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Louisiana School Board Discusses Students' Hair Braids and Body Piercing
The Alexandria, LA, Daily Town Talk ^
| 05-01-03
| Jordan, Carita
Posted on 05/01/2003 5:37:52 AM PDT by Theodore R.
Edited on 05/07/2004 6:49:38 PM PDT by Jim Robinson.
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Body piercing, earrings and school uniforms came under attack at Tuesday's Discipline Policy Review Committee meeting, where members discussed whether to allow boys to wear braids.
The committee briefly discussed the school system's earring policy, but quickly changed the subject when Ruby Smith, district director of child welfare and attendance, raised the issue of body piercing.
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TOPICS: Culture/Society
KEYWORDS: alexandria; braids; dresscode; la; piercing; rapides; schools; students
This school board which just announced the termination of 160 teacher positions is now concerned over hair braids and body piercing!
To: Theodore R.
"A lot of my friends have piercings, and I don't see where it affects their education," Erika said on Tuesday.
This picture has been around a long time, but it seems appropriate.
To: Theodore R.
Other than my earrings you can't see my piercings!
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posted on
05/01/2003 6:29:44 AM PDT
by
Phantom Lord
(Distributor of Pain, Your Loss Becomes My Gain)
To: Theodore R.
You would think they would have more important concerns.
4
posted on
05/01/2003 7:34:06 AM PDT
by
tru_degenerate
(that which is hidden will eventually come to light)
To: tru_degenerate
You would think they would have more important concerns. Exactly. It doesn't matter if Jane or Johnny can compose a legible paragraph or solve a quadratic equation as long as they don't have an eyebrow ring or (GASP!) braids.
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posted on
05/01/2003 7:36:50 AM PDT
by
Cable225
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