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School reportedly tells black teen he must cut off his lengthy dreadlocks in order to walk
Posted on 1/23/20 at 12:01 pm
Posted on 1/23/20 at 12:01 pm
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According to KPRC-TV, DeAndre Arnold, who is a senior at Barbers Hill High School in Mont Belvieu, Texas, will not be able to participate in his 2020 high school graduation unless he cuts his dreadlocks. Administrators at the school also recently handed down an in-school suspension after the teen refused to cut his hairstyle back. The Arnold family, who hails from Trinidad, sports extensive dreadlocks as part of the family's culture. DeAndre also said that the school district changed its dress code after Christmas break, demanding that hair must be "clean and well-groomed" and male students' hair must not extend past the eyebrows, earlobes, or T-shirt collar, according to KPRC. "They say that even though my hair is up and I follow all of the regulations, that if it was down, it would be out of dress code," DeAndre told the station. "Not that I'm out of dress code, but if I was to take it down, I would be out of dress code, which doesn't make any sense. I don't take it down at school."
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Posted on 1/23/20 at 12:01 pm to deathvalleyfreak43
I have no issues with this.
Posted on 1/23/20 at 12:02 pm to deathvalleyfreak43
Didn't this kind of thing happen last year?
Posted on 1/23/20 at 12:02 pm to deathvalleyfreak43
Its a disgusting health hazard
Posted on 1/23/20 at 12:02 pm to deathvalleyfreak43
Lol my nephew goes to that school, gonna have to call him.
Posted on 1/23/20 at 12:02 pm to deathvalleyfreak43
Really dumb on the school's part for all kinds of reasons.
Posted on 1/23/20 at 12:03 pm to deathvalleyfreak43
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DeAndre also said that the school district changed its dress code after Christmas break
This is pretty shitty. I'd want to be grandfathered in.
Posted on 1/23/20 at 12:03 pm to Boudreaux35
quote:i remember it happening for some local Louisiana graduation at Southeastern a few years back.
Didn't this kind of thing happen last year?
Posted on 1/23/20 at 12:03 pm to deathvalleyfreak43
fricking stupid.
Who cares what hair a kid has? When he gets out into the real world he'll either realize he has to cut his hair to gain certain employment, or he will find a place that has no issue with his hair.
There is absolutely no reason to enforce hair policies at school, particularly when this wouldn't apply if it was a female.
Who cares what hair a kid has? When he gets out into the real world he'll either realize he has to cut his hair to gain certain employment, or he will find a place that has no issue with his hair.
There is absolutely no reason to enforce hair policies at school, particularly when this wouldn't apply if it was a female.
Posted on 1/23/20 at 12:04 pm to PearlJam
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Really dumb on the school's part for all kinds of reasons.
yeah, frick rules that every kid but this prince has to follow
Posted on 1/23/20 at 12:04 pm to Displaced
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This is pretty shitty
If true, this is worse
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They say that even though my hair is up and I follow all of the regulations, that if it was down, it would be out of dress code,"
Posted on 1/23/20 at 12:04 pm to deathvalleyfreak43
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sports extensive dreadlocks as part of the family's culture
bullshite on the culture non-sense
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DeAndre also said that the school district changed its dress code after Christmas break
Which is fine ONLY if you grandfather everyone in
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"They say that even though my hair is up and I follow all of the regulations, that if it was down, it would be out of dress code," DeAndre told the station. "Not that I'm out of dress code, but if I was to take it down, I would be out of dress code, which doesn't make any sense. I don't take it down at school."
The kid is right and the school looks dumb as fricking dirt
Posted on 1/23/20 at 12:04 pm to deathvalleyfreak43
The activists will descend upon these administrators to destroy them, the school will capitulate, then the activists will still complete their mission of destroying the administrators
Posted on 1/23/20 at 12:06 pm to Boudreaux35
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Didn't this kind of thing happen last year?
It happens every year. There is always some idiot kid who wants to have their long hair, blue hair, beard, etc. Just follow the dress code, walk, and smile for your momma.
Breaking: Teenagers are drama queens.
Posted on 1/23/20 at 12:06 pm to deathvalleyfreak43
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must cut off his lengthy dreadlocks in order to walk
was he tripping over them?
Posted on 1/23/20 at 12:06 pm to Philzilla2k
quote:he is following them. Even worse, why the frick does the school have strict rules about a person's hair? None of the government's business what hair style the kid has.
yeah, frick rules that every kid but this prince has to follow
All the small government conservatives are all of the sudden ok with the government dictating hair styles.
This post was edited on 1/23/20 at 12:08 pm
Posted on 1/23/20 at 12:07 pm to PearlJam
quote:There are a lot of things that we have to do that are dumb. But if it’s a rule it is a rule for everyone.
Really dumb on the school's part for all kinds of reasons
Posted on 1/23/20 at 12:08 pm to papasmurf1269
quote:it wasn't
But if it’s a rule
quote:which he is in compliance with apparently
it is a rule for everyone
This is a public school, by the way.
This post was edited on 1/23/20 at 12:09 pm
Posted on 1/23/20 at 12:09 pm to papasmurf1269
quote:It's a rule they made up in the middle of the year specifically to target him, and a rule he isn't violating when his hair is up.
There are a lot of things that we have to do that are dumb. But if it’s a rule it is a rule for everyone.
Posted on 1/23/20 at 12:11 pm to PearlJam
quote:Well, if it wasn’t a rule then he should be allowed to wear his hair the way it is. If it was a rule then he needs to follow it
it wasn't
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