In my day

[Gob]

he'd have been banned from school for having the long hair...

A teenager who shaved his head for a cancer charity has been removed from classes.



Taylor Jones, 15, was told that his "extreme hairstyle" was inappropriate when he returned after the holiday.

Launceston College, in Cornwall, says he is being given "individual specialist tuition" for four days until it grows back.

But Taylor's mother Lesley says he should not be punished for trying to help others.

Mrs Jones said her son had decided to raise money for Cancer Research UK after a friend was diagnosed with terminal cancer.

He had been growing his hair for months in preparation for the event, which he had planned for June.

But Mrs Jones said she and her husband encouraged Taylor to move the shave forward to Easter, because his hair was so long it was covering his face.

[oldr_n_wsr]

I guess my mohawk in HS would get me kicked out now.

[Bicycle Bill]

I guess my mohawk in HS would get me kicked out now.

But of course!!  That's "cultural appropriation" — another big no-no.
Frat's charitable fundraiser cancelled after school administrator says name of event is 'cultural appropriation'
Gotta protect the little snowflakes.

-"BB"-

[MGMcAnick]

My daughter teaches kindergarten. She has to repeatedly warn her 5 year old charges not to act like they are shooting guns with their thumbs and index fingers pointing toward the bullet's recipient. Picking up a gun-shaped stick on the playground and pointing it at another kid is a definite no-no.

Contrast that to the time my younger son went to school at Halloween wearing an elaborate Teen Aged Mutant Turtle costume made by Mrs Mc over SEVERAL late nights. I'm guessing it was 25 years ago. The costume included a sword. Granted it was a plastic sword. No problem.

THAT would get a kid suspended these days.

I think someone has gone a bit overboard when a shaved head gets a good kid kicked out. Of course the school would have a lawsuit against it if they tried that here.

[Burning Petard]

Just how much difference will four days growth make? One more example of school functionaries ready to apply rules in unthinking manner.

snailgate

[oldr_n_wsr]

Probably part of the "Zero brains Tolerance" policy.

[Sue U]

That's an"extreme hairstyle"?? Really????? And it gets you kicked out of school????????? Hasn't anyone over there noticed that shaved heads are rather fashionable these days???? Do they not have the googles in Cornwall, for which to learn you about what is "extreme hairstyles"?

Also too (and this story itself is nearly 15 years old):

LIMA, Ohio (AP) - It started out with a few basketball players deciding to shave their heads to support a teammate battling cancer.

Now it's catching on with other students at Lima Central Catholic High School.

About 25 students are walking the halls with bald heads as a sign of support for Nate Madaj, an 18-year-old senior diagnosed with Hodgkin's lymphoma in February.

He shaved his head last week after his hair started falling out because of chemotherapy treatments. Soon after, some teammates did the same, and since then so has the rest of the team.

"We knew he had to shave his head, so we thought we would, too," Jason Brackman said. "We did it so no one would stand out and we would all look the same. We wanted him to know that we are here."

Senior Alex Collins said he has been "trying to peer pressure" other students to shave their heads.

Boys basketball coach Bob Seggerson said the number of students deciding to go hairless is growing each day.

"One of the most gratifying moments in my career has been watching these guys come together in support of Nate during the season and still now," Seggerson said.

Madaj had a hard time describing what it means to him.

"I didn't ask them to do it, they just did. It helps knowing I have people there for me," he said. "It means a lot to me. I can't even really say how much."

Source.