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Local 7th grader suspended because his hair is too short
KLBJ ^ | 5/15/07 | 590 KLBJ-AM

Posted on 05/15/2007 1:28:40 PM PDT by trumandogz

Derek Jackson, a Bailey Middle School student, was slapped with an in-school suspension because of his "buzz cut."

An assistant principal pulled Derek Jackson aside, after she saw his extremely short haircut. Both Derek and his mother say school told them the haircut violates the school's dress code. A copy of that dress code talks about disruptive hair color and shapes, like a mohawk, that violate the policy, but it makes no mention of hair length.

Derek's mother thinks he was targeted because he is African-American.


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To: trumandogz

Wow, don’t know which way to go here...

First, the kid’s haircut looks fine, it isn’t “expressing” anything other than he likes it that way.

Secondly, however, the kid is NOT being “targetted” because he is a “poor victim African American”.


101 posted on 05/16/2007 6:31:37 AM PDT by MrB (You can't reason people out of a position that they didn't use reason to get into in the first place)
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To: P-40

I think there will be much more on this subject the next few weeks.

Sounds like a fuel tanker and a cement truck collided. Tanker is on fire. Not good.


102 posted on 05/16/2007 6:34:06 AM PDT by Arrowhead1952 (Guns don't kill people. None of my guns ever left the house at night and killed anyone.)
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To: wintertime

I was going to tell you to check the picture in reply 26, but I see you already commented on the admins there.


103 posted on 05/16/2007 6:35:41 AM PDT by Arrowhead1952 (Guns don't kill people. None of my guns ever left the house at night and killed anyone.)
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To: Arrowhead1952

All those people that didn’t fill up yesterday may be in trouble now. :)


104 posted on 05/16/2007 7:15:42 AM PDT by P-40 (Al Qaeda was working in Iraq. They were just undocumented.)
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To: P-40

I heard that the tanker was carrying used oil, not gasoline or diesel fuel. Fire is out and crews working to clean up the spill.


105 posted on 05/16/2007 7:18:00 AM PDT by Arrowhead1952 (Guns don't kill people. None of my guns ever left the house at night and killed anyone.)
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To: Arrowhead1952

That is not so bad then...nor so explosive!


106 posted on 05/16/2007 7:19:26 AM PDT by P-40 (Al Qaeda was working in Iraq. They were just undocumented.)
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To: P-40

Are you listening to KLBJ today? SGT Sam is after Ed again. Poor Ed, he is such an easy target.


107 posted on 05/16/2007 7:20:04 AM PDT by Arrowhead1952 (Guns don't kill people. None of my guns ever left the house at night and killed anyone.)
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To: P-40

Just a lot of smoke per drivers’ reports. I hope there aren’t any harmful chemicals mixed in with the oil. That would be bad.


108 posted on 05/16/2007 7:21:46 AM PDT by Arrowhead1952 (Guns don't kill people. None of my guns ever left the house at night and killed anyone.)
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To: mnehrling

What is the over/under on the number of Indigo Girls CDs owned by those three?


109 posted on 05/16/2007 7:23:47 AM PDT by dfwgator (The University of Florida - Still Championship U)
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To: Arrowhead1952

I’ve got it on now. They are pretty combative over there this week!


110 posted on 05/16/2007 7:26:50 AM PDT by P-40 (Al Qaeda was working in Iraq. They were just undocumented.)
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To: P-40

Yep. Ed may as well have a target on his back most days. SGT Sam really tore into him earlier. BTW, SGT Sam is a FReeper.


111 posted on 05/16/2007 7:35:16 AM PDT by Arrowhead1952 (Guns don't kill people. None of my guns ever left the house at night and killed anyone.)
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To: The Great RJ
"I firmly believe that common sense is absent from our schools."

I would be scared to death if I had a child in public school today.

Carolyn

112 posted on 05/16/2007 7:40:08 AM PDT by CDHart ("It's too late to work within the system and too early to shoot the b@#$%^&s."--Claire Wolfe)
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To: P-40
Here is the picture from KLBJ.


113 posted on 05/16/2007 7:45:29 AM PDT by Arrowhead1952 (Guns don't kill people. None of my guns ever left the house at night and killed anyone.)
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To: Arrowhead1952
Isn't that Mel Gibson's old rig? :)

I have heard Sam is a Freeper. I wonder if some of the other guys at KLBJ are.
114 posted on 05/16/2007 7:48:13 AM PDT by P-40 (Al Qaeda was working in Iraq. They were just undocumented.)
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To: P-40

I think Mark either lurks or may be a FReeper too. There are too many subjects he brings up that are posted here and he wouldn’t have the time to go to all the original sites to get that much information.


115 posted on 05/16/2007 7:51:07 AM PDT by Arrowhead1952 (Guns don't kill people. None of my guns ever left the house at night and killed anyone.)
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To: Arrowhead1952

Be sure and send in your questions to Todd for Ron Paul’s visit on Friday. This should be good!


116 posted on 05/16/2007 8:08:17 AM PDT by P-40 (Al Qaeda was working in Iraq. They were just undocumented.)
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To: SF Republican
>>>Isn’t KLBJ in Texas?<<<

Austin...Texas's liberal sink-hole. Kid looks "clean and articulate" to me.

The problem is the nappy headed mutlicultural basketcase of a Principle.

117 posted on 05/16/2007 9:13:29 PM PDT by HardStarboard (Take No Prisoners - We're Out of Qurans)
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To: pepperdog

funny actually I heard it was a mistake her actual name is Kamilya Al-Sharif


118 posted on 08/18/2007 7:09:29 PM PDT by register
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To: gonzo

from what I heard this was the assistant principal that was totally against it. Amazing how people will disrespect one because of a name...what are we fighting for here? Derek was disrespected and now we are disrespecting the assistant principal for her/his name???


119 posted on 08/18/2007 7:14:44 PM PDT by register
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