school suspends kid for mohawk

[azianai]

School suspends 12-year-old for having Rayhawk fever - Big League Stew - MLB - Yahoo! Sports

http://www2.tbo.com/content/2008/oct...o/sports-rays/

School suspends 12-year-old for having Rayhawk fever

By 'Duk



Twelve-year-old Zachary Sharples, his father and his 4-year-old brother have had Rays Fever all season long. So with the team entering the ALCS against Boston on Friday, they all started the week by heading down to the barbershop to get Mohawks, the style preferred by many of the Rays players, fans and even manager, Joe Maddon.
Unfortunately, Sharples' school, Lincoln Middle in Palmetto, doesn't quite share the same level of passion for the Rays. Even though the mayor of Clearwater has vowed he'll get a "Rayhawk" if the team makes the World Series, the Lincoln administrators immediately gave Sharples an in-school suspension for a dress code violation.
From the Tampa Tribune:

Mohawks are stylish in the Bay area now because several Rays players have them and word is the style has brought them luck at the end of the season. A barber in Town 'N Country has offered to give free mohawk haircuts until the Rays lose or win out.
The style didn't fly at Lincoln Middle School, Zachary said, even though the night before he washed out the blue dye. He knew the blue would cause problems, but he didn't think the style itself violated anything. He said he has never been in trouble before, but he has resolved to keep the style.
"I'm not shaving it off until they win the World Series," he said.

No word if the administrators would have preferred Sharples completely shaving his head so he looked like a neo-Nazi, but you have to admire a kid who's willing to stand up for what he believes in. He didn't go to school either Tuesday or Wednesday and his family is moving to St. Petersburg later this week, so he likely won't have to deal with schools that won't allow their students to experience a little playoff fun.
The good news is that Zachary and his family will be at the Rays playoff games on both Friday and Saturday, where his haircut will not only be accepted, but celebrated. Long live the Rayhawk, indeed.

Personally i find this is just another example of people gettin way too sensitive about nothing. What is wrong with a Mohawk hairstyle? I had one similar to that (not shaved on the sides, but styled to point up in the middle) and i don't see whats wrong with it.

[qazwsx]

used to happen at my high school, students would be sent home or be put into isolation for hairstyles like this. A Mohawk is one thing, but someone I knew got punished for having a shaved head. It just gets silly; I totally agree with you. Fuss over nothing

They should crackdown on something worthwhile, not some kids hairstyle.

[polobunny]

Last time a hairdo hurt someone: Never.

[One4yu2c]

Little punk - if I was the principal, I'd make him wear a Red Sox jersey. I'd even let him borrow one of mine.

Go Red Sox!

[azianai]

Originally Posted by One4yu2c

Little punk - if I was the principal, I'd make him wear a Red Sox jersey. I'd even let him borrow one of mine.

Go Red Sox!

and scar the kid for life

[Jokerswild]

The school needs to spend it's time on teaching not suppression of individual expression.

[NoctisReitop]

I had all of my honors stripped from me for my haircut in highschool. My hair wasn't even wild, it was simply past my ears. This "code" was written in the parish wide handbook; NOT my school handbook. They kind of double crossed me, though. I had made a deal with the principal: keep my hair pulled back behind my ears, and I'd be fine. They simply didn't want my hair all over my face and whatnot... I suppose. Come the end of my graduation year, they started to try and change the agreement on me. They tried to say that I needed to pull my hair back into a pony-tail. Then they said that if I showed up at the graduation/awards ceremony with my hair simply behind my ears, they'd strip me of my awards. I sucked up my pride and went to the ceremony with my hair in a tail. When it came time to present me with my awards, they gave it to someone else. *sigh*

[garetjax]

Originally Posted by polobunny

Last time a hairdo hurt someone: Never.

Lies!

"Brain full of s***, boots full of lead.
Straight from Hitler's a** it's a Nazi skinhead.
Hello Mr.Nazi Skinhead how you doin'?
How's Geraldo's nose? Still broken?
Well it's good to see you're still on the job.
You know when you're mugging talk show commentators in bathrooms,
always remember to draw the swastika turning to the right,
not to the left, always to the right.
Why do Nazi skinheads wear red suspenders anyway?
He doesn't have to tell you!
Time to give this Nazi skinhead one more haircut,
real close to the shoulders like!"

'Course, hurting Geraldo is something a lot of us would like to do anyway, skinhead or otherwise. Kudos to the person who knows what song these lyrics came from... without using Google.

[polobunny]

Originally Posted by garetjax

Lies!

"Brain full of s***, boots full of lead.
Straight from Hitler's a** it's a Nazi skinhead.
Hello Mr.Nazi Skinhead how you doin'?
How's Geraldo's nose? Still broken?
Well it's good to see you're still on the job.
You know when you're mugging talk show commentators in bathrooms,
always remember to draw the swastika turning to the right,
not to the left, always to the right.
Why do Nazi skinheads wear red suspenders anyway?
He doesn't have to tell you!
Time to give this Nazi skinhead one more haircut,
real close to the shoulders like!"

'Course, hurting Geraldo is something a lot of us would like to do anyway, skinhead or otherwise. Kudos to the person who knows what song these lyrics came from... without using Google.

Know the song but can't remember the title haha

[WhiteEagle]

The school is being plain ridiculous.

On a side note: Baseball's current playoff format makes a mockery of the champion. How about a best of 11 games, winner take all format between the National League champion and the American League champion instead?