Deduction for hair color: school rules

Once teachers chased girls for shortskirts, and boys - for torn jeans and "sweatpants". But then gradually they returned to school. Of course, not as monotonous as in the Soviet years, but still schoolchildren were accustomed to the same style. Now, no sweatshirts and leggings, but only dark colors blazers, strict skirts and trousers. However, adolescents still want to express themselves - if not in clothes, so in a hairstyle. What teachers are not particularly happy about. So, one of these days, in a Petersburg school, 15-year-old Yulya ventured to dye a few strands of hair pink. And it started ...A photo: Getty Images “At first, the class teacher threatened to cut off her daughter with her own hands if she did not repaint,” says the girl’s father, Andrei. - Then the head teacher joined, who promised to expel the child. I personally do not see crime in pink hair, because Julia’s grades are good. Brings home fours and fives. There are no questions to discipline either. Well, the girl wanted to experiment - when, if not at the age of 15? ”In order to return to her previous hair color, Yulia was given a week. The girl's father decided that it was useless to argue with the teachers, and immediately turned to city officials for clarification. “The question about the“ proper ”appearance of schoolchildren at the federal level is not settled - this is just a matter of discussion,” explained Svetlana Agapitova, the Commissioner for Children's Rights in St. Petersburg. - Specific wishes in appearance are prescribed in the school’s internal regulations. If desired, the list of "prohibited" can be made and colored hair, and piercing, and certain clothes and shoes. Many schools, by the way, do just that. However, we did not find such a list in the rules of this school. Only “neat haircut” and “business style” are mentioned. However, even if the child didn’t come to school by the rules of the school, he can be remarked, his parents can be called, but he is not entitled to deduct him for piercing and colored hair. The school administration cannot prevent the right to education due to the “wrong” hair color - this would be against the law, ”says Svetlana Agapitova. - Only a very serious offense can become a basis for expulsion. Extravagant styling does not apply to those. Moreover, it does not affect the level of Yulia’s academic performance. ”Photo:Getty ImagesBut the children's ombudsman had questions for the teachers. The "Code of Ethics" of teachers contains recommendations according to which school employees should refrain from "rudeness, biased remarks, undeserved accusations, threats and actions that hinder normal communication," says the children's rights ombudsman. - If we are to follow these rules, the teacher and the head teacher behaved incorrectly, but not Yulia." Now let's remember which celebrities like to experiment with pink.