Thread: Boy suspened for long hair

And another haircut case last year about 80 minutes out of Houston involved another 5 year old kid, Adriel Arocha, who Mom claimed was American Indian, therefore it was against his religion to force him to cut his hair.



Original story here http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/...s/5888151.html More comments on that than some of our better threads here

Federal courts came down with this

Appeals court hears suit over Needville kindergarten student's long hair

by Associated Press
Posted on December 4, 2009 at 1:23 PM

Updated Friday, Dec 4 at 1:35 PM
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NEW ORLEANS -- A southeast Texas school district asked a federal appeals court to throw out a ruling that its enforcement of a grooming policy violated the rights of a kindergarten student who refuses to cut his hair for religious reasons.

In January, a federal judge in Houston barred the Needville Independent School District from disciplining the boy, a 5-year-old of Native American descent, for wearing his 13-inch hair in two long braids outside his shirt.

The boy’s parents say he has a constitutional right to wear a hairstyle that conforms to his Native American religious beliefs. The district says it has a right to enforce its grooming policy.

A three-judge panel from the 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals heard agreements Friday. The panel did not indicate when they would ruled.

oh, and just because I posted that, doesn't mean I agree with it. I think the kid was conveniently made American Indian because they are only selecting SOME of the beliefs.

Originally Posted by Whiskey_dod

Originally Posted by Anti-Squeaker

Dumb rule. My hair was about that long when I was in 10th/11th grade (until I got it buzzed for giggles). Nobody thought it was distracting or anything. I'm willing to bet thats the same deal here. It's elementary school for gods sake, its not some private catholic high school.

Your dad said you looked like a hobo

look whos talking, Mr. "I get mistaken for a girl on a regular basis"