Personally I think it's ridiculous that some schools have a rule about boy's hair length. Girls on the other hand can have any length of hair, some will stipulate it has to be tied up but in terms of how they wear their hair they clearly have more freedom. My own son had long hair until he was about 8. It really wasn't a problem for the school, for him and there was no evidence to suggest that his length of hair affected his learning or social skills.
I did wonder how long this old fashioned rule has been around for, I imagine it came in at with the dawn of the industrial revolution where hair had to be kept short for working around machinary. My online search brought me to New Zealand's Youth Law site which I never knew we had. Lots of resources and ideas there for class discussions and debates.
Let it be I say, let boys and girls have expression about how they wear their hair.
Kerry Boyde-Preece
Outreach Facilitator | The Manaiakalani Education Trust
Mobile: +64 021 02489980 | Email: kerry.boyde-preece@manaiakalani.org
Online: http://www.manaiakalani.org |
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