long hair ban

[Warrior-destiny]

a member of the school concil in our school is trying to get long hair for boys banned i against this because i have long hair and i think its a right to free expresstion.
his arguments are that in our school skinhead stlye short hair is banned so shouldnt long hair on boys be banned? then theres hygine,if a boy has a long fringe isnt it unhyginic for them? then theres the rediculace idea that a fringe over the eyes or even 1 EYE is a :OSAFTY HAZARD:O
anyway it probably wont work but i was wondering all yous lovley peoples opinions

[Pawf]

a member of the school concil in our school is trying to get long hair for boys banned i against this because i have long hair and i think its a right to free expresstion.
his arguments are that in our school skinhead stlye short hair is banned so shouldnt long hair on boys be banned? then theres hygine,if a boy has a long fringe isnt it unhyginic for them? then theres the rediculace idea that a fringe over the eyes or even 1 EYE is a :OSAFTY HAZARD:O
anyway it probably wont work but i was wondering all yous lovley peoples opinions

Long hair has a good case for being banned. Such as safety in technology using drills, etc

[-:Undertaker:-]

Hahaha.

I have no idea why short haircuts are banned in your school, if long hair is banned tell them that your not changing your hair just because they say.

You can always take them to the Newspapers over things like this.

[summer]

if they ban long hair, they have to ban it for both sexes. bit sexist otherwise?

[Plank]

My argument against that would be if they ban it for boys, ban it for girls as well to make it fair.

[jackass]

If I was at a school where they banned it. I would keep my long hair anyway.

[Dentafrice,]

I would refuse to cut it.

Let them kick me out..

[clarissa !!]

if they ban long hair, they have to ban it for both sexes. bit sexist otherwise?
thats true ^

[Dentafrice,]

I got mine cut short for the summer, ill grow it back out, but they wouldnt do that in america I don't think.

Most schools here dont even have uniforms

[today]

They cant ban the hair length they can only ask you to usehair thingys when in areas like drills and stuff, tie it back put it up, :)

[FlyingJesus]

Do a compromise like in my old high school - you're allowed long hair, but it must be tied back. It's fair and everyone wins.

[Jordy]

Long hair has a good case for being banned. Such as safety in technology using drills, etc

It'd need to be banned for the girls too, it's a safety hazard for everyone from that perspective.

[Dentafrice,]

but what if you look stupid with it tied back?

[emobusters]

last week they banned long hair on boys at my school, they all have until the weekend to sort it out. most of them refuse to get it cut, some of them are even straightening their hair to make it look longer and one boy went and got a number 1, then obviously got suspended.

[Dentafrice,]

last week they banned long hair on boys at my school, they all have until the weekend to sort it out. most of them refuse to get it cut, some of them are even straightening their hair to make it look longer and one boy went and got a number 1, then obviously got suspended.
a number 1?

[Wayne]

I see where they're coming from, but people who have like, tried to grow their hair for ages and have to have it cut just because a bunch of council kids said it needs to be banned, I would refuse to have it cut.

[today]

but what if you look stupid with it tied back?
Bad luck.


last week they banned long hair on boys at my school, they all have until the weekend to sort it out. most of them refuse to get it cut, some of them are even straightening their hair to make it look longer and one boy went and got a number 1, then obviously got suspended.
:]


I see where they're coming from, but people who have like, tried to grow their hair for ages and have to have it cut just because a bunch of council kids said it needs to be banned, I would refuse to have it cut.
I agree, they cant make you do anything you have free will. Take it to the media if they try and make it, it works out worse for the school or get the students with long hair sign paper and send it to the GOV BOARD they'll sort it.

[FlyingJesus]

but what if you look stupid with it tied back?

Then you probably look stupid with it down too. Either that or you need to grow it a bit more, in which case just look silly for a while if you really care that much.

edit @Hollywood: they can make you do it, uniform is easily enforced in schools, and you can actually face suspension if you don't go with it.

[Dentafrice,]

Some guys look alright with long hair, but not in a ponytail...

[today]

Then you probably look stupid with it down too. Either that or you need to grow it a bit more, in which case just look silly for a while if you really care that much.

edit @Hollywood: they can make you do it, uniform is easily enforced in schools, and you can actually face suspension if you don't go with it.

They actally cant. Unless a formal letter is sent to every parent regarding the whole issue, which then gives 'x' days or week.

Furthermore the parents can take this to the media or gov board and explain that females should follow this new rule while within school due to the exaclt same reasons as males.

:)

[Eamonn]

a number 1?
Basically a skinhead.

[Frodo13.]

As a Drama teacher says, the school owns everything from the neck down. Its your hair that gives you your individuality.

I agree that hair should be tied up when using drills ect. but how does your hair effect your education? The answer is, it doesn't

[Decapitated!]

lol when i got some colours in my hair they had ago at me i had to get it removed but i dident.

just get your parents in to argue.

[velocity]

someone shouldnt tell you how you cant or cannot have your hair for no solid reason, just seems a bit pathetic if you ask me.

[lAdmire]

That's wrong. Even though I hate long hair.

[today]

i dont like long hair rly, bit greeboish n all. (Y)

But i support who ever fights! =]

[Antallica]

There is a case for it but if u tie it back in certain lessons there shouldnt be a problem. ;/ weird schools.

[Oni]

They chop off my long hair, I stab them.

[samsaBEAR]

just dont cut it, they cant really make you cut it if you dont want to
if they suspend you, im pretty sure you could take them to court for restricting your education. even better if you have important exams this year

[Bef]

As long as they tie it back for woodtech etc then i dont see what the problem is.
And aslong as they wernt crawling with nits and icky things and kept it clean.
I think they should ban girls to have icky dirty hair aswell.

[velocity]

As long as they tie it back for woodtech etc then i dont see what the problem is.
And aslong as they wernt crawling with nits and icky things and kept it clean.
I think they should ban girls to have icky dirty hair aswell.
false, lice & nits are more likely to go for cleaner hair.

[Bef]

false, lice & nits are more likely to go for cleaner hair.
Na, thats just something your mummy told you when u were younger to make you feel better.

[velocity]

Na, thats just something your mummy told you when u were younger to make you feel better.
rofl, no.

actually, i really dont think they'd care if it was clean or not, i doubt they'd be so picky - being lice n'all.

[e5..]

u cud get ur hair trapped in the doors n dat u cud die

[Bef]

rofl, no.
http://www.dhpe.org/infect/lice.html

seriously!
Its an old wives tale. They go for anyone. But if you look after your hair and check it regularly then your less likely to get a full on infestion because u can get rid of it.
So yeh, smelly people may have nits more then none smelly people.

[velocity]

"Head lice can infest anyone, regardless of personal hygiene."

err, then your previous statement of peoples hair being dirty & such is still fase?

[Bef]

As long as they tie it back for woodtech etc then i dont see what the problem is.
And aslong as they wernt crawling with nits and icky things and kept it clean.
I think they should ban girls to have icky dirty hair aswell.

No i said people with nits AND people with dirty hair
Not once did i say dirty people who have nits...


false, lice & nits are more likely to go for cleaner hair.
Where as you did say people with clean hair are more likely to get it.

I WAS RIGHT MUAHAHAHAHA

[Lycan]

..... I think the idea was they PREFER clean hair.... should google it..


anyway, they can't ban long hair. they can control it though invoice boys to tie it back

thankgod i'm in college... if they invested any kind of hair rules there would be murder!

[Bef]

..... I think the idea was they PREFER clean hair.... should google it..


anyway, they can't ban long hair. they can control it though invoice boys to tie it back

thankgod i'm in college... if they invested any kind of hair rules there would be murder!
Google it! all medical websites say that they go for any hair. Ther not more likely to go for clean hair.

[velocity]

er, were arguing over lice?

[Bef]

AND IM RIGHT
MUAHAHAHAHAHA x

[Lycan]

er, were arguing over lice?



damn. they do instead.


i'm sure i read it somewhere offical looking....

[Bef]

Noo its just what u tell little kids to make them feel better

[velocity]

Noo its just what u tell little kids to make them feel better
well no, cause your only going to notice it if its cleaner really, dosent mean they'll go any quicker then someone else unless you treat it more then they do.

[Lycan]

Noo its just what u tell little kids to make them feel better



ahhh because little kids all have clean hair.... and their dirty haired friends don't have nits.


this is intresting you could almost say that theres a bigger chance clean hair kids have them .


explains why i havn't had them using that theory anyway


that and i don't go rubbing my head around animals and random people in the streets

[today]

The NHS (http://www.nhsdirect.nhs.uk/articles/article.aspx?articleId=186&PrintPage=1) website states that they prefer clean hair, while
Wikipedia (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Head_lice) says they're not fussed one way or the other.

[Lycan]

The NHS (http://www.nhsdirect.nhs.uk/articles/article.aspx?articleId=186&PrintPage=1) website states that they prefer clean hair, while
Wikipedia (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Head_lice) says they're not fussed one way or the other.



well we all know which site is made up by random people after money....


so i'm going to side with the truth and wiki

[velocity]

"Head lice are transferred by close hair-to-hair contact. They cannot jump, fly or swim, but walk from one hair to another. It is a misconception that head lice infestation is as a result of dirty hair and poor hygiene; in fact, head lice prefer clean hair and skin. They like both long and short hair."

Thats where i got my info from in the first place.. but whatever people want to think is upto them rly.

" so i'm going to side with the truth and wiki"

you do know the NHS is free yea?

[today]

i just gave two sides. does it really matter lol. =/

[Lycan]

"Head lice are transferred by close hair-to-hair contact. They cannot jump, fly or swim, but walk from one hair to another. It is a misconception that head lice infestation is as a result of dirty hair and poor hygiene; in fact, head lice prefer clean hair and skin. They like both long and short hair."

Thats where i got my info from in the first place.. but whatever people want to think is upto them rly.

" so i'm going to side with the truth and wiki"

you do know the NHS is free yea?


Yes.... doesn't everyone know that .... you do know that NHS staff are after money yea?


also random fact (true as far as i know) - unless you get an NHS ambulence you have to pay for it! come out of insurrance..


also . NHS dentists do charge 18+ ... which is why i get a nice bill each time

[today]

=] NHS is pretty decent till your 18.

[velocity]

Yes.... doesn't everyone know that .... you do know that NHS staff are after money yea?


also random fact (true as far as i know) - unless you get an NHS ambulence you have to pay for it! come out of insurrance..


also . NHS dentists do charge 18+ ... which is why i get a nice bill each time
tbh, if i was NHS staff i would expect to be after money working for them? who wouldnt?

also, the chances of not getting an NHS ambluance are low, and as far as i know you shouldnt have to pay no matter what. you should be insured anyway.

[today]

Well yeah your abit stupid not to have life ins.

[Lycan]

Well yeah your abit stupid not to have life ins.


or too poor....


thats why the NHS (excluding dental) is such a good idea and why the UK is one of the only places to have it


America is all pay for out of insurrance rather then free health care

and the best health care in the world can be found in cuba... but its expensive.

[velocity]

or too poor....


thats why the NHS (excluding dental) is such a good idea and why the UK is one of the only places to have it


America is all pay for out of insurrance rather then free health care

and the best health care in the world can be found in cuba... but its expensive.
totally off track but yea w/e.

[Bef]

Im right. End of. :)

[today]

or too poor....


thats why the NHS (excluding dental) is such a good idea and why the UK is one of the only places to have it


America is all pay for out of insurrance rather then free health care

and the best health care in the world can be found in cuba... but its expensive.
But damn worth it. :\

[OmgitsAmanda]

Abit sexist imo, saying girls can have long hair but boys cant?

[Lycan]

Abit sexist imo, saying girls can have long hair but boys cant?
thats why long hair on males will never be banned. like saying girls can't wear trousers

[Neversoft]

Lmao, thats just stupid. :S

[today]

its odd how women never had the right to do anything now its men/lads who dont. :\

[Lycan]

its odd how women never had the right to do anything now its men/lads who dont. :\


what a sexist world we live in

[Jaiisun]

Right...

I do to an all boys school and the following implements are placed on hair:

- Hair cannot exceed past the collar
- Hair cannot be any shorter than a number '4', in hairdressing terms

This was annoyin' when I loved to let my hair grow- but I can see why it's done.
People would just let their hair grow and grow.
And on the other end of the scale, some would shave their heads and not have any hair at all.

I think without the rules, the scope of bullying would be widened.

[Lycan]

hmmm well rules do seem to be emense in single sex schools and religious schools

[Oni]

Going back to chris' earlier post, my brother had to pay for an amulance, they gave him the choice between it or he could get a taxi. It was also serious he was having a lump cut out of his face.

[today]

Right...

I do to an all boys school and the following implements are placed on hair:

- Hair cannot exceed past the collar
- Hair cannot be any shorter than a number '4', in hairdressing terms

This was annoyin' when I loved to let my hair grow- but I can see why it's done.
People would just let their hair grow and grow.
And on the other end of the scale, some would shave their heads and not have any hair at all.

I think without the rules, the scope of bullying would be widened.



its down to them if they want to be bullied or not really.

[SusieC]

As a Drama teacher says, the school owns everything from the neck down. Its your hair that gives you your individuality.

I agree that hair should be tied up when using drills ect. but how does your hair effect your education? The answer is, it doesn't

Exactly.

I think that you really should have your own choice whether or not you keep your hair long. It's pretty obvious you need to tie it up when doing practical stuff, but they can't make you cut your hair.
And as said above, it is pretty sexist.

[BellyButtons]

OMG what a load of ****. I only read the first post but your school has no right to say what length your hair can be, they don't for girls do they ? what if you had cancer or some other disease and all your hair fell out would they send you home then?

If you are doing something where your hair might be a danger to yourself they can make you put it up in a bobble or something but telling you to cut it is out of order.

[Axel]

I have no intention of getting short hair until I'm like 30. Schools aren't allowd to ban hairstyles really unless they're like BIG.

[Zuar]

hmmm,
protest&refuse&refuse some more.

they wouldn't let me go the toilet in lesson so I walked out,
and said "do you want **** on the floor?"
they replied "no".

so i just went about my buisness and they said nothing.

[scubadiva]

We can have any type style hair in our school, there's a WIDE variety of styles. Why should the skinhead style be banned, half the boys in our school have it. In my primary school, you had to have your hair short if you didn't want to have to tie it back with a hairband, you couldn't die your hair or even gel your hair either. All that because they thought that it would make us the same. They got it totally wrong, it's not the style that kids get the mick tken out of them for, it's generally the colour...

[boyslikegirls]

i would protest.
even though i don't have any hair left.

[Warrior-destiny]

u cud get ur hair trapped in the doors n dat u cud die

someones been watching final destination a bit to much :P

[YoManGo!]

i think its a good idea because long hair on boys is stupid.

[Ramones]

ban mullets

[YoManGo!]

ban mullets

smartest thing ive heard all day.

[kooldude23]

I lost about 20cm of mop last week <3

[GoldenMerc]

Haha long hair is unhigineic i can't spell,But still its their own choice

[Sly]

Well i recently got me hair cut.
So like they can ban long hair now if they want joe xo.
But rly tbh its up to you how you have your hair ?
Unless your matthew or danny oleary coz they rly need a haircut.
Danny because its just to long and mattys coz its all angin n greesy :(

Oh damn didn`t realise this thread is like bare old :(
Just joe was in school today like omg conor i made a post on dat abboxforum n gotlike 100million replies it was well good.
so i was like o rly n i just decided to check n i posted b4 seein how old it was :(

[Antallica]

I find the ban wrong. cause girls are aloud long hair?

[-:Undertaker:-]

Haha long hair is unhigineic i can't spell,But still its their own choice

Actually baby,

Wash it and it will be as clean as short hair :8

[Rizter]

Well i agree with the hazard thing but if they ban boys from having long hair how come girls are still allowed it ?

[sock]

lol, its your own life, you can do what you want with it, they're not exactly going to suspend you for having long hair are they.

[Sly]

They suspended someone in my school for having there hair too short.
They said it made them look like a thug lol.

[:Liam]

lol, its your own life, you can do what you want with it, they're not exactly going to suspend you for having long hair are they.
Ive been suspended for having my hair too long.

[Warrior-destiny]

the latest update is that it may not be banned o have long hair but if at anypoint it looks greasy then u get as detention
(still stoopid)

[dannyisnotamazing]

if they ban long hair, they have to ban it for both sexes. bit sexist otherwise?
greed.

[Leeroy]

Even though i dont like the idea of boys having long hair ... well if girls have long hair, why cant a boy

[Herman]

boys with long hair have never been allowed here. in my school, a boy's hair must never touch the uniform's collar, must never touch the eyebrows or the ears. girls with long hair must tie them. failing to do so will result in detention or the phoning of your parents.

this rule is about the same for every government school in singapore, so i'm pretty much used to it. singaporeans, bah, we're too used to following the law and being 'good', there are so many ridiculous laws around. i'm sure you people have heard of the famous chewing gum ban in singapore.

[Zample]

Okay, I'm just going to say that's completely ridiculous. And I agree with all the before posts, yeh, it's sexist...
My brother had long hair. He got in some trouble with the police, and made my brother cut his hair.
My brother wasn't going to do it, but my dad stepped in and forced him to.. (ugh; yes, the forceful father.)

So yeh. The poor boy looks like he's in fourth grade all over again, and he's a freaking junior in High School.. the police man said that he had to cut it because his hair would encourage him to be like, rebellious? I mean, what the hell is with that? "Long hair is rebellious, so that will encourage the owner of the long hair to be rebellious also."

Not only does that get the award for stupidest thing I've ever heard,
but seriously..

Does hanging around tall people make you tall?




People are ridiculously stupid these days and need to learn that hair is a thing on our head that is part of who we are. You don't just make us cut it.

If you boys are getting forced to cut your hair,
just stick with the simple phrase,

you cut my hair, i cut your throat.

[Warrior-destiny]

People are ridiculously stupid these days and need to learn that hair is a thing on our head that is part of who we are. You don't just make us cut it.

If you boys are getting forced to cut your hair,
just stick with the simple phrase,

you cut my hair, i cut your throat.

well sed zample :eusa_clap

[PriceTags]

boys with long hair have never been allowed here. in my school, a boy's hair must never touch the uniform's collar, must never touch the eyebrows or the ears. girls with long hair must tie them. failing to do so will result in detention or the phoning of your parents.

this rule is about the same for every government school in singapore, so i'm pretty much used to it. singaporeans, bah, we're too used to following the law and being 'good', there are so many ridiculous laws around. i'm sure you people have heard of the famous chewing gum ban in singapore.

i would love for them to ban chewing gum in the uk. my sister makes horrible noises when she chews it. i'm not keen on the hair rules though... i'd have had many a detention in singapore, and my hair isn't even that long.

[Kyle.tk]

the latest update is that it may not be banned o have long hair but if at anypoint it looks greasy then u get as detention
(still stoopid)

im assuming this applies to girls too?

thats proper not on, makes people proper self concious that and feel bad about themselves. U HAVE GREASY HAIR

'oh do i, omg ive been walking around all day with greasy hair ;['

[Sly]

the latest update is that it may not be banned o have long hair but if at anypoint it looks greasy then u get as detention
(still stoopid)
Thats well stupid >;[
If it rains most peoples hair is going to look greesy.


Okay, I'm just going to say that's completely ridiculous. And I agree with all the before posts, yeh, it's sexist...
My brother had long hair. He got in some trouble with the police, and made my brother cut his hair.
My brother wasn't going to do it, but my dad stepped in and forced him to.. (ugh; yes, the forceful father.)

So yeh. The poor boy looks like he's in fourth grade all over again, and he's a freaking junior in High School.. the police man said that he had to cut it because his hair would encourage him to be like, rebellious? I mean, what the hell is with that? "Long hair is rebellious, so that will encourage the owner of the long hair to be rebellious also."

Not only does that get the award for stupidest thing I've ever heard,
but seriously..

Does hanging around tall people make you tall?




People are ridiculously stupid these days and need to learn that hair is a thing on our head that is part of who we are. You don't just make us cut it.

If you boys are getting forced to cut your hair,
just stick with the simple phrase,

you cut my hair, i cut your throat.
My mum made me cut my hair :(