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School says my son must cut his hair or be excluded

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alexis52 · 13/03/2020 10:04

I have 2 children 1boy aged11 1 girl aged 14. They both go to that same school but recently they have a new head master who changed some of the uniform policy's. to begin with they were good changes like skirts can't be shorter than the knee and ties had to come down to the stomach but then he changed the hair policies. This did not effect my daughter because she fell into all the categories but it did effect my son. His hair is about an inch or so past his shoulder, the head said that boys hair must not come over The colour and I got an email telling me to cut his hair. I have refused to cut his hair and long hair doesn't effect his work because he ties it up for certain classes like PE and cookery and doesn't play with it. The school have now threatened that if I don't cut his hair soon he will be excluded .

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Serenschintte · 13/03/2020 10:09

Well I would say hair color isn’t a hill to die on. Get his hair cut- maybe you can find a compromise style that he and you are happy with and school will accept.
When my DH started out in work post Uni one of the things mentioned in his first appraisal was that he wasn’t smart enough. So he had to up his game - if he wanted to continue in his job. Which he did as it had a career path, was interesting and would lead to more opportunities and a better standard of living. Which it has. No so different from school if you can work hard and apply yourself.

zafferana · 13/03/2020 10:08

So your DS will be excluded from school Are you okay with that? I'd just cut his fucking hair myself, but it's your choice. Uniform is there to make everyone look the same. Jewellery, hair, etc has to be safe and practical and everyone has to abide by the same rules. Will it harm your DS to cut his hair? No. He has the rest of his life to look exactly the way he wants. If your DD's hair was blue and you'd been told it had to be a natural shade would you be making a stand about that too?

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