Teen Won't Be Able To Walk At Graduation Unless He Cuts His Dreadlocks

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If it’s been in the handbook for 30 years that hair couldn’t be 12 inches long and his is 15, then what can you do?

Is he more special the the thousands of students that have walked through the doors?

I wouldn’t cut mine but if you knew the policy when you signed up, then what can you say?

Say..u really reaching...fuck a CAc and they policy..brah
 

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I get what you're saying Picasso but if this were THAT big of an issue, he could've been put on notice welllll before graduation approached.
They said that they had NO prohibition of cornrows, locks, or any other ethnic hairstyle but the length of his hair hasn't come up in all of the years that he's been growing them.
If this is only the FIRST time it's come up, they should take THIS opportunity to put the rest of the District and it's students on notice moving forward.

Imagine how rigid the Army and other Branches have been on Wear and Appearance of a Soldier's hair, both head and facial. Before females were allowed to wear cornrows and locs now, accommodations were made for Sikh military members. CACs lost their SHIT too.
The military kinda had to deal with that on the fly and made Sikh headdresses allowable AND full beards...freedom of religion that Faketriot folks loved to as long as it only meant THEM.

I was an E.O. Rep/SHARP when it came about and had to brief my Battalion's queasy snowflakes about the coming changes to AR 670-1.
I had more than half a dozen muhfuckas red with rage...precursors to the Trumpsters of today. They were frightened to death and livid AF!
I had to talk them muhfuckas off of ledges and shit.

CAC Soldier: WTF! What if 'I' wanna wear a Turban, is the Army gonna accommodate MEEE?
Me: Absolutely...as soon as you convert to Sihkism.


Observant Sikhs and conservative Muslim women are now able to wear religious head coverings, thanks to a directive issued Tuesday that updates the Army's grooming and appearance regulation. Sikh soldiers also are allowed to maintain their beards, according to the update.


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*Sidenote: I've NEVER seen a Regimental Crest placed near the shoulder like this either.

That’s very strange that they had no issue with him growing them but only have an issue with him walking during graduation. That literally makes no sense.

Was this rule being enforced and widely known during his attendance?

How did he wear his hair during the regular school year?

Should he really be forced to cut his hair just to graduate?

A lot of questions behind this.

We have to look at other students at that school or the district. Does any other male student have long hair?

You keep referencing jobs though fam.
It's not a job it is a public school.
And everyone doesn't know otherwise he wouldn't be surprised at this development.

If the school has uniforms, should he have to wear one?

I’m referencing jobs because that’s an institution that has dress codes and possible hair policies.

I’m sure many private schools have hair policies for male students.


That’s that bullshit and they admitted that it was wrong.

We need PROOF that they actually measured"" his hair and when.

That’d be crazy to literally measure his hair.

It's absolutely a black or white issue. You know how many white kids have long hair hanging down below their color? I see kids with man-buns all the time at the high school events I work at throughout Texas. They are using "hair length" as a backdoor to deny him his "hair style". I went through the same thing with my dreads back in the 90's while working at Six Flags. Only when we threatened to sue the park right before Summer started did they back off and compromise and tell me I could work as long as I kept my dreads under a hat.

This is white people simply policing black bodies plain and simple.

Do you know or see lots of white kids at that school with long hair?

I think many are missing the point. If every other male student in that school has short hair because of the guidelines in the student handbook, then why should he get a pass?

Religious reasons cool.

But other than that. If it says clear as day that it’s the policy, then what’s the problem?

Lastly, I want the young man to have hair as long as he wants. But if it’s the policy, you knew that during orientation.

It’s very weird to enforce it now if he’s had the hair since he’s been there and now they want to enforce it. That’s bs!
 

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That’s very strange that they had no issue with him growing them but only have an issue with him walking during graduation. That literally makes no sense.



We have to look at other students at that school or the district. Does any other male student have long hair?



If the school has uniforms, should he have to wear one?

I’m referencing jobs because that’s an institution that has dress codes and possible hair policies.

I’m sure many private schools have hair policies for male students.



That’s that bullshit and they admitted that it was wrong.



That’d be crazy to literally measure his hair.



Do you know or see lots of white kids at that school with long hair?

I think many are missing the point. If every other male student in that school has short hair because of the guidelines in the student handbook, then why should he get a pass?

Religious reasons cool.

But other than that. If it says clear as day that it’s the policy, then what’s the problem?

Lastly, I want the young man to have hair as long as he wants. But if it’s the policy, you knew that during orientation.

It’s very weird to enforce it now if he’s had the hair since he’s been there and now they want to enforce it. That’s bs!

Hey they they ones who started this

And these supposed hard and fast rule they have a sudden need to so strongly enfirce is VERY specific to even giving a number apparently

So if its 15 inches?

a good lawyer gonna be out here measuring random students hair.
 

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Hey they they ones who started this

And these supposed hard and fast rule they have a sudden need to so strongly enfirce is VERY specific to even giving a number apparently

So if its 15 inches?

a good lawyer gonna be out here measuring random students hair.

My issue is I don’t want us “Black people” to be crying wolf. If it’s the policy and every student abides by it, then there’s no case.

If there’s other white or Spanish students with long hair and they’re only saying something to the Black student, that’s an issue.

But if there’s 500 boys that go to that school and 499 of them have short hair and abide by the rules. Then this isn’t a a racial issue.

With that said, why say something now if he’s been going there for four years? Now all of a sudden they spring this on him when it time to graduate. Why now, what’s the point?
 

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Looks like it’s a “Length” issue, not a dreadlock or Black thing. They asked him to cut it to a certain length and I don’t know what that length is?

I wouldn’t cut mine but it’s the school’s policy so :dunno:

"Barbers Hill ISD has a long standing dress code, but we absolutely allow dreadlocks. What we do not allow is any action that circumvents or violates the provision regarding hair length. The student in question was NEVER forbidden from attending school," a spokesperson for the district said.


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If it’s been in the handbook for 30 years that hair couldn’t be 12 inches long and his is 15, then what can you do?

Is he more special the the thousands of students that have walked through the doors?

I wouldn’t cut mine but if you knew the policy when you signed up, then what can you say?
naw bro.but its cool for the white boys and girls to have real long hair huh just not the black guy.smh thats wrong period
 

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Same dude that went back to work after his boss called him an inmate. Wouldn't even sit out one fucking game.

Sorry the young man is dealing with this. Hell no he shouldn't cut his hair over some stupid white rule. He can braid it up, hell stick it in his cap with pins, if it's that serious. Tough lesson, but I hope her learns to stand, and not fucking submit.

If it was my son, give me his diploma in the mail, and we are taking a trip to celebrate. Fuck that school.
 

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naw bro.but its cool for the white boys and girls to have real long hair huh just not the black guy.smh thats wrong period

I’m focused on that school. Do white boys at “That” school have long hair? If they do, then the school’s in the wrong and they’ll be consequences for it.

I’m not talking about in regular life, specifically that school.
 

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Looks like every member on the School Board is white. I never expect cacs to willingly change or be receptive to minority interests.
Fucker had the nerve to say the policy had been in effect for 30 years which is a prime example why we need to do less protesting and more running for elective office to effect meaningful change. Voting majorities change things, protests not as much and certainly not as quickly. hmm:
And the school itself.
How long was it at 15 inches length. Was he a junior at the time?
The teachers didn't stop him and say, "You need to cut that down, son."
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is it private school or public school. if it's a private they have more leeway to implement and enforce a dress code. the parents/students probably got and signed an acknowledgment of it with handbook

is the length requirement applied to boys with long hair?

is he allowed to style his hair in a manner to minimize the length?

went to catholic school...freshman year locks and cornrows were forbidden. by senior they were acceptable.

times change, it's just alot slower in some places


Public

ONLY applies to males

Policy says hair can't go below the ears, cover the eye brows or touch the collar

And apparently he's had locks since 7th grade

:smh:
 

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Public

ONLY applies to males

Policy says hair can't go below the ears, cover the eye brows or touch the collar

And apparently he's had locks since 7th grade

:smh:

So do you think lawyers, NAACP, National News etc should get involved in this case?
 

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I’m focused on that school. Do white boys at “That” school have long hair? If they do, then the school’s in the wrong and they’ll be consequences for it.

I’m not talking about in regular life, specifically that school.

People are posting evidence of white boys with long hair attending Barbers Hill on twitter.
 

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I’m focused on that school. Do white boys at “That” school have long hair? If they do, then the school’s in the wrong and they’ll be consequences for it.

I’m not talking about in regular life, specifically that school.


Here's more evidence. This was posted by one of the teachers at Barbers Hill.

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Here's more evidence. This was posted by one of the teachers at Barbers Hill.

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To me all white people are racist so that’s no surprise, but that interaction is bold and telling.

With that said, the kid’s still hustling the system. The policy is no long hair so he pins it up in a ponytail or braids so that it doesn’t touch his eyebrows or ears.

That’s funny and some shit I’d do to break the rules so that I could have long hair! :roflmao:
 

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If other schools in the area are smart they could pull a PR move and offer him a transfer while promoting their school as being one of inclusiveness.

Yeah Barbers Hill is pretty much in the middle of Mount Belvieu. That's their only high school. I used to go to church there when I was a kid.
 
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Now the school is starting to crack down on all the male white students and they are complaining that they wore their hair long since 7th grade and because of DeAndre they are getting In School Suspension unless they cut their hair.

This is how the school is cleaning up what they created over nothing. National news now covering the story and they don't want to let up.

One teacher started this nonsense is the word, since he came back from winter recess, he started her class and is when this mess all started.

They could easily drop this BS, but I still say, in this day and age, if he said he was gay and expressing himself, he'd be left alone, but shows you that gays have more rights/advocacy than black people do.
 

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Interview with DeAndre and his younger cousin also facing suspension



They’re asking all the wrong questions so that interview and interview with the former educator was pointless.

1. Ask is every male student forced to abide by their rules regarding the hair length rule

2. Ask why has it been ok for him to have his hair like that for years and now all of a sudden they have an issue?

Those are the only two questions that matter.

Every other question about changing of the times and race are pointless. If they want change the rules so that male students will be able to have long hair is cool, but that’s not what this is about.
 

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But that's being compensated to fit into a particular BRAND image.

The school district's policy mentions reflecting the expectations of the community and what those norms were 30 years ago. Those norms have shifted to the point that the kid's hair DOES fit the norms of what you'd see in the community today.

Beard grooming is now a cottage industry. If you wanna fit into the Yankee's Org. and their prescribed image, then yeah, that's what you're agreeing to.
I consider how the image of people with tatts and piercings has changed tremendously since then.
The hospital that I worked at and the one where my wife was treated at, it wasn't shit to see nurses with full sleeves or looking like they'd posed for a Suicide Girls spread. The image isn't considered seedy and unprofessional anymore, even in the Healthcare Industry.
Remember when tatts were equated with a potential Hepatitis infection?


I think that they should NOW look back and make adjustments to the Dress Code at least once per decade to try to stay current as long as it remains ethical.

I consider how the image of people with tatts and piercings has changed tremendously since then.
The hospital that I worked at and the one where my wife was treated at, it wasn't shit to see nurses with full sleeves or looking like they'd posed for a Suicide Girls spread. The image isn't considered seedy and unprofessional anymore, even in the Healthcare Industry.
Remember when tatts were equated with a potential Hepatitis infection?


My exact point made at 4:28ish
 

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I consider how the image of people with tatts and piercings has changed tremendously since then.
The hospital that I worked at and the one where my wife was treated at, it wasn't shit to see nurses with full sleeves or looking like they'd posed for a Suicide Girls spread. The image isn't considered seedy and unprofessional anymore, even in the Healthcare Industry.
Remember when tatts were equated with a potential Hepatitis infection?


My exact point made at 4:28ish


If they would like to change the rule to adjust to the times that's great but again, that isn't what this is about and many are getting sidetracked.

Plain and simple the young men are breaking the rules, but what needs to be asked is.

1. Is every male student forced to abide by their rules regarding the hair length rule?

2. Why has it been ok for him to have his hair like that for years and now all of a sudden they have an issue?

Those are the only two questions that matter.

Every other question about changing of the times and race are pointless. If they want to change the rules so that male students will be able to have long hair that's cool, but that’s not what this is about.
 
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