But what are the specific negative effects? Getting beat up at school. What else?
I don't think we are talking apples and oranges, but let's make it real simple. Why should hairstyles be dictated by a public school? I've yet to get an answer on that.
Plus you still haven't answered my original question which was, how would bizarre cuts and colors worn by other students affect the quality of your education?
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Originally Posted by nikkiana
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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People might want to take note that I supported school uniforms in lieu of picking on certain people for their personal style in a previous post.
My daughters wore uniforms to school when they were in Louisiana, and while they didn't like it, they figured out ways of expressing their style in more modest ways. And that is fine. I am not an anti-school uniform crusader. I object to singling children out and telling them they are not accepted.