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Question: Can your principal not allow you to dye your hair an odd color or wear heavy makeup and things like that if its not in the rules?
Answer: Public schools are allowed to adopt reasonable rules for student dress and grooming at school. As a general rule, if what you wear or the way you look is not prohibited by the school's rules, then you can do it.
There is, however, one important exception. Schools can always tell a student to change clothing or remove make-up if it causes a distraction or creates a health or safety concern.
Private schools have much more latitude with regard dress codes.
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On 12/19/02
michelle from NY said:
hey...my mom just told me that i cnt wear a certai shirt to school, but the school hasnt said nething except for one of mai teachers, but he hasnt called mai mom or nething...he just was surprised that i was aloud to wear it out of mai house...i don think its fair that if i get mai own clothes nd the school doesnt object then i should be able to wear it..
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On 08/19/02
jessi from NM said:
yes, sadly, they can. it's unreasonable in my mind, but is fully within the allotment of the laws given to schools. at least in this state. we tend to think that we have massive amounts of freedom, but adults, especailly ones that have to please everybody, not just the fashonalby adventurous, tend to think other wise. it's sad, and true. makeup isn't as big an issue as hair though, and that's because it's less permanant. things that can not be altered are more of a "threat" to the way some people view society should work. such as piercings, tattoos, hair dye, and other body art.
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On 05/06/02
Elisha from IN said:
they cant do any thing about the makeup you wear now the hair that is a different battle being fought all over the US for more posts and more comments go to question 13
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On 02/22/02
cindy from AZ said:
I dont understand that if the teachers that I have do not have a problem with hair color and the class is progressing as it always has..how does the principal have the right to say my hair is disruptive when he is not even in the class. No in the class has a problem with my hair ,not even the teachers
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