Mesquite Independent School District
Posted on 01/15/2010 8:47:40 AM PST by JoeProBono
MESQUITE, Texas, Jan. 14 (UPI) -- The parents of a Texas 4-year-old whose hair was declared a violation of school dress code said they may remove him from the school.
Ian Halprin, a spokesman for Mesquite Independent School District, said Wednesday Taylor Pugh -- who has been receiving one-on-one instruction in the Floyd Elementary School library since his hair was declared a violation of district dress code late last year -- could be placed in in-school suspension or in the school office and lose his individual instruction as early as next week, The Dallas Morning News reported Thursday.
The boy's parents, Delton Pugh and Elizabeth Taylor, said in response they may simply keep the boy home from his pre-kindergarten class. They said they have no intention of cutting the boy's hair.
District dress code guidelines do not allow for boys to wear hair long enough to reach past their shirt collars.
"If he's not supervised, if he's not learning, there's no reason to leave him there," the boy's mother said.
The parents said Taylor can't wear his hair in braids, a compromise offered by the district, because it hurts his scalp.
Next the little boy will have a tatoo on his neck like dear ol dad. I would like to see more of dads tatoos. They do appear to have that “prison issued” look.
How cute! Looks like my Cub Scout with his freckles.
Mesquite Independent School District
That was the comment I was going to make. Why should the school dictate how he wears his hair?
Well since you brought it up, here’s an equally controversial thread:
Study links tattoos and deviant behavior
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2428329/posts
P.S. From another article, it said the dad is a tattoo artist
My kids not only have appropriate hair lengths but wear uniforms, as well.
Don’t tell me that’s mom!
Yes, if the school has a dress code which prohibits the wearing of shirts with writing on them.
Seriously, people need to get over issues like being told their kids need to cut their hair or stick to a dress code. You can try to make this a "liberty or death" or "don't tread on me" type of moment but, really, it's not.
The Texas courts usually uphold the school district in dress code matters. It’s a waste of time to go any further than they have. Pull the kid out and homeschool him or send him to a private school of their liking. End of problem.
Sure it is. Because first they start with ‘small’ things, then when you’ve gotten used to being told what to wear and how long your hair can be, you’re groomed to accept other limitations.
Anyway, I think most of the posts are a reaction to the parents and not the issue. This kid’s hair is not all that long. Jeez, look at a yearbook from the 70’s.
My parents told me the same thing when I first started school.
Mesquite is white trash central.
Rules and standards are necessary in order for a civilized society to function. Without them, there is anarchy. Anarchy is no less serious in the schoolroom than any where else.
We are a nation of laws. A rule or law is legal and fair if it is applied to everyone equally and it does not violate the US Constitution by either forbidding a right, or creating a right that does not exist. Last time I looked there was no right to have long hair in the Constitution.
If someone disagrees with a law (unless the law involves a matter of life or death), the solution is not to disobey it, but to work for change with like-minded citizens. If you are the only one who doesn’t like the law, you have no right to break it on the basis of personal preference.
If you feel you cannot work within a particular system, and the issue of long hair is so critical to you, you should seek legitimate alternatives outside that system (in this case homeschooling or a private school). If you don’t have the means or the initiative to pursue that, then you need to work within the system. Don’t expect everyone to cater to you while everyone else goes by the rules.
Too funny!! Thanks for the laugh.
As with all parents who actually care about their children’s education they need to get their child out of the government schools altogether. If their necessity is to “make a statement” by forcing the Government School to accept it then they care about their child only as an accessory and billboard for themselves.
Please. It's a dress code. I take you are against dress codes, and most "rules". If the kid ever gets a job, which is iffy at best, he will have to learn about more rules, some of which may include a dress code. He may eventually be sent home for not showering either, considering the way the dad looks.
"This. This passage forcing us all to have clean shaven heads. Who put this in here?"
"I think it's the wave of the future. A man can think clearer without the distractions of powder and hair. Leave it in!"
"It shall be removed this instant, Ben! Just because you're bald we need not make the rest of us appear identical! My hair is my best feature!"
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