it was overbearing and unneeded

ater a few minutes they would have moved on too something else

if there were no east Indians in the class and they showed up to
class they would also be a distraction

should they be sent home

if they want to enforce rules and thats what the rules say,,,,

a lot of states have rules against gay marriage as well

just because its a rule does not make it right

there used to be rules about drinking fountains to but they were changed

but as long as they were 'rules' they were expected to be enforced,,,

or protested

and

changed

or protested

and

changed

This news really puzzles me...I thought Americans were for the most part more liberal than us Canadians?
There's kids all over my country with mohawks...some have wildly dyed hair, heck some of the white kids even have dreads!
It's not viewed as 'against the norm', but rather as allowing a child to express him/herself. As long as it's not too 'sexy' or discriminatory, let the children have free rein over their need to explore and express themselves. It's part of growing up and learning about yourself as a person.
Heck...just last week, Will Smith's daughter was in the news for shaving her head, and Jada's response was to defend her daughter.
http://www.usmagazine.com/celebrity-moms/news/jada-pinkett-smith-

defends-daughter-willows-buzz-cut-its-her-decision-20122811

I thought the kid looked beautiful...and again, was confused as to all the hoopla.
Heck...the politicians should focus on the drugs and guns in schools, and leave their hair alone in my opinion.

Amen. Sometimes rules don't DESERVE respect, and should be disobeyed and challenged. One of the big problems this country and in ways the world has is this "roll over" mentality accepting every and all restriction they place on us no matter how inane it is. It's time we stop that, apathy is killing us. We need to start telling them NO, we need to start pushing back.

And Msharmony, this isn't JUST about the mohawk, the mohawk is a symbol of everything wrong here.....a symbol of so many insane laws and regulations that have no business being as such. It may seem insignificant on the surface, but it is a sign of a bigger problem, that is to say a power hungry government wanting to control as much as they can. It's something we need to be protesting, enough is enough.

This news really puzzles me...I thought Americans were for the most part more liberal than us Canadians?
There's kids all over my country with mohawks...some have wildly dyed hair, heck some of the white kids even have dreads!
It's not viewed as 'against the norm', but rather as allowing a child to express him/herself. As long as it's not too 'sexy' or discriminatory, let the children have free rein over their need to explore and express themselves. It's part of growing up and learning about yourself as a person.
Heck...just last week, Will Smith's daughter was in the news for shaving her head, and Jada's response was to defend her daughter.
http://www.usmagazine.com/celebrity-moms/news/jada-pinkett-smith-

defends-daughter-willows-buzz-cut-its-her-decision-20122811

I thought the kid looked beautiful...and again, was confused as to all the hoopla.
Heck...the politicians should focus on the drugs and guns in schools, and leave their hair alone in my opinion.

In 1970, in the case of Richards v. Thurston, the First Circuit Court of Appeals ruled in favor of a 17-year-old student in Marlborough, Massachusetts, who was suspended for violating a school rule against "unusually long hair" on men. The court ruled that his hair was protected by the Due Process Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment which "establishes a sphere of personal liberty for every individual" as long as the exercise of that liberty does not interfere with the rights of others.

In 1995 a Massachusetts Superior Court invoked Richards v. Thurston to uphold the right of a student at a vocational technical high school to wear his hair as he chose. It struck down the school's "good grooming provision," which barred hair from measuring
more than two and one-half inches below the ear.

americans are liberal, we just dont consider our schools places for political or fashion statements

we have dress codes, like any job environment would, to prepare children for competing in life,,,,,

along with codes for attire , can come regulations about accessories and hairstyles,,,,if it was anyplace but SCHOOL, I would see why people are making such a hoopla about there being such regulations,,,

its life, we really CANT just do and say whatever we want on other peoples dimes,,,,learning some modicum of self discipline is not a bad thing at an earlier age,,,,

yep,and sure helps the State to make Sheep out of them later!

the state must not be the only one who wants sheep , ie , people to step in line with their beliefs and desires,,,

unlike sheep, people have the freedom of movement and action to agree and disagree,, and with the numbers we have,, im sure large FLOCKS of people will consentually and logically just WANT the same things in life, and may want to share the sae type of environment, or culture, or values,,,etc,,,,

The problem is that most people do become sheep for a belief system they want to fallow. It is easier to let someone do all the hard work and all you have to do is fallow and is lead. We have seen that with both Westboro Baptist Church as well as some Wall Street protesters.

goopd grief, its not the GOVERNMENTS LAW< its a school regulation

it does nothing to give government power over us personally, it just guides the environment in which taxpayers children are being TAUGHT,, when they are not in public school, they can go for whatever they want to,,,,

make enough Laws,and everyone will be a Criminal!
And so easy to be "GUIDED"!