Meet Taylor Pugh.
He is 4 years old.
A suburban Dallas school district has suspended a 4-year-old from his prekindergarten class because he wears his hair too long and does not want his parents to cut it.
What? Yes, you read that right. A school district suspended a 4 year old because of the length of his hair.
School officials say the district’s dress code serves to limit distractions in the classroom.
I do not understand the correlation between hair length and education. If having long hair is distracting the classroom, does it really matter if the body under the hair is male or female?
The district states that a strict dress code “is a vital step toward furthering excellence and better preparing our students for college, careers, and life as adults.” I have never, not once, been subjected to a dress code this strict so how does this prepare them for life as an adult? Do some adults have a dress code this strict? Of course but the real question is how many adults have a dress code this strict?
I’ve read a few comments on various articles stating hair is hair and the parents should just cut his hair because his education is more important. I can’t imagine having to tell my children, who absolutely love their long hair, that they must cut their hair because someone doesn’t like it.
NY Times Article
District Dress Code
