Mom claims 6 year old was suspended for haircut; school says that's not true

[proud2BlibKansan]

Here we have yet another mom wanting her 5 minutes of fame. This one is falsely claiming her son was suspended from school. Every spring there are a bunch of these stories. Angry parent (usually a mom) goes to the media with a dramatic (usually exaggerated) story.

And no, the school is not completely innocent here. There's nothing wrong with this child's hair. In fact, this hair cut is popular in the military. Whoever said ANYTHING to this child needs to learn to respect his right to do whatever he and his family want to do with his hair. Perhaps the school will now learn something about silly dress codes. Kids come to school to learn, not to satisfy the adults' sense of acceptable fashion.

A mom in Hays says her son was suspended for three days because of his hair cut and now she wants to district to take a closer look at its dress code policy.

Six-year-old Xavier loves playing with his cars and his friends, typical six year old stuff. And he also loves having his hair, a little bit different.

"That's what we are supposed to be teaching our children," said his mother Ashley Fay. "To not be the same as everyone else"

But his mom says standing out got her first grader suspended from Roosevelt Elementary school for three days.

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The school couldn't comment specifically on this mom's claim, but the(y) insist they have not suspended any students for dress code violations. But they say whether a student is in compliance with the dress code is something that is open to interpretation.

more . . . http://www.kwch.com/news/kwch-haircut-hullabaloo-in-hays-20120507,0,6483568.story

[Gman]

1. Perfect example of how to screw up a kid

And make him obnoxious ass that always wants his way later in life, regardless of the rules.

[Maine-ah]

4. some rules should be broken.

If we all just sat back and never fought for what we thought was right, where would we be now? Should blacks just have sat back and followed the rules? How about women, or GBLT's?

I don't think that fighting for what one thinks is right will make them an "obnoxious ass" - I think it will teach the child that one needs to stand up for what they believe in, even if it's something simple like a hair cut.

[proud2BlibKansan]

8. This kid is being taught to lie

That's a bit more extreme than just breaking an unjust rule.

[Maine-ah]

12. all that we have from the article is

she says they suspended him, the school says they didn't...was it a lie, I don't know. A mis- communication somewhere? Possibly.

[Gman]

14. Puhleeeeezzzzzzzzzzzzz... I was suspended from school for wearing a black arm band with my ROTC

uniform for the first Vietnam Moratorium Day. I was sent home and wasn't let back in for having long hair. Of course my parents agreed with the school. The whole point of this is somebody's brat that does no wrong.

[proud2BlibKansan]

6. "When I was in 1st grade my mom got me on TV

by lying to the media!"

[HappyMe]

2. I don't see anything wrong with the kid's hair.

There's a girl in high school here that has glow in the dark lime green hair, kids with different colored stripes, guys with hair almost to their waist, guys with hair like this little boy......

[obamanut2012]

5. The school says he wasn't suspended for the hair

And I tend believe them. They are not legally allowed to discuss the boy's suspension with the press.

This is also a usual cut for small boys who live around military bases.

[HappyMe]

10. I guess I believe them too.

Why would the mom make this up? I read the story again, and something is a bit fishy here.

[proud2BlibKansan]

7. I don't either

But that's no reason for the mom to lie.

[WolverineDG]

3. What's wrong with a buzz cut?

All the boys had buzz cuts when I was in elementary school, even my brothers. I didn't see a boy with hair longer than a buzz cut until junior high.

edit: Looks like this kid has what's called a "faux-hawk," which I think is a stupid hairstyle, but not one to cause all this kerfuffle.

[proud2BlibKansan]

9. Not a thing wrong with it.

About half the kids in my school have a similar haircut.

[ProgressiveProfessor]

11. Suspensions require paperwork

She could simply show the media the paperwork.

Whenever talking to authority figure, including school counselors etc, always have a recording device.

[Sabriel]

13. They're inducting them young, nowadays.

There's nothing wrong with that cut, except that his ears would freeze here in Wisconsin.