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Angel Garza, a twelve-year old student at Hamilton Middle School in the Heights, was suspended from school this week for sporting the Houston Rockets trademark “R” in his hair.
Hamilton’s dress code policy forbids “hair designs.” The ambiguous policy does, however, allow “Any hairstyle that is neat and clean.” Although the school’s dress code policy states violation warrants in-school suspension, he was still sent home.
Honestly, “Any hairstyle that is neat and clean…” Do we live in the 1950s in Mayfield, Ohio? Did June Cleaver pen the Hamilton Middle school dress code? And when did showing some spirit for your hometown team become taboo? Why not ban wearing sports jerseys too?
HISD, don’t you think you bigger fish to fry than hair designs? How’s that 64% high-school completion rate working out for you?
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This rule is neither new, nor is it restricted to HISD. I had a kid in my high school suspended for shaving a soccer ball pattern into his hair during soccer playoffs (he was the goalie). The purpose of the rule is not to distract from the learning atmosphere and help instill a sense of professionalism for when they become adults. You don't see people in many business offices with such designs. This hair is just a distraction that will draw student's attention away from class. While there are many hair styles that probably should fall under this rule, this is easily identifiable as well out of acceptable.