6 year old's mohawk stirs debate...what do you think of it?

[lancestorm]

Child's mohawk causes debate


AUBURN, California (AP) -- It used to be that schoolchildren might get their mouths washed out for using blue language. These days at Pleasant Ridge Elementary School, they're more likely to have their hair washed out -- for sporting a blue mohawk.

Parents of a 6-year-old boy say they plan to consult an attorney after a school principal washed bright blue dye out of their son's punk-style haircut.

Levey Padocs Jr.'s father said he allowed his son to get the distinctive 'do more than a month ago for behaving better in class.

But parents of the boy's kindergarten classmates complained the haircut would spoil an upcoming class photo, so Principal Derek Cooper said he washed the boy's hair in the nurse's office after getting permission from the boy's mother.

The boy's father said neither he nor the mother approved the washing. They plan to discuss the situation with an attorney.

"Leave him alone. He's not a problem child. He's not hurting anyone," Levey Padocs Sr. said. "He's an individual, and that's how he's expressing his individuality."

 

[halik]

the parents should step away from the bong...

 

[StageLeft]

Stupid ass parents.

 

[TheNinja]

I can't think of worse things that the kid could do. I can see both sides of it but I think they should let kids be kids. Leave him and his blue mohawk alone.

edit: but I don't think the parents of the boy should sue...that's just lame.

 

[KarenMarie]

It's parents like that who are contributing to the downfall of this country.

 

[fs5]

parents? the kid wanted a cool hair cut, so what.

 

[Bryophyte]

I think the parents who complained need to mind their own fvcking business and the principal needs to be talking to their lawyer regarding his inappropriate behavior with the boy.

 

[bigalt]

those bong smoking parents are always worried about their stupid class photos.

 

[Ness]

see, they ruined this the second they claimed the "individuality" thing. That is the most over-used, BS response ever. Not only that, but at the age of 6, you aren't a freaking individual, you're just a kid who watched MTV and saw something he liked.

 

[lancestorm]

Personally I don't think that kid should have it. He isn't old enough to have that kind of individuality. I wonder where he actually saw a blue mohawk and then thought it was cool?

 

[Danman]

Ahahaha! A kindergartener expressing his individuality?! What a fscking joke!

 

[MrScott81]

exactly...if the kid wanted a blue haircut, and was behaving good, then why not reward him with one...it's the stupid school that wants every child to "conform" to some sort of standard that is the problem.

 

[StageLeft]

I can see it now. When the kid is 11 he'll be rewarded for good grades by having his gf stay over at night. I bet he owns his parents and tells them what to do. I bet they're hardcore liberals

 

[clamum]

He wanted and got a blue haircut, big fscking deal.

 

[TheNinja]

Originally posted by: ness1469
see, they ruined this the second they claimed the "individuality" thing. That is the most over-used, BS response ever. Not only that, but at the age of 6, you aren't a freaking individual, you're just a kid who watched MTV and saw something he liked.

Who cares if the kid isn't old enough to be an "individual". It sounded like he wanted to get a fun haircut and his parents said "if you are good at school you can get your haircut". So he was good and the parents let him get it. It will grow out, he probably just wanted to have fun. Although for the picture maybe the kid could have regular colored hair at least but really it's not that big of deal, especially to bring lawyers into it for either side.

edit: I just thought of something. Maybe at this school everyone has to have blond hair and blue eyes and cannot be Jewish. If they do not fit this description they will be put in seperate schools.....let's call them "camps". Those who do not conform to the schools ideal child will have to wear a special symbol, I'll just pick one randomly and say it has to be the Star of David.

 

[TheNinja]

dp

 

[Red Dawn]

Are the parents of those little snotgobblers worried that the Kids Mohawk is going to upstage their little darlings in the class picture?

 

[datalink7]

Originally posted by: clamum
He wanted and got a blue haircut, big fscking deal.

Exactly what I think... what is such a big deal about blue hair (or a mohawk)?

 

[geno]

"He's an individual, and that's how he's expressing his individuality."

Yes because at 6 years old, that's a priority in his life I'm sure.

 

[theNEOone]

hippie parents? gimme a break, the kid had a fvcking blue mohawk. whoopdee freagin do. the idiots are the principal and teacher worried about a goddamn photo.


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[Yo Ma Ma]

I am sure the teacher had good intentions, but this kid is already 'tainted' with "individuality" (i.e. damn strange) so they might as well've let him get in the class pic w/blue mohawk and whatever else he was sporting that day. If nothing else it will serve in his defense if he goes after his parents with an axe or something some day.

 

[spidey07]

I can see both sides. When I was in high school I was a skate-punk (circa late 80s). Had long bangs and the principal told me it was unacceptible.

now the school did have a policy that boys hair would not be below the collar.

Fine. My hair was not below the collar. But to make me cut my hair because it was "unacceptible" even though there was no rule saying that "acceptible hair" was a requirement was a little too much.

Mom called up the superintendent and let him have it. I kept my hair and to this day the revised rules at Male Traditional High School are the doings of my rebellious a$$.

I did not have to cut my hair. Jeez what I rebellious punk I was. Now I think school uniforms are a good thing.

 

[mugs]

Originally posted by: lancestorm
Child's mohawk causes debate


AUBURN, California (AP) -- It used to be that schoolchildren might get their mouths washed out for using blue language. These days at Pleasant Ridge Elementary School, they're more likely to have their hair washed out -- for sporting a blue mohawk.

Parents of a 6-year-old boy say they plan to consult an attorney after a school principal washed bright blue dye out of their son's punk-style haircut.

Levey Padocs Jr.'s father said he allowed his son to get the distinctive 'do more than a month ago for behaving better in class.

But parents of the boy's kindergarten classmates complained the haircut would spoil an upcoming class photo, so Principal Derek Cooper said he washed the boy's hair in the nurse's office after getting permission from the boy's mother.

The boy's father said neither he nor the mother approved the washing. They plan to discuss the situation with an attorney.

"Leave him alone. He's not a problem child. He's not hurting anyone," Levey Padocs Sr. said. "He's an individual, and that's how he's expressing his individuality."

If he's not a problem child, why would he have to be rewarded for behaving better in class?

If the school doesn't have a dress/appearance code, they can't really justify what they did (other than that they claim they had the mother's permission). I know I wanted a mohawk when I was a kid, but fortunately my parents didn't let me get one because we weren't white trash.

As for individuality, if you have to achieve it through your hair or clothes, you're missing the point.

 

[BigToque]

You know, I hate the phrase cause it usually goes against me, but "when in rome, do as the romans do".

When people are in places like school, people should dress and look respectable. If the kid wants to have a blue mohawk, fine. It is also fine to tell him that he can't be in the picture if he doesn't fix his hair for the photo. He can put it right back in after.

His parents are stupid for thinking they should sue. The principle should not have washed the boys hair. If the boy wanted to be in the photo, he can wash his hair himself.

 

[AmericasTeam]

How many of you actually have kids? If you don't STFU. Your opinion doesn't matter.

Yes the parents are taking it to the extreme. They lawsuit probably won't go far.

You assume he was a problem child. Maybe he wasn't doing so great and needed some incentive to do better. It doesn't mean he was fighting and cursing or being a 'punk' at school.

The other parents have should mind their own business.

The principal needs give a public and private apology to the boy and his family.