Mo’ Ridiculous

Most schools have policies on dress that seek to promote a learning environment free from distraction. Those rules can seem overbearing and out of touch with students since they are created and instituted by people who are not in the same demographic.

And then there are the rules that make it seem like someone just needed something to enforce, so now this is happening.

I stumbled upon this story from Kansas City, where a 4-year-old boy has been barred from his preschool because the principal says his "mohawk" is disruptive.

I would agree with that assessment maybe 5 percent if we were talking about the 9-inch, spiked-up variety. Maybe even if it were multi-colored.

But in this case, it's as the father describes it, a "modern mohawk." That's with the strip of hair down the center maybe one setting longer on the clippers. If you're not looking for it, you might not even know it's there.

Maybe we need to organize some fights in this school district. Or even a multi-school drug ring that threatens the very fabric of the education system.

This principal obviously needs something to do. Fortunately, the father says he's standing up to the hair tyranny and not giving in.