What difference does it make that the student is black? Why did the writer think it necessary to report that?
Second, I've wrestled in a number of tournaments in my High School days...many decades ago...and those are the rules. They always have been. We were required to be clean shaven, hair cut to a reasonable length at the ears and nails freshly clipped. Don't like it? You'll be disqualified at the discretion of the REFEREE.
I was in a sectional tournament one time and was the number 3 seed in my weight class. The number 2 seed (who I'd beaten in 27 seconds during the season) had long, Fabio-like hair. He was instructed to cut it. He refused and was disqualified. I was moved up to number 2 seed and wrestled the number 1 seed in the finals. And he kicked my ass...but I went the distance.
For the coach to deny the rules and have the whole team and the whole school pitch a hissy fit over this is disgusting.
I just watched the video, the kids hair was pretty long pre haircut.
Yep - how about they tell the ones boycotting this ref that they will be posted as losing by default....
Because it wouldn't have happened if the wrestler was white.
Second, I've wrestled in a number of tournaments in my High School days...many decades ago...and those are the rules. They always have been. We were required to be clean shaven, hair cut to a reasonable length at the ears and nails freshly clipped. Don't like it? You'll be disqualified at the discretion of the REFEREE.
Things have changed. Longer hair is acceptable if the wrestler covers it with a net under their head gear. This is not the first match this particular wrestler has competed in. In every other match he was allowed to compete because he wore the hair net. What changed between his last match and this one? Other than the ref?