If the girls in that school don't have to wear short hair the parents should sue for sex discrimination.

I was expecting a mullet.

/He looks like he belongs in the Partridge Family... playing the base.

shivashakti: It's almost 2010, for f*ck's sake. What the hell is this crap?

looks like lego hair

My kid's hair is almost that long and he's also four.

But he's a redhead, so it's alright.

OlafTheBent: playing the base.

First base?

That is quite a glorious pouf. This can only end in tears and Kajagoogoo.

That kid looks like he's just begging to have a hand print across the face

ne2d: They say the dress code prepares students for a business-orientated society where appropriate dress is critical.

Seriously?

Spelling isn't critical in business.

There is plenty of time later to break the kid's spirit, leave him alone now.

Aarontology: They say the dress code prepares students for a business-orientated society where appropriate dress is critical.

My hair is longer than that, and the only time I had to cut it for a job was when I worked in a factory during summer break when I was 19. They said it could get caught in one of the machines and kill me.

It never had that sort of Osmondesque magnificence though.

I had long hair as a kid. It came down in wavy locks. Then I joined the military and got it buzzed. Now, if I ever try to grow it out, ONE SIDE of my head will grow in luxurious locks...the other side poofs out and I end up looking like a half-assed Krusty the Clown. :-/

Uncle Buck said it best

"I don't think I want to know a six-year-old who isn't a dreamer, or a sillyheart. And I sure don't want to know one who takes their student career seriously. I don't have a college degree. I don't even have a job. But I know a good kid when I see one. Because they're ALL good kids, until dried-out, brain-dead skags like you drag them down and convince them they're no good. You so much as scowl at my niece, or any other kid in this school, and I hear about it, and I'm coming looking for you!"

Classic conservative hypocrisy.

ne2d: They say the dress code prepares students for a business-orientated society where appropriate dress is critical.

Seriously?

I thought I had misinterpretated that.

The Icelander: TFA: District officials say all students must abide by the code, regardless of age. They say the dress code prepares students for a business-orientated society where appropriate dress is critical.

THEY'RE FOUR!


It was stupid of the District officials to give an excuse. They should have simply stated that there is a rule in place and the kid was violating the rule.

The rule may be stupid but the parent should fight it in a way that doesn't restrict her kid - go find other parents that disagree with the rule and the petition the school board. At least there's a system in place where they can directly inform the rule makers and enforcers that their rule is idiotic. And they can do it without fear of retribution. Try doing that on the job where you may be subject to ridiculous rules and policies that have absolutely no other reason for existing other than to feed someone's ego.

xanadian: Now, if I ever try to grow it out, ONE SIDE of my head will grow in luxurious locks...the other side poofs out and I end up looking like a half-assed Krusty the Clown. :-/

How YOU doin'?

In defense of Texas, at least they allowed the kid to live.

The Icelander: TFA: District officials say all students must abide by the code, regardless of age. They say the dress code prepares students for a business-orientated society where appropriate dress is critical.

THEY'RE FOUR!

All day at work, I hear excuses for why people can't do their work.

My legs hurt!
My back aches!
I'm only FOUR!

/wanted a choo choo

He could come out to San Diego and work in IT when he grows up. Long hair, no hair, sandals, dress shoes, hockey jerseys, whatever. Most places don't care.

Yeee Haww! Give this boy a buzz cut. Give him a gun and a bible.

Raise him up to be a real man.

They're for fierce individualism in Texas, just so long as you're a Bible-believing, Republican individual.

Oh Marco!

brap: That is quite a glorious pouf. This can only end in tears and Kajagoogoo.

The kid's just too shy-shy.