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Should schools have the authority to dictate student's hair styles?

Should schools have the authority to dictate student's hair styles?


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Schools should be allowed to dictate hair styles ONLY if the style distracts other students from learning.
 
Within reason, yes.

If we're talking a hairstyle that is a major distraction and/or a danger to other students, I could see the point.

Not sure how a hairstyle could be a danger to other students, but you never know...

You think a hairstyle can be a "danger" to a student?

 
Schools should be allowed to dictate hair styles ONLY if the style distracts other students from learning.
Isn't that rather subjective, though? I mean, if "distracts other students from learning", then anybody could claim simple purple hair, or short hair on girls, or long hair on boys, makes others students look, and thus "distracts" them. It's vague enough to open up all kinds of potential bans.
 
I don't think schools should be allowed to tell a student how to cut their hair, but I do think they should be allowed state that certain hairstyles are not appropriate and not allow them.
 
No.

Well, not just no, **** no.

We got that **** abolished in 1970. What happened after that, I do not comprehend.
 
Just abolish the union she belongs to and remove tenure and we could do that.

I've never been a fan of unions. The good ones are extremely rare.

As far as tenure? Not a fan of that, either. Jobs and job stability should be based on how good you are at your job, and no other reason. If you suck at your job, you should be removed - just like any other job.
 
Should schools have the authority to dictate student's hair styles?

Public schools.

Howdy radcen ....

Schools dictated clothing and hair styles when I attended school. (It was public school not a uniformed school). Boys pants needed belts at waist height, shirt tails tucked in, sleeved and collared shirts, no t-shirts of any sort; and hair styles were tightly controlled. Girls had similar restrictions for appropriate dress i.e the fit, style, and length of dresses and skirts; blouses and how they buttoned.

I knew a H.S. senior who was suspended for three days (off the school grounds and unable to make up missed work.. meaning: if one missed a major test one might flunk the course and be required to repeat same course next year) ... His three day suspension was caused by his hair style... the latest fad for boys ... the style was exactly the same as the President of the United States ( John Kennedy ).

In retrospect, while often unpopular with students, the seemingly harsh restrictive practice of schools at that time taught a very valuable life long lesson.

In business, when dealing with persons of high income (and self importance), I may choose to wear an easily recognized tailored high value suit and physically comport myself appropriately. I do not don the same clothing to straddle a Harley Davidson or climb onto the saddle of a horse.

The Lesson of school clothing restrictions:

To be successful in life, In differing situations, one must exhibit an acceptable modicum of comportment for that specific situation be it attire, physical demeanor, or language usage.

While children should not be treated as chattel, as often the case when I was young, they have no and should not have 'freedom of speech' to excuse inappropriate demeanor;
It allows them to perceive an incorrect lesson and narcissistic view of life and social interaction.

Yes, the school should be able to dictate hair and clothing styles.

Thom Paine
 
you allow your children to have body piercing? good luck with him finding a job, great parenting...

Who are you to tell them whether or not they are a good parent?

That's mighty ballsy of you. And rude. You don't get to dictate what is, or is not, good parenting.
 
High schools should be run like businesses. Proper business hair cuts, clothes and attitude. Maybe we would have less people that just cant understand why they can wear a Guy Harvey fishing tee shirt to a job interview.
 
Who are you to tell them whether or not they are a good parent?

That's mighty ballsy of you. And rude. You don't get to dictate what is, or is not, good parenting.

Maybe not, but like me. He may be looking over your child when he or she comes in for a job interview with "bad ass" tattooed on his neck or something similarly stupid.
 
Teachers are not there to be "better teachers" based on idiotic actions of your children.

Struck a nerve?

My children are not idiots, thankyouverymuch. And wearing a different hairstyle does not make them idiots. If a teacher can't handle something as simple as a purple Mohawk, why is it anybody else's fault?

Times change. Teachers and school systems should change with them. If hair styles hadn't evolved, everybody would still be wearing hair styles from the 50s.
 
Struck a nerve?

My children are not idiots, thankyouverymuch. And wearing a different hairstyle does not make them idiots. If a teacher can't handle something as simple as a purple Mohawk, why is it anybody else's fault?

Times change. Teachers and school systems should change with them. If hair styles hadn't evolved, everybody would still be wearing hair styles from the 50s.
We all did idiotic things in high school. My hair was almost down to my belt and as much as I would let it get that way again. I have to work.
 
High schools should be run like businesses. Proper business hair cuts, clothes and attitude.

Sieg Heil!

:lol: Did you dress like a nerd when you were in high school? Proper hair cuts, clothes and attitude?

Didn't you say you were a cop?

It's all getting clearer - you became a cop so you could get back at all the kids who made fun of you for your clothes, and your Beaver Cleaver haircut.
 
Howdy radcen ....

Schools dictated clothing and hair styles when I attended school. (It was public school not a uniformed school). Boys pants needed belts at waist height, shirt tails tucked in, sleeved and collared shirts, no t-shirts of any sort; and hair styles were tightly controlled. Girls had similar restrictions for appropriate dress i.e the fit, style, and length of dresses and skirts; blouses and how they buttoned.

I knew a H.S. senior who was suspended for three days (off the school grounds and unable to make up missed work.. meaning: if one missed a major test one might flunk the course and be required to repeat same course next year) ... His three day suspension was caused by his hair style... the latest fad for boys ... the style was exactly the same as the President of the United States ( John Kennedy ).

In retrospect, while often unpopular with students, the seemingly harsh restrictive practice of schools at that time taught a very valuable life long lesson.

In business, when dealing with persons of high income (and self importance), I may choose to wear an easily recognized tailored high value suit and physically comport myself appropriately. I do not don the same clothing to straddle a Harley Davidson or climb onto the saddle of a horse.

The Lesson of school clothing restrictions:

To be successful in life, In differing situations, one must exhibit an acceptable modicum of comportment for that specific situation be it attire, physical demeanor, or language usage.

While children should not be treated as chattel, as often the case when I was young, they have no and should not have 'freedom of speech' to excuse inappropriate demeanor;
It allows them to perceive an incorrect lesson and narcissistic view of life and social interaction.

Yes, the school should be able to dictate hair and clothing styles.

Thom Paine
Excellent post. I don't disagree with any of it, but am not sure I agree with some of it... if that makes sense. Your point regarding setting a kid up for success in the future is a good one, though on the other hand I'm not sure that having long hair (as just one less extreme example) while young has hindered anybody that got a hair cut later on.

Your post is giving me things to think about.
 
We all did idiotic things in high school. My hair was almost down to my belt and as much as I would let it get that way again. I have to work.

so why was it OK for you to have your hair the way you wanted it, but now you want kids to have perfectly groomed hair?

That's hypocritical. Do you tell kids to get off your lawn, too?
 
so why was it OK for you to have your hair the way you wanted it, but now you want kids to have perfectly groomed hair?

That's hypocritical. Do you tell kids to get off your lawn, too?
Well, yea. I learned that if I wanted a job, cut my hair. Even though my father was pissed about my long hair. As well as the head football coach and every girls parents I dated. But being in highschool I was fine with that and the more pissed they got, the longer it got.
And if they are on my lawn, they better be mowing it. LOL
 
Only for safety concerns (which should be extremely obscure and case by case) or severe distractions (and even then, unless it is offensive, they should see what can be done to make it less of a distraction first before any disciplinary action is taken, like move the person to the back of the class or something like that).
 
Sieg Heil!

:lol: Did you dress like a nerd when you were in high school? Proper hair cuts, clothes and attitude?

Didn't you say you were a cop?

It's all getting clearer - you became a cop so you could get back at all the kids who made fun of you for your clothes, and your Beaver Cleaver haircut.
Yea, you got me. But seriously, we didn't have shock white hair, or pink hair or purple hair or rooster cuts back then. All us dudes had long hair if you had anything other than a military cut.
You got the military cut from the barber on base. Our highschool was right next door to Patrick AFB.
 
Yea, you got me. But seriously, we didn't have shock white hair, or pink hair or purple hair or rooster cuts back then. All us dudes had long hair if you had anything other than a military cut.
You got the military cut from the barber on base. Our highschool was right next door to Patrick AFB.

But you have to remember this -- (and this is the hardest thing I had to come to grips with) --

Look at what you said in your earlier post:

Even though my father was pissed about my long hair. As well as the head football coach and every girls parents I dated. But being in highschool I was fine with that and the more pissed they got, the longer it got.

Other than style, how is this any different than what is going on today? You are rebelling against "the man" with your long hair. Kids today are rebelling against "the man" with their hairstyles, too.
 
you allow your children to have body piercing? good luck with him finding a job, great parenting...

response to OP: public schools? no.

Although my private school has restrictions on what hair one can have and what clothes one may have, and our scores are significantly higher than that of public school students ;)

You ASSume too much. Not surprised at the snide sounding response.
I fought for custody for him when his mom and I divorced but the courts automatically gave custody to the mom at that time, unless she was a serial killer. She has been convicted of welfare fraud and two counts of shoplifting. I caught her screwing around numerous times. She was a welfare queen. She dropped the boys off once when she "couldn't handle them". At the end of the summer, and her romance with whatever boyfriend she had at the time, she refused to let the boys come back from a weekend at her house. She also refused to sign the papers giving me custody. Her dad told me once that the best decision I ever made was to divorce her.
 
I would shave off the rest of the hair and take the bolt out. Provided he was still living under my roof and underage.

That said, no, schools should not be dictating hairstyles. That's the job of the parent and if the parent is too messed up to not care then oh well. Hairstyles cannot harm anyone.

He was living with his mom at the time. She is morally bankrupt. He shaved the rest of his head before the next weekend and didn't wear the hardware when I had time with him after that.
 
But you have to remember this -- (and this is the hardest thing I had to come to grips with) --

Look at what you said in your earlier post:



Other than style, how is this any different than what is going on today? You are rebelling against "the man" with your long hair. Kids today are rebelling against "the man" with their hairstyles, too.
I think because we knew once highschool was over and we needed to be taken seriously. We cut our hair. I see way to many "35 year old teenagers" out there looking for work looking like they are still wanting to be in highschool.
 
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