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Petite Valentine
In the last couple of weeks I've seen news reports about school children getting in trouble for dyeing their hair pink, ironically in support of family members with cancer. Here are links to the stories if you would like to read more:
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In the last couple of weeks I've seen news reports about school children getting in trouble for dyeing their hair pink, ironically in support of family members with cancer. Here are links to the stories if you would like to read more:
Show of Cancer Support Gets Students in Trouble
Student Dyes Hair Pink for a Cause, Gets In-School Suspension
Basketball Hopeful's Pink Breast Cancer Mohawk Stirs Trouble
I love pink hair, and I think that boys were willing to do it is amazing. I'm shocked that with epidemics of bullying, school violence and kids failing, officials felt the need to punish these kids for hair color choices.
Do you object to pink hair?
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Why of course not. I HAD pink hair!
You know, I was suspended from school at about 13 years old for longer than one month because I had pink highlighted hair! This was not to support a cause of course, but I know the feeling! Schools do not like to accept indiviuality, never have. They want every kid to look alike, dress nicely and never express themselves in a unique manner. Bascially, that is what I was told when I went to school with pink hair.
I wasn't even allowed on the school premises. Not to go to a dance, not to get my sister from school. But I walked in that school everyday and made them suspend me. Every single day for longer than a month. My mom wrote an article to the newspaper though, and after a long battle, they accepted me back. With My. Pink. Fucking. Hair! LOL.. So what I say is this: it's JUST HAIR. Get over it. It isn't hurting anybody, especially if it's for a cause. I hope there are other kids and parents that will keep fighting to schools when something as silly as hair color prevents them from getting an education.
Hair means nothing. It's color! Who cares about that? Do the teachers not use colorful art or posters in the classroom? Well, as the principle at my school when I was a 13 year old pink haired kid, "it's distracting to students." So, the color pink distracts students. I suppose that means a teacher should NOT be allowed to wear a pink top or have colorful posters in the classroom.
It's just something to bitch about. It irks me to death. Why does it matter if a kid chooses to go dye their hair any color?
I personally think that's crazy to ban someone from school because their hair color. Bet there's plenty of kids getting bullied, and those bullies? Rarely ever suspended.
It just makes me want to scream. These school boards need to be putting their priorities together. Worrying about the bigger issues than what color a kid dyes their hair!
