Louisiana School Board Discusses Students' Hair Braids and Body Piercing

The Alexandria, LA, Daily Town Talk ^ | 05-01-03 | Jordan, Carita

[Theodore R.]

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.

[Theodore R.]

This school board which just announced the termination of 160 teacher positions is now concerned over hair braids and body piercing!

[Balding_Eagle]

"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.

[Phantom Lord]

Other than my earrings you can't see my piercings!

[tru_degenerate]

You would think they would have more important concerns.

[Cable225]

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.