to ask if you'd bother mentioning anything to school? (hair related)

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DS(10) had his hair cut yesterday. For the last few cuts he's had it very short around the sides and longer, combed over on the top and the barber has used the clippers at where his parting would be. This accentuated it and made it look like a line.

Hair cut yesterday is very similar but he had quiffed the top a bit more rather than comb it over. It looks fashionable but it is smart.

Today he's been told off for having a clippered line in his hair (where the parting is, it's not at the side).

I fully support school rules and am intending to email and apologise and say he won't have that done again. AIBU to be a bit miffed though as this is the 4th(ish) time he's had this 'line'. Am debating whether to mention that or just apologise.

It really hacks me off how schools even have the 'right' to comment on how kids wear their hair, fashions change all the time and as long as kids are clean what difference does it make how they choose to wear their hair. ffs it has no impact at all on their learning ability. I get the uniform rules (within reason) and the jewelry thing re: health and safety but hair? pisses me right off.

Another one who thinks it is just a smart tidy hair cut.
OK, if it is against the rules, it is against the rules and you are right to apologise. But the rule seems overly strict to me.

I too think it looks like a nice, smart and short haircut.
There are far scruffier hairstyles allowed in our school. Your ds' is much smarter than some I see around!

I'd let it lie and let it grow out without making a fuss.

I think it looks nice, YANBU OP!

I really don't see how a child's hairstyle has any bearing on their education.

It's not about the hairstyle it's about following the school rules.

don't teach your son that it's ok to flout rules if nobody notices.

If she doesn't, life will. I expect you always obey all traffic signals, only cross at cross walks, and never sneak a roasted potato before it's set on the table.

On a more serious note, if it's not allowed there's not much you can do about it. Somewhere they have to figure out where the cut off is between flirting the line and no longer allowed.

I wouldn't send the letter. He was told off, he's not going to do it again and it's done and dusted.

To me the letter sounds like you are saying your ds is in the right because he hasn't been pulled up on it before. And you are drawing more attention to what should be a small issue.

I live in Australia and I can't remember the last time I saw a boys skull!They all have long hair here.

Oh is this the new mullet? Worn by Jaydens?

The hair looks OK to me, but I suppose the school have to draw the line no pun intended) somewhere on extreme hairstyles. At my son's school it was nothing shorter than Grade 3 clipper and not dyed.

School rules like this make me glad my children no longer go to school in the UK. It's just so incredibly petty for no real reason at all.

My dd went to school yesterday with purple and blue streaks in her hair. ds currently looks very respectable but he's not into cutting his hair very often so it's often a long curly mop. What they wear and how they do their hair is a non issue. No bullying and no aggro from teachers either.

When I started secondary school it was wedges and steps, I can never remember which way around but children were sent home to get the one cut into the other. It's stupid. I'd be asking the school to fund the hair cut if they want that much of a say, afterall schools are all too quick to point out you're only there for 1/5 of the week, how do they think they can dictate what you do for the other 4/5? I remember my mum going mad that I looked at a pair of glasses that I commented were school colours! I wasn't attempting to get glasses that were uniform but she said the same, school can't dictate what you do with the rest of your week.

I love a bit of hair on boys and men, my stepson gets a lot of stick because he likes his long but although I tease him occasionally I also tell people to leave him alone because he looks nice. However, I think your son's hair looks lovely and can't see the objection. I do wonder if this is some sort of race issue. Either trying not to offend black pupils or calling it gang.

I meant to say "race" because you know something like that is written by middle class, middle aged white men in suits who know nothing about race.