As seen on JWZ's blog:
Seriously... maybe, just maybe, it's time to kick the entire public education system to the curb, when we have an excellent student, a straight-A student, a student who is pretty much what every teacher shows up in the fall hoping that they'll catch a glimpse of let alone teach... when such a student is thrown into suspension because her highlights are a little too red.
And seriously, look at that picture. Do you think those highlights are anything that could be considered "distracting"? The fuckwits in Marshall, Missouri think so:
An administrator at Bueker Middle School said the girl's red highlights were distracting to other students.School officials said there is a rule at Bueker that hairstyles that are distracting to the educational process are not allowed.
So what has Kristen learned:
- She can be unique - just like everyone else.
- The ruling class are morons.
- The ruling class, as morons, will make idiotic rules.
- It doesn't matter how much you succeed, what matters most is that you conform.
If those highlights are "distracting" then I don't know how the hell I got through high school with that teacher who had the crazy-ass "half-brunette, half-grey" hair-do that every school has at least one of.
So true, her punishment is bull#@&$. I hate this country, but thankfully outside of school there is still *some* freedom, so little as it is...
I swear its stupid things like this that just confirm my view that majority of america are anal retentive (how else could Bush have won) and that american education and social freedoms are a joke to everyone else in the world. I think school boards and parents should worry about teaching their students more, and worry less about their dress code. Maybe if the teachers were half interesting or even competent, the students wouldn't be looking for distractions in a class room, since the teacher would have their attention. I could maybe understand such things in a private school where the school itself has a public image to maintain, but in public school there is no grounds for these sort of petty "lets complain about something just to complain" issues. I hope that this young person leaves the country for a more competent school abroad that challenges her mind rather than her fashion sense.
"In the first place, God made idiots. That was for practice. Then he made school boards." -- Mark Twain
Those who can't, Teach.
Those who can't Teach, Administrate.
Yet another example why the human race is doomed. What if she shaved her head now, in protest? Would that be distracting? Mindless fucking asstwits who have nothing better to do with their time than to bring "pain" into others' lives . I hate people.