5-year-old boy sent away from school for having long hair (PICTURED)

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The school, Roberts Road Elementary, in Hockley had turned away a 5-year-old boy for sporting a long hair during enrollment, as reported by local news, Thursday, January 10. The boy’s mother, Ursula Martin, said that her son’s hair was not a problem in the previous school that he came from. The family had just moved to Hockley. Martin could not understand how the length of his son’s hair could affect his education. Martin said: “He doesn’t feel like he should have to cut his hair to go to school.” 

Schools, usually, have certain protocols, guidelines and rules that they implement to allow organized and smooth operation of the school. These guidelines are observed to promote a healthy and safe environment. These rules could range from wearing of school uniforms, to required short haircuts, to no hair colors, to wearing of IDs, and to proper grooming. 

Proper grooming could include an appropriate haircut, a proper uniform or clean, decent school dress and correct identification cards. Most schools require short hair cropped above the nape, and some just require students to do as they please. Still some schools would require male students to have hair that does not cover the ears. 

According to officials of the Waller Independent School District, the principal of the school is responsible for implementing proper grooming and appropriate dress codes in accordance with the students’ ages. The principal could also implement guidelines that would affect positively the “overall educational climate of the school.” 

In another case, in San Antonio, Texas, U.S. District Judge, Orlando Garcia ruled that the school has the authority to implement the use of radio frequency identification (RFID) to locate students. The judge’s decision came after a student refused to wear the RFID. 

The school district is trying to resolve now the issue between Martin and Roberts Road Elementary School. It is presumed that the school’s guidelines and policies are generally strictly implemented, with no exceptions, except in extreme cases of life and death. 

- Your Black World