High schools should no longer have a hair policy.
Young people see what the fashion is outside school and should not be prevented from following it. They need to develop their own personality.
Victor Matfield has long hair and it doesn’t seem to diminish cohesion and performance of the Springbok rugby team.
Schools should place emphasis on academic excellence and values such as respect for others. Bryanston High School dissed the pupil by suspending him.
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Does the suspended pupil experience respect from the school? Respect is not some theoretical knowledge that one applies practically later in life. It needs to be practised and lived at school.
The hair policy is not so much about hair, it is about submitting pupils to authority. It is not about respect for the school, it is about inducing fear and coercion. Many dads say that they hated it, and in the same breath they say that they wish their sons to experience the same.
They need to liberate themselves to create a better world for their sons.
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