just drop this whole thing, and I think they owe this kid an apology as well.

Matt wrote:

That is really stupid. When I was in school, we had school policies like that, but I had my hair at times dyed bright yellow, bright green, purple, magenta, and in a half-foot tall spiked mohawk, and I never even got a warning. The school should just drop this whole thing, and I think they owe this kid an apology as well.

An apology for enforcing the rules? Interesting...

Hey school officials in the southwest Ohio city of Hamilton:
What is this? Nazi Germany?
Idiots. If that was my child I would sue these idiots. Kid gets a haircut and gets thrown in in-school suspension? Give me a break. What a joke.

Reynoldsburger wrote:

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The school says its code of conduct prohibits extreme and distracting hairstyles!

Shut up. You are stupid. What a conformist you are. I bet you have never had an original thought in your life. You know, if everyone were like you, we would still be in the dark ages. Go back to watching your soap operas or whatever it is that you do to contribute to society in a positive way.

Everybody wants to draw attention to themselves, rather than spend time in school doing what is supposed to be done - getting an education.

Oh wait, this is a government school system. Education is not the goal - perpetuation of the system is the ultimate goal.

Another reason to home school, or attend private school.

Big Johnson wrote:

If they make an exception for Dustin, then where do they draw the line?
If a rule is to be enforced, it should be enforced fairly and predictably.

Man Big Johnson you are right! If they let this kid's haircut go unpunished then within days if not hours if not minutes the insane would certainly be running the asylum! It would be mass chaos! It would be armageddon! It would be the end of our civilization as we know it!

Some of you people are so stupid.

claw71 wrote:

I can understand why schools have vague polcies regarding hair styles and attire. You want to encourage individuality but you must reserve the right to maintain order and prohibit fashion choices that are exceptionally offensive, overtly sexual or simply prove to be a distraction.
Offensive is easy enough. Swastikas, racial slurs and the promotion of violence are easy to spot. Sexual explicit attire is a little more subjective but most school officials know when to draw the line.
"Distracting" is more difficult. Who makes this call? Didn't the school create a distraction by suspending the kid in question? Sure, he turned a few heads and probably drew some attention, but I doubt he brought the entire school to a standstill.

As usual, Claw71 is right. The school, by putting this kid in in-school suspension, has turned this into a statewide, if not national, news story. If they were smart they would release him back to his normal class schedule before the ACLU sues these idiots on behalf of him and his family.

John Moriarty wrote:

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Shut up. You are stupid. What a conformist you are. I bet you have never had an original thought in your life. You know, if everyone were like you, we would still be in the dark ages. Go back to watching your soap operas or whatever it is that you do to contribute to society in a positive way.

Here's an original thought for you John. Learn about Nazis before you start calling people names. What happened in this Cincinnati school pales compared to what happened under Nazi oppression. Anyone who mentions Nazis when talking about school rules has no clue about anything.

Retired wrote:

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An apology for enforcing the rules? Interesting...

How is that hair style "extreme and distracting?" I suppose I could see if his head were covered in blinking lights or he had something offensive shaved into his hair... but this is just the school being petty and picking on this poor student. I wouldn't be surprised if the student turns out worse off in the long run, becoming distrustful of school officials or authoritative figures, or perhaps further "rebelling" for being harassed. And as someone else commented, the school is creating a distraction by turning this into media attention, and negative attention, no less. The school looks like a bunch of frivolous whiners.

And this is news why???????

Here's a thought, The kid should shave his head and then have a Henna Tattoo of the "B" put on the back. The school cannot gripe about the "haircut" and he can still support his Bengals...(the Henna is not permanent.)

Reynoldsburger wrote:

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Here's an original thought for you John. Learn about Nazis before you start calling people names. What happened in this Cincinnati school pales compared to what happened under Nazi oppression. Anyone who mentions Nazis when talking about school rules has no clue about anything.

Here's an intelligent thought for you fella:

Anyone who actually thought that I was literally comparing this to Nazi Germany and the Holocaust is an idiot. Are you in that category? If so, then you are an idiot. You decide.

I agree w/cb, columbus. Alot of guys did that in our school back when I was in school also. One year half the football team got mohawks b/c of a bet. It certainly never distracted anyone from studies. It's like the recent arrests for the food fight in Maryland. Administration is getting out of hand, I understand you have to have control and keep order in school but come on. What has this kid really done wrong? Nothing!

John Moriarty wrote:

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Man Big Johnson you are right! If they let this kid's haircut go unpunished then within days if not hours if not minutes the insane would certainly be running the asylum! It would be mass chaos! It would be armageddon! It would be the end of our civilization as we know it!
Some of you people are so stupid.

I think you and a lot are missing the big picture here. I'm like you in that this kid's hair cut probably didn't distract anybody. However, if they let this kid go, how do they send a kid home that gets say an "F U" in his head? Says it stands for Findlay University? Just like the some bars going to a "dress code" and not allowing ball caps, bandannas or other items, in hopes to limit the gangs. These bars enforce the no hat, even when you wear an Ohio State hat in on game day. If they let some 40yr old guy in a red bandanna come in then they have to let the gang member sporting his skull cap with his gang symbols...

Face it; we don't live in a world where judgment of a singular event is allowed. It's an all or none world.

The school has asked me to speak to the lad.
My name is Matt Foley and I am a motivational speaker.
So, let me give you a little bit of a scenario of what my life is all about.
First up, I am 35 years old. I am divorced and I live in a van down by the river.

If you don't watch your step and stay on the right track, you're going to be living in a van down by the river.