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Boy is suspended from school for wearing lipstick and eye makeup
The Daily Bulletin ^ | April 12, 2005 | By Irma Lemus, Staff Writer

Posted on 04/15/2005 11:21:50 AM PDT by meandog

Boy suspended from school for wearing makeup and lipstick

By Irma Lemus, Staff Writer

SAN BERNARDINO - In what is shaping as a battle between conformity and self-expression, Pacific High School has suspended a ninth-grade boy for wearing lipstick and eye makeup.

Officials are calling it a violation of school policy, which they seemed unable to find in writing...

James Herndon, 16, repeating his second year at the school, and his mother, Valerie Wallace, say James has been wearing black lipstick and red eye makeup the entire time he has been enrolled at Pacific. He also wears his hair in a dyed-red mohawk with the sides shaved. But that was not cited as part of the reason for the five-day suspension, which was imposed Monday.

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TOPICS: Culture/Society; Extended News; US: California
KEYWORDS: aclu; badparenting; doesntdatemuch; dresscode; freak; futurecircusstar; groad; punk; school; singleparent; stupidparent; whereisdad; wiccan
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To: Mears

Yeah, but I bet he knows all the hidden codes to Donkey Kong and has the highest score running for 3 years in a row now down at the arcade...


21 posted on 04/15/2005 11:34:32 AM PDT by Hatteras
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To: lilylangtree

This other stuff makes baggy pants like almost normal! lol


22 posted on 04/15/2005 11:34:57 AM PDT by mlc9852
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To: meandog

Little Precious is such a cutie....


23 posted on 04/15/2005 11:35:22 AM PDT by JoJo Gunn (Help control the Leftist population. Have them spayed or neutered. ©)
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To: AD from SpringBay

I do apologize. For a moment I had a 50s flashback. I won't let it happen again. Wonder if he has any sisters?


24 posted on 04/15/2005 11:36:27 AM PDT by mlc9852
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To: meandog

Freak


25 posted on 04/15/2005 11:36:45 AM PDT by mowowie
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To: meandog
School administrators have always gotten pissey over unusual clothes or hair.

In the early 60s I got suspended from Highschool for 3 days for wearing a coat and tie.

SO9

26 posted on 04/15/2005 11:37:57 AM PDT by Servant of the 9 (Trust Me)
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To: meandog

Mom lets him look like this? Shocked! Shocked I am that he getpoor grades.

And you have to have a license to own a gun, but any moron can squeeze out a kid.


27 posted on 04/15/2005 11:40:09 AM PDT by trubluolyguy ("If the enemy is in range, so are you")
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To: meandog

Bwaaaaaa! That picture hurts my Feeeeeeeeeelings! Eye Wanna Soo Sum Body !!! ;-))


28 posted on 04/15/2005 11:40:30 AM PDT by GeekDejure ( LOL = Liberals Obey Lucifer !!! -- Impeach Greer !!!.)
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To: HairOfTheDog
He wears too much eye makeup. My sister wears too much. People think she's a whore.


29 posted on 04/15/2005 11:41:56 AM PDT by ecurbh (All I've ever wanted was an honest week's pay for an honest day's work.)
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To: randog

claiming its a religious thing- Wicka (sp)


30 posted on 04/15/2005 11:44:10 AM PDT by newfrpr04
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To: Servant of the 9

In the early 60s I got suspended from Highschool for 3 days for wearing a coat and tie.
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Dummy. You must remove your pants if you're gonna wear a coat and tie !!! ;-))


31 posted on 04/15/2005 11:44:21 AM PDT by GeekDejure ( LOL = Liberals Obey Lucifer !!! -- Impeach Greer !!!.)
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To: The Red Baron

Looks like you found the kids inspiration.

He can play Road Warrior on his own time. For school he can wipe that crap off his face and tone down the doo.


32 posted on 04/15/2005 11:46:16 AM PDT by planekT
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To: ecurbh
Life is pain. We're all taught to belive in fairy tale endings...
33 posted on 04/15/2005 11:50:46 AM PDT by HairOfTheDog
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To: meandog
"If I can't wear makeup," James said, "then the girls or the staff can't wear makeup either."

Both freedom of expression and equal protection clauses of the constitution will make this a sure loser for the school system should the case go to the courts. These school systems always say they are following the law (it reminds me of the case in Upstate N.Y. where the young girl was suspended for wearing red, white, and blue beads as a show of support for our troops) but are too often breaking both State and Federal Laws.

These school administrators should be dismissed or worse for costing the taxpayers needless money to prosecute these idiotic cases.

While I wouldn't encourage anyone to dress in that way to express oneself, hey..."chacque on son goût" as the French say.

34 posted on 04/15/2005 11:51:54 AM PDT by infocats
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To: ozzymandus

Oooh. He's so different and original. How come I saw a bunch of clowns down at the local highschool (and on MTV) who look just like him. These "non-conformist" types seem to march in lock step. You wanna be unique, ya little douche: Show some self-respect.


35 posted on 04/15/2005 11:53:38 AM PDT by Callahan
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To: meandog

36 posted on 04/15/2005 11:57:47 AM PDT by dfwgator (Minutemen: Just doing the jobs that American politicians won't do.)
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To: meandog; ecurbh

You know what would be funny? better than suspending him?

Get everyone else.... teachers, students alike, to dress just like him. ;~D


37 posted on 04/15/2005 11:58:28 AM PDT by HairOfTheDog
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To: mlc9852
I wonder if his dad is okay with this?

Perhaps Heather has two mommies?

38 posted on 04/15/2005 12:00:47 PM PDT by infocats
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To: HairOfTheDog

Heh, that scenario kind of reminds me of the Dr. Seuss story about the Star-belly Sneetches.


39 posted on 04/15/2005 12:04:34 PM PDT by ecurbh (All I've ever wanted was an honest week's pay for an honest day's work.)
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To: HairOfTheDog

That would be the perfect answer!


40 posted on 04/15/2005 12:06:10 PM PDT by mlc9852
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