Quote:Umm....we're talking about kids in school here, not full grown (18 y/o + ) adults. 

 

So, you feel that it is necessary for a 10-12 year old to have to "express themselves" via appearance, thus you are against dress codes in school? 

 

I see it as a form of discipline as well as a pre-cursor to much of adult life in the work-force. Bah, theres that word again that everybody hates in todays society......discipline. Everybody should be able to do whatever they want and act on whatever urge they feel at that moment. The MEEEEEE generation. 

 

I started growing my hair out when I was in 6th grade and had hair longer than most of the girls all throughout high school. I would have been [BAD WORD REMOVED] very angry if some school policy banned me from having it. It isn't even necessarily about expression (at least for me), it's just who I am. I prefer long hair, and am more comfortable with long hair than I was when I had short hair. I'm not out to make a statement.

 

There is a big difference (IMO) between dictating the hair cut of somebody and having a dress code. You can change your clothes when you get home, your hair is part of body that takes time to grow. Sorry, but it just is not the same.

 

I didn't have a choice in where I went to school. I do have the choice in choosing where I work and not all businesses require a certain hairstyle.

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