“I understand they have a dress code. I understand he has a uniform. But this is total discrimination,” she said. “They can’t tell me how I can cut his hair.”
Yes they can...for the same reasons there are uniforms and dress codes, genius.
“It’s something that he really likes,” Barile said”
Oh, well that makes it okay then. lol
The mother thinks she has problems now. Madam, never mind what’s on his head, worry about what they’re putting in it.
Put him in a dress; they’ll not only reinsate him, they’ll build a bathroom for him as well...
“Mohawks violate the school’s policy on being properly groomed”
Skin on either side of the head is probably better (for health reasons) than the long shaggy hair emo kids and punks like to wear.
I just read this on cleveland.com, but what’s a 6 year old doing with a mohawk?
So, why is this a story?
Seems like the problem has been solved.
Sounds like another kid in serious need of a two-parent family.
Sounds like the kid has simply gotten the sides of his head shaved. Done properly, it is even considered a proper military haircut.
Well, apparently they can...
This mother's response is typical of problems schools encounter. No matter what the situation, the parents always assume that their PLS (Precious Little Snowflake) cannot be the problem, and the fault must lie with the school. They will then gleefully undercut the school's authority by telling the PLS that he is absolutely right, and there is no reason to follow the school's rules.
Rather than request a hearing to appeal the suspension, Barile said she'll enroll him at another school. Changing the hairstyle is not an option, she said... "It's something that he really likes," Barile said.
I would wager the school is not the least bit upset with the way things turned out. This parent is just looking for trouble, and is using her young son to find it. I feel for the PLS when he has to come into a new school mid-year with this ridiculous hair-cut. The kids are going to be calling him "Geronimo" for the next 13 years.
What a silly, stupid woman.
Wonder what dad thinks of it.
Or where dad is.
One more reason why mandatory kindergarten is necessary < /s>
>>”They can’t tell me how I can cut his hair.”<<
I’ll bet his daddy gave him his first mohawk.
I don’t understand, she was just teaching her child to rebel. That he doesn’t have to follow rules. Geeze, what’s wrong with that. /sarc
I’d have to agree with mom here. Although the school has a requirement for good grooming, grooming really describes the attention to neatness. If the boy’s mohawk was tidy, then he didn’t fall short of good grooming. It seems like the principal wants to include tastefulness and stylishness into her definition of grooming.
I had friends in high school with mohawks, and I teach high school now.
Mohawks do not bother me as much as nose rings and visible tattoos. On teachers and students alike.
It is a haircut.
That haircut looks more like a mullet which is the number one sign you’re a knuckle dragging lowlife. All the kid has to do now is get a tattoo, and he’ll be well on his way to a lifetime at the bottom of the socio-economic ladder. The school made a wise decision to get rid of this kid and his mother (who probably has a two foot beehive).
When children who are in public schools belong to the state, as the courts have ruled, then yes, they CAN tell you how to cut his hair. Thank your ever-expanding imperial government for that.
Only for a short while. Then, it’s on the the chick with the pierced nipples.