Darryl George: Texas judge rules school district can restrict the length of male students’ natural hair

Huntress_Nyx · 2024-02-23T06:48:39+00:00

And what if a boy wants long hair? Will they pin him down to cut his hair?

BurnAfterEating420 · 2024-02-23T16:35:02+00:00

this ruling is being spun as racist, since it's a black student's hair, when it's obviously simply sexist. it's an arbitrary standard that's applied to all boys, and only boys.

and I'm not sure what the headline means by "natural hair".

OpossumNo1 · 2024-02-23T05:28:30+00:00

I hate arbitrary bullshit like this.

Peachysweetpea · 2024-02-23T07:40:08+00:00

Actually this was required at my private school. Uniform clothing, shoes, hair and all. Most other countries are like this too.

peter_venture · 2024-02-23T22:02:18+00:00

From the headline here we can see that the judge ruled that the school district can restrict the length of male students' hair, so presumably the CROWN Act doesn't come into play. From this you may infer that the hair length rule is a school thing, which it is. But it goes beyond that. When my son was 16 (he's 34 now) he applied for a job at a local burger chain known for being sustainable and environmentally friendly. He was told he'd be hired, but only if he cut his shoulder length hair. He was told this by a woman with hair longer than his. When he asked why the double standard, he was snottily told that men had to have shorter hair.

When he told me we checked on the legality of the situation but found that courts have ruled that holding men and women to different grooming standards is permissible, and hair length is considered a grooming standard. Now, seventeen years later his hair is still shoulder length and it's still permissible for schools and employers to hold men and women to different standards. To my thinking, this is an issue Mens Rights Activists should also be trying to put an end to.

fabiohellspyke · 2024-02-23T13:10:21+00:00

a lot of men feel envy for my long hair. i wish i could be more individualistic 20 years ago, i had long hair, but still did not live like i wanted

raytaylor · 2024-02-23T14:05:50+00:00

Is the USA a signatory to the united nations convention on the rights of the child?

In NZ we had a similar case about 10 years ago which got very close to ruling the other way.

A catholic boys school rule stated that hair must be short, off the collar and out of the eyes.
Student had his medium (up for interpretation) length hair which no one had any problem with for 3 years until a new principal started.
Student said he would tie it in a bun to meet the rules but school said it must be cut or he is suspended
Went to court, but the judge went a bit sideways
He determined the rule was invalid because it wasnt prescriptive enough and too subjective so quickly struck down the rule. Basically because the students offer of tying it in a bun would make it appear short (rule didnt specify cut short), off the collar and out of the eyes then the school had no right to suspend the student.
Judge stopped at that point and didnt really continue to decide upon the legality of a school to prescribe hair length, though the judge did say that the united nations convention on the rights of the child which new zealand is a signatory did have article 13 on individual freedom of expression, but was already able to determine the case to be over before lawyers really needed to argue that point.
School had to pay $24,000 legal fees.

There was also a case at my high school where the girls decided they didnt want to wear skirts because the guys trousers were warmer and more comfortable so they told the board they would be in court unless they removed the discriminatory uniform policy. The school board quickly capitulated and just made all uniform components available to all.

The central government education department decided it needed to issue an advisory booklet to schools which had a component of hair style and referenced the UNCROC as well as the NZ bill of rights.
One thing specifically on hair was that the school is only meant to be able to prescribe rules for during school time, while cutting hair is intruding on ones free expression outside of school time.
It also mentioned that such rules need to be justifiable for health and safety reasons. So the issue likely wont return to court as schools are starting to update their policies based on that advisory.

https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/schools-scramble-to-check-rules-after-students-legal-victory/UVIKW26PGJGM2Y76L4QM2DZCVM/

Acousmetre78 · 2024-02-23T17:43:16+00:00

It's time to free women's nipples

asplorer · 2024-02-24T01:23:44+00:00

The real issue here is why judge is asked to decide this. This can be solved by school and parents mutual understanding.

Title	Darryl George: Texas judge rules school district can restrict the length of male students’ natural hair
Author	klafhofshi
Upvotes	95
Comments	18
Date	February 23, 2024 4:54 AM UTC (2 years ago)
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