i wouldn't have lasted

ten seconds in the texas school system!

how CAN they win these cases? how can a public school dictate what the length of one's hair should be? really, i'm reasonable. i can see rules stating NO disruptive clothing can be worn (no belly shirts and the like. i have a personal aversion to belly shirts, hence their mention). i had all sorts of hair colors during high school. i did (hell, i still DO) wear unusual clothing (NOT disruptive howerver). how can they dictate that? what the hell is wrong with texas? when i visited, i fell in love. i thought the people were open and warm and polite. i guess i was hangin' with the exceptions not the rules

Texas students suspended for refusing haircut
Four Texas teens were suspended from school Tuesday for refusing to get their hair cut over the Christmas break, school officials said.
The students had been warned that the district was cracking down on dress code violators after they repeatedly let their locks loose on school grounds.
"Our policy states that the hair (on male students) cannot extend beyond the collar in the back," said Kevin Stanford, superintendent of the Kerens Independent School District.
"What we were doing is allowing the students to bind their hair, but there was very inconsistent compliance."
After several complaints from parents in the small rural town south of Dallas, school officials decided to eliminate the hair-binding loophole. Students were told to go to the barber over break or face the consequences.
"I don't know exactly what the students are going to - the ball's in their court," Stanford told AFP.
"Persistent insubordination could go as far as a disciplinary alternative school placement. That's the worst case."...........