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Straight-A Student Pulled From Class Over Hair Color

MARSHALL, Mo. -- An eighth-grader was taken out of class Tuesday because of her hair coloring, KMBC-TV in Kansas City reported. An administrator at Bueker Middle School said the girl's red highlights were distracting to other students. School officials said there is a rule at Bueker that hairstyles that are distracting to the educational process are not allowed.

The 14-year-old, who is a straight-A student, said the school's assistant principal told her she had to go to in-school suspension and that she would be there until her hair is fixed.

Meanwhile, Kristen said the hair coloring was an accident. She didn't expect the highlights to be so strong and she plans to tone it down as soon as possible.


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[User Picture]From: [info]nemesisbecoming
Tue, 11-Apr-2006 11:37 PM (UTC)

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Where's the item of the suspension over pierced ears?

Which reminds me to get "Footloose" on DVD.
From: [info]deificar
Wed, 12-Apr-2006 12:53 AM (UTC)

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And I was quazi forced to drop out of one of the high-schools I went to for my pierced eyebrows...

Fucking hell, Texas is lame!
[User Picture]From: [info]interimlover
Tue, 11-Apr-2006 11:41 PM (UTC)

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your current music has to be intentional :)
[User Picture]From: [info]grumpy_sysadmin
Tue, 11-Apr-2006 11:48 PM (UTC)

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You're new here, right?
[User Picture]From: [info]gytterberg
Tue, 11-Apr-2006 11:43 PM (UTC)

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When I look at the article, this image appears to the right linking to an article about Are You Experienced? being preserved in the fucking Library of Congress.

It's 2006, Missouri. What the fuck?
[User Picture]From: [info]kakaze
Tue, 11-Apr-2006 11:43 PM (UTC)

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They suspended her for that?! It's not even red, it's like an auburn or so. That's absolutely ridiculous.

Anyone distracted by that must have been blind their whole life and only just gotten the power of sight.
[User Picture]From: [info]ammitbeast
Tue, 11-Apr-2006 11:57 PM (UTC)

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I'm guessing it was distracting to the pedophile teacher who had to keep excusing himself for "relief" in the teacher's restroom.

The published reason makes no sense. The pedophile scenario makes infinitely better sense.
[User Picture]From: [info]kraquehaus
Tue, 11-Apr-2006 11:46 PM (UTC)

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Makes me want to go to middle school. Whoever sits behind me won't even be able to see the teacher....
[User Picture]From: [info]rivetpepsquad
Wed, 12-Apr-2006 3:09 AM (UTC)

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I see the makings of hi-larious situation comedy!
[User Picture]From: [info]azul_ros
Tue, 11-Apr-2006 11:59 PM (UTC)

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Man, that hair is TAME compared to most of the wild dos I see in the Tempe, AZ region! How stupid!
[User Picture]From: [info]overgrownpath
Fri, 14-Apr-2006 3:47 PM (UTC)

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Hey, they're taking away her individuality, quiet.
[User Picture]From: [info]ctudball
Wed, 12-Apr-2006 12:01 AM (UTC)

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Whenever I see an article like this my first instinct is to check if the URL points to The Onion.
[User Picture]From: [info]ammitbeast
Wed, 12-Apr-2006 12:21 AM (UTC)

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Anyway, this kind of inane bullshit is why I will never live in Kansas, and restrict my visits to once every quarter-century.

Wait -- was that Kansas City, Kansas, or Kansas City, Missouri?

Note: For those who wonder, Kansas City is split in two across two states by the Missouri River.

[User Picture]From: [info]smackfu
Wed, 12-Apr-2006 12:24 AM (UTC)

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I was expecting Run Lola Run and I get Lindsay Lohan. Crazy.
[User Picture]From: [info]dogbreathcanada
Wed, 12-Apr-2006 12:24 AM (UTC)

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The Republic of Gilead is so much closer than most Americans think.
[User Picture]From: [info]merovingian
Wed, 12-Apr-2006 5:20 PM (UTC)

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Is there balm in Gilead?
[User Picture]From: [info]catalyst
Wed, 12-Apr-2006 12:29 AM (UTC)

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     serious question: is that unusual? would most american assistant principals have done different? this seems par for the course at my old high school (in suburban houston).
[User Picture]From: [info]33mhz
Wed, 12-Apr-2006 12:40 AM (UTC)

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Yes and no. The vice principals at my school (Laredo TX 1996-2000) would bother my friend about her hair (she had a couple of blue stripes) but they never really did anything about it.
[User Picture]From: [info]jabber
Wed, 12-Apr-2006 12:37 AM (UTC)

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She's hot!
[User Picture]From: [info]taffer
Wed, 12-Apr-2006 2:41 PM (UTC)

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As a Canadian, I can safely agree.
[User Picture]From: [info]midendian
Wed, 12-Apr-2006 12:47 AM (UTC)

irrelevance

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I bet the non-straight-A students never get suspended over that kind of stuff!
From: [info]deificar
Wed, 12-Apr-2006 12:49 AM (UTC)

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That exact same thing happened to me. When I was in eighth grade, in fact. Only, my hair was fire-engine red...and I'm a boy...and no one wrote a fucking news story about it. What the fuck ever...

[User Picture]From: [info]ceaderwin
Wed, 12-Apr-2006 12:52 AM (UTC)

lame...

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thats right folks! Hair Terrorist #1 right here! destroying classrooms one head of lowlights at a time! I didnt know my job had such an impact, can I get a medal?
[User Picture]From: [info]nemesisbecoming
Wed, 12-Apr-2006 1:18 AM (UTC)

Re: lame...

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oops... reply to wrong comment. I'm terrible at this. I should have stayed on Prodigy.
[User Picture]From: [info]gutbloom
Wed, 12-Apr-2006 12:55 AM (UTC)

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Highlights are the devil's work.
[User Picture]From: [info]baconmonkey
Wed, 12-Apr-2006 1:47 AM (UTC)

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weird, I remember being distracted in middle school, not so much by anyone's hair, but more so by being shoved around by older kids.

I did get suspended once for defacing the D.A.R.E. shirts they made us wear. they were the product of a design contest, and the winning design was a teddy bear with heart-shaped baloons. They made us all wear them when they came back from the printer. I cut the sleeves off of mine. some friends had "accidents" painting in art class, but only I got suspended, since there was no way to accidentally lose both sleeves.
[User Picture]From: [info]taffer
Wed, 12-Apr-2006 2:42 PM (UTC)

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Accident in shop class?
[User Picture]From: [info]telecart
Wed, 12-Apr-2006 1:57 AM (UTC)

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Meanwhile, Kristen said the hair coloring was an accident. She didn't expect the highlights to be so strong and she plans to tone it down as soon as possible.O cruel, needless misunderstanding! but it was all right, everything was all right. She loved Big Brother.
[User Picture]From: [info]ammutbite
Wed, 12-Apr-2006 2:01 AM (UTC)

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Living (physically) in Kansas City, at the juncture of the fine states of Kansas and Missouri, I am often distressed by the overwhelming inequality in the amount of national-level idiotic things Kansas accomplishes (refusing to teach evolution, passing anti-gay marriage ammendment, etc.), as opposed to Missouri. Good to see the Show-Me State finally stepping up to do their fair share.
[User Picture]From: [info]ged
Wed, 12-Apr-2006 2:26 AM (UTC)

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[User Picture]From: [info]korgmeister
Wed, 12-Apr-2006 2:46 AM (UTC)

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Oh please. Back when I went to school (which wasn't that long ago) any sort of hair colouring would get you suspended.

Kids these days, especially in school environments, are subject to very rigid regulations. What's amusing is how employers and HR managers are now complaining that Gen Y has no initiative!
[User Picture]From: [info]ydna
Wed, 12-Apr-2006 3:35 AM (UTC)

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Has anyone found her LJ handle?
[User Picture]From: [info]taffer
Wed, 12-Apr-2006 2:43 PM (UTC)

W.T.F.

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Think I need to get my contacts checked, I somehow ready "Has aonyone found her labia?" there.

*rubs eyes*
[User Picture]From: [info]lindsaylasvegas
Wed, 12-Apr-2006 5:42 AM (UTC)

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we had that rule in my middle school, too. (i'm from the kc area) so i'd just dye my hair different "normal" colors...until one st. patty's day i kool-aided it green and it ended up turning bright yellow. since i was a "good kid" nothing came of it, but this girl couldn't go to an awards ceremony at the end of 8th grade because her hair was pink. and is it just me or is pulling a kid out of class and making a big scene a *lot* more fucking distracting? jesus.
From: [info]jimm3uller
Wed, 12-Apr-2006 7:17 AM (UTC)

The Onion is so funny

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[User Picture]From: [info]jkow
Wed, 12-Apr-2006 9:10 AM (UTC)

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Been to an US school in Louisiana for a couple of months, and there it seemed totally normal, that kids got suspended if not completely shaved, or their arms were too long (or skirts too short),... it always seemed weird to me, but it appeared so natural over there, why make a fuzz about hair now... I don't think they need a reason to suspend someone for her appearance,.. that's what rules are for :)
[User Picture]From: [info]fantasygoat
Wed, 12-Apr-2006 4:20 PM (UTC)

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I'd do her.
[User Picture]From: [info]jesus_x
Wed, 12-Apr-2006 4:24 PM (UTC)

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I was WAITING to see who would say this, as I was totally NOT going to be the first.

Is it just me, or is that look on her face the "I want to STAB YOU," look? Not that I've seen that frequently or anything.
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