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Whose Fault Is This: The School Or The Father

Who is at fault here?

  • The School

  • The Father

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Soundmanred

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Video:
http://www.fox23.com/news/local/sto...rl-home-over-hair/sGcEwBSrm02W8ZSBNnGoXQ.cspx

Story:
Deborah Brown Community School is one student short for the remainder of the school year.

Terrance Parker said the school hassled him and didn't leave him a choice. Parker said he yanked his 7-year-old daughter, Tiana, out of classes because of a disagreement that left her in tears.

Parker, who's a barber, said school officials at Deborah Brown told him Tiana's hair didn't look presentable.

"She's always presentable. I take pride in my kids looking nice," said Parker.

The charter school has its own set of rules. While no one at the school agreed to speak with us on camera, administrator, Millard Jones told FOX23 that Terrance Parker was fully aware what was expected. However, for his young daughter, it just hurts.

"They didn't like my dreads," said Tiana.

FoX23 reviewed the school's dress code. It states, "hairstyles such as dreadlocks, afros, mohawks, and other faddish styles are unacceptable."

The school feels that could distract from the respectful and serious atmosphere it strives for.

"She went to the school last year and didn't have any problems," said Parker.

Parker said her hair looked the same.

"It hurt my feelings to the core," said Parker.

"I think that they should let me have my dreads," said Tiana.
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So the father KNEW that dreads weren't allowed, but sent her to school with them anyway.

Who is really at fault for making this girl cry?
The school for not allowing her to circumvent school rules, or the father for ignoring the school rules?

For some info, Deborah Brown Community School is a charter school that is highly rated and has a waiting list to get into. Their mission clearly states a strict dress code and adherence to learning guidelines.
 
Vdubchaos said:
If you don't like the rules or choose to not follow them simply do NOT go to that school.

Simple

Fathers fault
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^^ Agreed - pick a school that isn't so stupid. I wouldn't want to send my kid to a crappy school like that in the first place.
 
Juddog said:
^^ Agreed - pick a school that isn't so stupid. I wouldn't want to send my kid to a crappy school like that in the first place.
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That's the thing- it's NOT a crappy school. It may have been what she needed to succeed in life. Kids there score much higher than most other "ghetto" schools. (Low income, low parent involvement, etc).
This school is for poor kids, they know that. They are trying to give them a chance at academic success.
Tulsa Public Schools (and most private ones) have a dress code.
The father traded that so she could have dreads? Ridiculous.
My daughter likes pink, should I send her to school with a pink shirt even though it's not an approved uniform color? (and then cry about it on the news)
 
Without reading, I suspected it to be a white kid trying to be a free spirit or some shit.

What should this little girl do with her hair? The school acts as if there are a ton of options.
 
Soundmanred said:
That's the thing- it's NOT a crappy school. It may have been what she needed to succeed in life. Kids there score much higher than most other "ghetto" schools. (Low income, low parent involvement, etc).
This school is for poor kids, they know that. They are trying to give them a chance at academic success.
Tulsa Public Schools (and most private ones) have a dress code.
The father traded that so she could have dreads? Ridiculous.
My daughter likes pink, should I send her to school with a pink shirt even though it's not an approved uniform color? (and then cry about it on the news)
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Agreed

And I have never seen a professional with dreads, unless you want to call Lil Wayne a professional.

It's more of a thug thing......

You can go to yale or harvard, with dreads you are simply asking not to get hired.

No different than neck tatoos etc.
 
Vdubchaos said:
Agreed

And I have never seen a professional with dreads, unless you want to call Lil Wayne a professional.

It's more of a thug thing......

You can go to yale or harvard, with dreads you are simply asking not to get hired.

No different than neck tatoos etc.
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We're talking about a 7 year old though...
 
404 Dreadlocks not found.

It looks like normal plaits black people with natural hair use the world over to me.

School is at fault IMO.
 
Stupid rule, over-sensitive parent. School has the right to make that stupid rule. Parent has the right to not send their student to that school. However, it seems like a petty thing to pull your kid out of a charter school over. Seems like attention seeking behavior.
 
joshsquall said:
Stupid rule, over-sensitive parent. School has the right to make that stupid rule. Parent has the right to not send their student to that school. However, it seems like a petty thing to pull your kid out of a charter school over. Seems like attention seeking behavior.
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The school's rules effectively means that African Americans with natural hair cannot go to the school. Unless it's a boy and keeps his hair short. If he decides to grow his hair he runs afoul of the "no afro rule."
 
dress code rules in schools aren't unreasonable so they should just respect them or get out.

I didn't see the dreads in the video though, and I think it's wrong to ban hair styles that come natural to people, like afros. Sure, go ahead and ban backcombing, but if the hair grows naturally in a certain way, let it be.
 
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Jodell88 said:
The school's rules effectively means that African Americans with natural hair cannot go to the school. Unless it's a boy and keeps his hair short. If he decides to grow his hair he runs afoul of the "no afro rule."
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The school is predominantly black students, I'd guess around half are girls.
 
Jodell88 said:
I did say with natural hair, which makes them a minority. 😉

Parents get their daughters hair relaxed ASAP. :|
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Having a barber for a parent should make it easy then.
This isn't about the hair, it's about a parent disregarding a rule and a prerequisite for attending a good (a relative term) school and then blaming the school to have the audacity to stick by those rules.
 
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