Thread: Girl Banned from School After Shaving Head to Support Friend with Cancer

Originally Posted by CivilWars

The article didn't mention anything about the girl with cancer, but did say this is a charter school, so she may not even go there, or she could be out of school all together because of the chemo. Just speculation though.

As for the rules, and whether you, any of you, call them valid I wonder if you would be as pissed if the school has a rule that you can't sag your pants? Likely not, so rules about hair, be it rules preventing hair being too long or too short, are in the same realm. Just because this one time it didn't work out perfect and the girl had to miss one whole day of school let's not go overboard.

its not about the school its about the lesson it teaches the children about the way the world/life is

Originally Posted by moving-target

its not about the school its about the lesson it teaches the children about the way the world/life is

You mean like in RL when my boss can tell me what I can and can't do?

Originally Posted by CivilWars

You mean like in RL when my boss can tell me what I can and can't do?

Would your boss fire you for Cancer support and solidarity?

Originally Posted by CivilWars

You mean like in RL when my boss can tell me what I can and can't do?

i mean like showing compassion for people where you teach a kid if your trying to empathize with a sick kid you get kicked out of school

No, but I have seen people sent home for dress code violations. Most companies would likely enforce their dress code, and then eventually make the decision to bend the rules, just like the school did.

Originally Posted by CivilWars

No, but I have seen people sent home for dress code violations. Most companies would likely enforce their dress code, and then eventually make the decision to bend the rules, just like the school did.

I don't think anyone here has a problem with dress codes in general....at least I don't. It's the zero thought/tolerance bs that school administrators hide behind when one of them is too spineless to make a call, or the code doesn't allow for ANY discretion to be used by the people we trust to care for children every day. If some discretion is allowed, we wouldn't hear about 12y/o girls being suspended for doing something they should be praised for.

Originally Posted by moving-target

i mean like showing compassion for people where you teach a kid if your trying to empathize with a sick kid you get kicked out of school

Yes, they clearly were pissed that she was trying to show compassion. That is obviously why they sent her home. What happens when some kid has compassion for Bieber, and his legal troubles? Can they then wear saggy pants and a wife beater? I mean I am all for complete anarchy, and no rules if you guys are. Let's do this. Why should I have to wear pants when I go to Burger King?

Originally Posted by dex71

I don't think anyone here has a problem with dress codes in general....at least I don't. It's the zero thought/tolerance bs that school administrators hide behind when one of them is too spineless to make a call, or the code doesn't allow for ANY discretion to be used by the people we trust to care for children every day. If some discretion is allowed, we wouldn't hear about 12y/o girls being suspended for doing something they should be praised for.

It was ONE day. I would say that is pretty quick action.

Originally Posted by CivilWars

It was ONE day. I would say that is pretty quick action.

it was one day becuase the media got wind of it

Also....When a company makes a call, it's their company and their call.

These people work for us. It's our company and our dime, so it's well within our rights to expect that little girls who shave their heads in solidarity of a friend with cancer don't get suspended for even a second.