<p>berurah, i was wearing a yellow bandana the same way as a headband and wasn’t allowed to enter a resteraunt/bar at school until I took it off and hid it. It was only like 6 pm and I was going there for dinner… the place becomes 21+ after 8 pm and apparently they do not allow bandanas of any shape size color or style that you wear them because they are gang attire.</p>
<p>one of my friends was suspended from his public school for dying his hair bright blue during high school. he was a straight A student, got above a 1500 on the SAT, and got full ride offers to multiple colleges. Once he got suspended he asked his mom to homeschool him and never went back, stating they were rediculous with their policies… apparently other kids had red hair orange hair green hair etc and didn’t get suspended, but they said his color blue was too much of a distraction.</p>
<p>Years ago, we had a principal who would RUN HER HANDS thru the kids’ hair checking for mouse or hair spray!!! Both were banned!!! Chapstick was also banned because she said it was a medication!!!</p>
<p>Ohhh I just saw the picture – that is soooo nooooo big deal. my kids’ CAtholic high school has boys and girls with streaks/highlights – just no blue purple (colors that hair could not be naturally)</p>
<p>The school is wasting time on this issue while there are probably 10 or more drug dealers on the campus Sheesh!</p>
<p>All high schools in Asia bans any type of hair coloring, and students having evidence of that are actively prosecuted. I have seen the hair color being checked by teachers one-by-one after vacations; and my younger brother’s classmate, who is 1/8 Dutch, had to keep a parent letter saying that her natural hair color is brown.</p>
<p>I had blue hair at one of my college interviews. I was accepted.</p>
<p>I went several years without ever seeing my natural hair color and the worst I ever got were a few disapproving looks from my elderly neighbors.</p>
<p>That girl’s hair isn’t bad at all. I would have understood (albeit somewhat reluctantly) if her highlights were of an unnatural color… but that was just kind of a let down.</p>
<p>I am a parent with a very alternative kid. We had an agreement–she could do ANYTHING she wanted to her hair, but wouldn’t pierce anything but her ears or belly button and wouldn’t tattoo anywhere until after college.</p>
<p>After college, she had grown-up and realized that permanent markings could separate her from her career goals, which involved community organizing.</p>
<p>I certainly got the better of the deal, but so did she.</p>
<p>Our HS has strict gang attire rules for good reason , although the kids complain about it. In our case it really is a genuine effort to try to limit the “gang-advertising” and protect the kids. </p>
<p>I am surpised that in the year 2006, any school, private or public, would find it neccessary to concern themselves with haircolor!
Geez, especially in schools w/ uniforms or strict dress codes, it seems pretty normal for a kid to want to liven things up a bit.</p>