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When 15-year-old Leia Lai and two of her classmates went back to school on Monday, they sported a new look - bald.
The three St Margaret's Secondary School students had cut their hair to raise funds for a cancer charity.
But this drew the ire of their principal, as they had not donned wigs, as they had promised earlier.
The school's rules do not allow "punk, unfeminine or sloppy hairstyles". Said principal Marion Tan: "It's very clear in our mission: it's about their turnout as a young lady."
Fundamentally I see a few questions:
1. Why must the school principle make them promise such things?
2. Is bald - PUNK? SLOPPY? and who is to say what is "Unfeminine"?
3. Even if said that they broke the rules of "Unfeminine" hairstyle, you can't have an excuse since it is for good cause? Example: I am sure school rules state that you must wear school uniform in school but what if that day you uniform got torn and the only next thing we have for her to wear is a casual t-shirt, will you punish her? send her home? make her go naked? (probably my choice.) or let her wear that damn t-shirt? Simple logic?
4. WHY, WHY did the girls agree to begin with? In the school defense is if you really promised than you SHOULD have done it else the school wouldn't have let you shave and the article header will probably be "School Principal deny student from doing charity." And in this scenario the girls made no mistake.
I am pretty glad I'm done with this school shit. Seriously, show some compassion. Rules are fixed but our mind are not.
Mr.Smith, Always keep an open mind and a compassionate heart. - Phil Jackson
The three St Margaret's Secondary School students had cut their hair to raise funds for a cancer charity.
But this drew the ire of their principal, as they had not donned wigs, as they had promised earlier.
The school's rules do not allow "punk, unfeminine or sloppy hairstyles". Said principal Marion Tan: "It's very clear in our mission: it's about their turnout as a young lady."
Fundamentally I see a few questions:
1. Why must the school principle make them promise such things?
2. Is bald - PUNK? SLOPPY? and who is to say what is "Unfeminine"?
3. Even if said that they broke the rules of "Unfeminine" hairstyle, you can't have an excuse since it is for good cause? Example: I am sure school rules state that you must wear school uniform in school but what if that day you uniform got torn and the only next thing we have for her to wear is a casual t-shirt, will you punish her? send her home? make her go naked? (probably my choice.) or let her wear that damn t-shirt? Simple logic?
4. WHY, WHY did the girls agree to begin with? In the school defense is if you really promised than you SHOULD have done it else the school wouldn't have let you shave and the article header will probably be "School Principal deny student from doing charity." And in this scenario the girls made no mistake.
I am pretty glad I'm done with this school shit. Seriously, show some compassion. Rules are fixed but our mind are not.
Mr.Smith, Always keep an open mind and a compassionate heart. - Phil Jackson
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