Tuesday, January 12, 2010

4 Year Old Boy Suspended Over Hair

When is it going to be enough already?  Growing up children are preached to about being themselves, not being like other children, "just be who you are and not like everyone else".  Don't you remember hearing it, I sure do.  So what is up with schools of all places wanting children to all be and now all look the same.  I hate school uniforms, no one is going to tell me or my kid how to dress, but now the situation is even worse.  

Some schools require your childs hair to be a certain length and way.  What the heck is up with that.  In Texas a little 4 year old boy was suspended from school because his hair is too long.  He had beautiful, full hair but it is not longer than his shoulders, maybe just sitting on them, but whatever, it is his hair and for Christ sake, he is only 4 years of age.  


This was stunning and incredible stupid to me.  A childs hair should have nothing to so with weather he can be in school or not.  School officially are always saying that students are affected by the media, by celebrities and how they look, trying to fit into that style. To me it seems as though schools are focusing more on how students look and dress, rather than the important things like behavior issues and above all the real reason students are there, education.

Parents send their kids to school to get an education because it is the law. Parents DO NOT send their kids to school to be told how they can and can not look or dress.  I agree their are some guidelines that need to be followed, no revealing clothing and pants that hang to your ankles, but enough is enough already.  

The little boy in Texas was treated very unfairly and I give major props to his mother for not giving in to the system and chopping her boys hair off, for fighting the situation and continuing to fight it.  People already have so many rules and laws that we have to follow or else, but come on people, please don't tell us how we have to look and how our kids have to look.



To view to video of the little boy who was suspended for his hair click here


4 year old suspended over his hair...


You Have Got To Be Kidding

Friday, January 1, 2010

Happy New Year!!!

HAPPY NEW YEAR EVERYONE


I just wanted to wish everyone out there a Safe and Happy New Year!!!!

 

Another Year Already...


You Have Got To Be Kidding