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I went to Catholic school for part of my education, so I was subjected to the whole uniform and having regulations banning certain hairstyles and what not... and at least for me, not having to worry about my clothes or my hair because it was already decided for me was kind of a relief. I saved so much time in my daily routine because I didn't have to agonize over it and could focus on other things... like schoolwork. I guess you could say my self-expression was being squelched, but honestly... I just found other ways to do it other than my hair and clothes at the time. It wasn't really a big deal.
Though, I suppose it's probably a factor in why my hair is now bright blue at age 25.... I didn't get it out of my system when I was a kid.
That said, I've never quite bought the line that mohawks and crazy hair colors were a distraction to others. I tend to think that schools use that as a cop out reason when the reality is that they don't want these sort of hair styles because they want their students to project a "professional" sort of image, not that I think that's necessarily a bad thing... I just wish they'd outright admit to it.
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nikkiana
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