Local 7th grader suspended because his hair is too short

KLBJ ^ | 5/15/07 | 590 KLBJ-AM

[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.

[MrB]

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”.

[Arrowhead1952]

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.

[Arrowhead1952]

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

[P-40]

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

[Arrowhead1952]

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.

[P-40]

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

[Arrowhead1952]

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

[Arrowhead1952]

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.

[dfwgator]

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

[P-40]

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

[Arrowhead1952]

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.

[CDHart]

"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

[Arrowhead1952]

Here is the picture from KLBJ.

[P-40]

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.

[Arrowhead1952]

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.

[P-40]

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

[HardStarboard]

>>>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.

[register]

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

[register]

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???