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

well, Id find it hard to 'protest' for mohawks at school,, but whatever floats an americans boat, they are free to protest about it,,,yes,,,

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.

doesn't suit their agendas I'm afraid.....at least not in that setting, they do go after guns and drugs of course.....but that's another topic. But no their goal is obedience, that's what they want, free thinking, independent people with minds and personalities of their own doesn't fit them. Can't control them very easy you see.....

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,,,,

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,,,,

I did hear yesterday that some schools have been taken to court over some of their dress code rules and the courts have for the most part, ruled in favor of the students. If the mother of the boy that has the Mohawk finds a case where a higher court ruled in favor of the student, she could present that to the school and the school will have to comply or risk getting into legal trouble.

I did a quick Google search and here is what I found.

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

welll, there ya go, government provides legal recourse when we disagree

perhaps mohawks family will take that route,,,,

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.

perhaps,, but I have noticed plenty of people use the term 'sheep' whenever they wish to belittle any of the people who agree to those standards, values, or environments,,, that arent in accord with their own,,,,

This is true, but remember who runs the schools in the first place, they are government funded. You don't think they have a say in how things are done there? And regardless stuff like this is still a symbol of a ever more controlled society, which is not good.

schools are not government funded, they are state funded, with each district governing themselves... that's why they have ISD after every cities name...IE - Houston independent school district... the government sets a unified system of rules, about discrimination and things of that nature, and the school districts themselves make their own rules as they see fit... the government has no grand conspiracy to keep kids from having a mohawk...

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

exactly, this is what schools were designed to do from the get go, no matter what they tell you otherwise. They were never about any true education, just about obedience training.