[US News] Ohio school suspends boy over Mohawk

[The Helper]

PARMA, Ohio - A kindergarten student with a freshly spiked Mohawk has been suspended from school.

Michelle Barile, the mother of 6-year-old Bryan Ruda, said nothing in the Parma Community School handbook prohibits the haircut, characterized by closely shaved sides with a strip of prominent hair on top. The school said the hair was a distraction for other students.

"I understand they have a dress code. I understand he has a uniform. But this is total discrimination," she said. "They can't tell me how I can cut his hair."

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[ShadowTek]

Your Son Will Be Assimilated.

Resistance Is Futile.

 

[sensesxfailx]

haha thats dumb, but i seriously live about five minutes away from there

 

[Matemeo]

Discriminating against hair is pretty weak. I bet they could sue for it, if it wasn't covered in the Student rules.

 

[Miz]

Oh no!
Ohio School board is in trouble, when the lawyers get on this

Run School Board administrators, Run!

 

[Seb!]

Jeez just get a haircut..

 

[esb]

My school doesn't allow mohawks either (they've suspended a few) nor anything below a number 2 cut, but for other 'better' reasons.

 

[ShadowTek]

I used to have "spiked" hair when I was in school. It was like a mohawk, but I left the side hair and just gelled it back.

I would use so much gel on my hair, that you could set a book on top, and the spikes would stand. Defiant, just like I was. lol

 

[seph ir oth]

This is a kindergarten student, eh?

They learn so young these days to stick it to the man.

 

[DDRtists]

They're not allowed here, either.
Deal with it.

 

[sqrage]

I think it's pretty dumb to ban certain styles, escpecially in high schools.

It's one only times in your life where you get to express yourself.

In the future, you're gonna have to look professional if you want any jobs or anything but in high school you can dress and look the way you want to, and they shouldn't disallow that.