Should certain rules be adhered to?

[anotheoldgit]

http://www.independen...ustified-2298925.html

Should cultural and ethnic backgrounds be taken into account when deciding uniform and hair style policies in British schools?

Or should we now say, come to school looking how you like and wearing what you like?

[dave50]

No they should not. There are too many people using cultural and ethnic excuses to do what they like.

[emmie]

that seems to be the rule of thumb these days, wear what you like, though can't see having cornrows is a major problem. Children i went to school with had them, and no one thought that was wrong or odd

[B00]

It would appear AOG ,that we might as well go along with your last paragraph whether we really want to or not.

What baffles me is why send your child to a school with rules and regulations you've obviously no intentions of sticking to?

[pa___ul3]

I think school uniforms should be a guideline, hair should not fall under these guidelines as it's not part of a uniform, anyone with any specific cultural / religious requirements should be addressed as an individual case where common sense is used to make any decisions. Any rules for girls should be applied equally to boys and vice versa.
That's my simplistic view, with the emphasis on common sense.

[Sqad]

Uniform to me show identification and engenders pride in one's school with a deep esprit de corps.
No, pupils cannot attend school dressed as they wish, but hair style is more contentious, but if "short back and signs " are part of the school presentation, then they should be adhered to.

One presumes that the parents knew the "code of practice" before the pupil entered the school.

[Old_Geezer]

I'm unimpressed with schools or other institutions laying down more rules than necessary. But that said I find this idea that one can flaunt the rules easily by simply claiming a tenuous 'culture reason' absolutely ridiculous. Keeps the law a laughing stock and reduces respect for it.

[B00]

I don't personally have a problem with corn rows either em, however according to the link ,the school's rules regarding boys hairstyles are that they must have short back and sides, of which corn rows definitely aint!

Maybe schools could have the rules along the lines of "strict, uniform, and personal grooming code, unless you suddenly disagree with them, then you can do/wear what you like" should be in place?

[anotheoldgit]

/// Any rules for girls should be applied equally to boys ///

Navy Blue or Green knickers even?

[craft1948]

Why send your child to a school if you disagree with it's rules..............unless you were looking for trouble of course.

[royorb74]

"my house my rules" this policy should be universal if you dont like the rules change schools.

[mike11111]

I can just imagine what my warrant officer would have said to me had I turned up on parade in cornrows,
"That's quite all right, airman, you are free to dress to give full expression to your beliefs and lifestyle, and we in the RAF welcome and celebrate diversity".
NOT!

[Sqad]

AOG....there you go again bringing colour into an innocent thread.

[Brenden]

One rule for all, if you do not like the rules go to another school. i.e. We know the school rules before we apply for our children.

[237SJ]

If he`s wearing the style for religious reasons then I think he should be allowed to. Britian is multicultural now whether people like it or not and the schools should get up to date and reflect that. Large companies where the staff are uniformed manage to incoporate cultural beliefs and traditions into their unifroms. I don`t see why schools can`t do the same. Having said that, the school allows the girls to wear the style but not the boys so they need to clarify their policy because there a double standards going on there.

[ummmm]

My sons school makes the pupils and parents sign a contract of conduct...stick to the school rules...or go home.

It really is that simple.

Although, when it comes to hair, they just say 'no extreme hairstyles'....My youngest son has long hair (for a boy)

[craft1948]

If the policy with regards to haircuts is clearly stated in that school's rules the parents should have sorted this out before the term started. Letting your child go to school knowing that he may be turned away is not good parenting.