Schools - LOST THE PLOT?

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SlyReaper said:
But what rankles most is the sheer arbitrary nature of that rule. There's simply no need for it, it's just a rule that exists for its own sake.
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So you think it's OK to turn up with a green Mohawk?

The reason these policies exist is because they have more than likely had problems in the past.
Whether you like the haircut or not, Mummy had done quite a decent job but it might cost other Mummy's £30 to please their child and some wouldn't be able to afford it.
Same applies for clothes, some kids would turn up in very expensive trainers while other kids would be bullied because they can't afford, so it's easier to dress them all the same.
 
I think it's scary that Schools can effectively enforce North Korea style policies and then have the temerity to defend them.

Fining parents over the nutritional value of their packed lunch, dictating hair cuts etc.
 
Dimple said:
So you think it's OK to turn up with a green Mohawk?
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Yep, as long as it has no effect on a child's ability to consume information I don't see the issue.

Dimple said:
The reason these policies exist is because they have more than likely had problems in the past.
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Not since the late 70s (if we're still talking green Mohawks) :D

Dimple said:
Whether you like the haircut or not, Mummy had done quite a decent job but it might cost other Mummy's £30 to please their child and some wouldn't be able to afford it.
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What if a kid with bad teeth comes back after the summer holidays with porcelain veneers? They cost a bomb and most parents wouldn't be able to afford it so would you expel that pupil unless he goes back to the dentists and has them removed?

Should schools ban parents from taking their kids to the Caribbean during half term because when they come back they'll initiate a wave of bullying over kids who only went to Butlins?

Dimple said:
Same applies for clothes, some kids would turn up in very expensive trainers while other kids would be bullied because they can't afford, so it's easier to dress them all the same.
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Whilst I agree with uniforms for school children, the idea it removes visible signs of rich and poor is bollards. The poor kids are the ones with the un-ironed, urine fragranced , tobacco stained uniforms they've been wearing for the last 3 years.

Besides, when I was at school it was the more affluent kids that got bullied and usually the poorer kids doing the bullying.
 
estebanrey said:
Yep, as long as it has no effect on a child's ability to consume information I don't see the issue + other stuff.
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However, I expect you have a job and unless you are one of the tiny minority I also expect that you have to conform with what is expected.
I work in an admin role so I'm expected to change out of my shorts & band t-shirt that I ride in with and I change into trousers and a shirt, if not I would get told off.
Why children shouldn't also follow a similar policy is not a lot to ask.
I came across a mate of mine 2 months ago who had a small mohawk, tattoos everywhere and rings through every orifice. He's now portering at the hospital so he's accepted that his appearance wasn't good for trade and grown out the mohawk, removed all rings but his earlobes look a bit daft and he has to wear long sleeves.
From OCUK staff to toilet cleaners to pilots to Coppers to Nurses to binmen we all have to conform into a dress code so I don't see a problem with kids doing it.
 
Dimple said:
However, I expect you have a job and unless you are one of the tiny minority I also expect that you have to conform with what is expected.
I work in an admin role so I'm expected to change out of my shorts & band t-shirt that I ride in with and I change into trousers and a shirt, if not I would get told off.
Why children shouldn't also follow a similar policy is not a lot to ask.
I came across a mate of mine 2 months ago who had a small mohawk, tattoos everywhere and rings through every orifice. He's now portering at the hospital so he's accepted that his appearance wasn't good for trade and grown out the mohawk, removed all rings but his earlobes look a bit daft and he has to wear long sleeves.
From OCUK staff to toilet cleaners to pilots to Coppers to Nurses to binmen we all have to conform into a dress code so I don't see a problem with kids doing it.
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While that's all well and good (And obviously accurate, there are certain expectations) the hair cut in the OP wouldn't be any problem in any work place.
 
Funnily enough, that haircut would be perfectly acceptable under Queens regulations in the armed forces.

However, it's clearly a breach of the school rules as stated on their site and well.... Dems da rules!
 
Ace Modder said:
I would believe that shaved heads or partly shaved areas means grade 0. His hair was cut to grade 2, this is not shaven.

The point is, why punish a child for a hair cut a parent has given to him.
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My son spent most of his senior school days with a grade 2 round the sides and back and a four on top. He never got put in isolation, but that was before schools started trying to enforce near Stasi like rules rather than focus on educating pupils.

Maccy said:
If that's what it says on the school's website then they have a point tbh.
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Arbitrary rule is arbitrary. Nowt wrong with that lads haircut.
 
You clearly broke the rules they clearly set out. Stop being the child and man up and shave the rest of the head.
 
Dimple said:
I work in an admin role so I'm expected to change out of my shorts & band t-shirt that I ride in with and I change into trousers and a shirt, if not I would get told off.
Why children shouldn't also follow a similar policy is not a lot to ask.
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Why should an admin role require a dress code? (assuming you're not client facing)
 
dowie said:
Why should an admin role require a dress code? (assuming you're not client facing)
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I'm guessing because they said so and thems the rules so if you want to be a admin in that company you follow the rules and take your wage or there will be someone else who will
 
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