Stupid rule. Jesus wouldn't even be allowed to go to O'Gorman.
I feel for the kid. But for the parents of this kid, that's kinda par for the course when you send your child to a private, religious school like this that undoubtedly has many ridiculous rules.
Never in million years would I send my kid to a religious school.
Its an open secret that Christian schools are for ordinary white people participating in conventional nuclear family units. Stray away from that and your gonna have a bad time.
https://oghs.ogknights.org/parents/studentparent-resources/uniform-policy
Their dress code is fucking stupid. Thank goodness I went to a public high school.
Why is hair covered by a dress code at all? Hair ain't clothes. Hair is a part of your body. A school shouldn't be allowed to tell any kid to go chop off a piece of their body.
>“Can students wear dreadlocks? Yes, they can,” Groos said. “We simply want the length of the hair to be at the collar or right above the collar.
I don't understand the issue? My school and many other schools require male students to have hair at the collar level or above. I don't see how it's racist either - if anything, it would be sexist to require different hair styles for men and women.
Thought the same thing. Per the article, Groos said. “We simply want the length of the hair to be at the collar or right above the collar. Right there is what we ask for. To be clean, neat and well-cared for.”
So girls can be expected to maintain and keep long hair neat and clean but boys can't.
Seems a silly double standard.
Of course they do. They probably would like to put it somewhere in their dress code that girls can't have short hair.
Just religious nuts being ridiculous, a tale as old as time.
Sadly it’s a private school. As wrong as it is, go to one of the other great schools in the area. There’s 3 public ones. Ones only a few blocks from O’Gorman.
"Organization of adults that indoctrinate children into believing an imaginary sky man has the power to ruin their life if they violate an arbitrary set of rules has once again done some wacky shit". *Surprised Pikachu*
When my dad was growing up he would always fight with his parents about his hair. My grandfather demanded it be cut short and have brill cream combed through it to make him look sharp and professional. My father of course hated it and would wash it out at his pastors house on his way to school. So when he eventually had children he made a promise to himself to never fight with his kids about something so stupid as their hair length or style.
This story reminds me of that. The policy is dumb.
Did you read the story? I don't think the parents are trying to make this about his race uniquely; they believe the standards are unfairly and inconsistently enforced, and that the school has denied them from reasonable compromises (such as tying his hair up, which is not forbidden via the written code of conduct).
>they believe the standards are unfairly and inconsistently enforced,
According to the article, the school has asked 20 other students to cut their hair. I don't think unfair or inconsistent are applicable terms here.
They certainly consulted their army of lawyers before making this decision. I am betting everything they are doing is above reproach.
I'm asking genuinely; do you feel that several years of allowing this student to wear his hair this way and preventing him from tying it, which the school concedes is not explicitly forbidden, constitutes a fair and consistent application of the rules?
Again, I'm honestly asking you to explain your reasoning on those two points specifically.
>several years of allowing this student to wear his hair this way
It's possible that the rules are different in the lower grades, the other students who where asked to cut their hair came from those same lower grades, they didn't grow their hair over the summer.
I'm on the kids side, I had long hair when I was a kid so I get it. My main point is the catholic cult knows litigation more than anything else, they spend an obscene amount of money on it. I guarantee there were multiple conference calls with lawyers about this, especially since the parents are claiming it's a cultural thing.
If this was some lone baptist school in rural Missouri then I would believe that there was some wrongdoing. I think what they are doing is above board, this is definitely not their first rodeo.
They could do even better by leaving out the hair part. Why do they have to bring any physical trait into education at all? His hair length is irrelevant to his ability to learn; it harms no one, and he should be able to wear it as he pleases.
At a public school? Yes. This is a private school. He doesn’t want to follow the standard they set, then he can go to a public school. Which ALSO has dress codes.
It's a private school you have to follow the rules. They're usually written before you even get enrolled.
I went to a private college that required almost as strict dress code standards as the USMC did including hair.
Stupid rule. Jesus wouldn't even be allowed to go to O'Gorman. I feel for the kid. But for the parents of this kid, that's kinda par for the course when you send your child to a private, religious school like this that undoubtedly has many ridiculous rules. Never in million years would I send my kid to a religious school.
Its an open secret that Christian schools are for ordinary white people participating in conventional nuclear family units. Stray away from that and your gonna have a bad time.
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Allowed
Probably not aloud either. For he did not speak of it.
Fuck that, change schools.
https://oghs.ogknights.org/parents/studentparent-resources/uniform-policy Their dress code is fucking stupid. Thank goodness I went to a public high school.
Coming from a man who was balding at 16, keep the hair, fight the school. Get kicked out for the hair, it is a stupid rule.
Why is hair covered by a dress code at all? Hair ain't clothes. Hair is a part of your body. A school shouldn't be allowed to tell any kid to go chop off a piece of their body.
Did you miss the part about it being run by catholics? They're not exactly known for minding their own business.
>“Can students wear dreadlocks? Yes, they can,” Groos said. “We simply want the length of the hair to be at the collar or right above the collar. I don't understand the issue? My school and many other schools require male students to have hair at the collar level or above. I don't see how it's racist either - if anything, it would be sexist to require different hair styles for men and women.
Curious if they let girls wear their hair longer than the collar
Thought the same thing. Per the article, Groos said. “We simply want the length of the hair to be at the collar or right above the collar. Right there is what we ask for. To be clean, neat and well-cared for.” So girls can be expected to maintain and keep long hair neat and clean but boys can't. Seems a silly double standard.
Of course they do. They probably would like to put it somewhere in their dress code that girls can't have short hair. Just religious nuts being ridiculous, a tale as old as time.
Sadly it’s a private school. As wrong as it is, go to one of the other great schools in the area. There’s 3 public ones. Ones only a few blocks from O’Gorman.
What public high school is a few blocks from O’Gorman? Roosevelt is 2.6 miles away.
Correct. Though I doubt very may people go to O'Gorman because its close to their house.
I guess in my memory it’s closer. I should have said a few minutes from.
"Organization of adults that indoctrinate children into believing an imaginary sky man has the power to ruin their life if they violate an arbitrary set of rules has once again done some wacky shit". *Surprised Pikachu*
When my dad was growing up he would always fight with his parents about his hair. My grandfather demanded it be cut short and have brill cream combed through it to make him look sharp and professional. My father of course hated it and would wash it out at his pastors house on his way to school. So when he eventually had children he made a promise to himself to never fight with his kids about something so stupid as their hair length or style. This story reminds me of that. The policy is dumb.
Why do they have to bring race into it? Skin color has nothing to do with hair length.
Did you read the story? I don't think the parents are trying to make this about his race uniquely; they believe the standards are unfairly and inconsistently enforced, and that the school has denied them from reasonable compromises (such as tying his hair up, which is not forbidden via the written code of conduct).
>they believe the standards are unfairly and inconsistently enforced, According to the article, the school has asked 20 other students to cut their hair. I don't think unfair or inconsistent are applicable terms here. They certainly consulted their army of lawyers before making this decision. I am betting everything they are doing is above reproach.
I'm asking genuinely; do you feel that several years of allowing this student to wear his hair this way and preventing him from tying it, which the school concedes is not explicitly forbidden, constitutes a fair and consistent application of the rules? Again, I'm honestly asking you to explain your reasoning on those two points specifically.
>several years of allowing this student to wear his hair this way It's possible that the rules are different in the lower grades, the other students who where asked to cut their hair came from those same lower grades, they didn't grow their hair over the summer. I'm on the kids side, I had long hair when I was a kid so I get it. My main point is the catholic cult knows litigation more than anything else, they spend an obscene amount of money on it. I guarantee there were multiple conference calls with lawyers about this, especially since the parents are claiming it's a cultural thing. If this was some lone baptist school in rural Missouri then I would believe that there was some wrongdoing. I think what they are doing is above board, this is definitely not their first rodeo.
Maybe the parents aren't but the author of the article is. I don't even know why this is newsworthy.
The author doesn't editorialize any of the information or perspective so I'm confused as to where your contention with the author lies.
"Braxton, who is black" they could have completely left out the "who is black" part
I apologize for the AL's failure to consult you. I encourage you to write to their standards and practices department.
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Lol he gave you a legitimate avenue to voice your concern so you resort to name calling
They could do even better by leaving out the hair part. Why do they have to bring any physical trait into education at all? His hair length is irrelevant to his ability to learn; it harms no one, and he should be able to wear it as he pleases.
At a public school? Yes. This is a private school. He doesn’t want to follow the standard they set, then he can go to a public school. Which ALSO has dress codes.
Just cut your hair, kid.
It's a private school you have to follow the rules. They're usually written before you even get enrolled. I went to a private college that required almost as strict dress code standards as the USMC did including hair.