Poll: The school took my facial hair
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My school states that diversity is it's strength, on account of having every type of minority and majority in the school. And in the washrooms are racist insults and death threats to people of differant ethnic origins and improperly drawn swastikas. Seriously, if your going to blindly emulate a terrible person and their beliefs get the damn symbols right.Subzerowings said:
It's your face, you do whatever the hell you want with it.
Do you really want to go to a school where the owner attempts to micromanage the students?
Do you really want to go to a school where the owner attempts to micromanage the students?
I'd probably go ahead and ask them to specify where in the rules it's said that beards aren't allowed. If they can't point it out then you've pretty much made your point. I'd also point out the motto thing, that's just stupid.
It's a privately operated school, they can enforce whatever rules they want so long as they aren't discriminatory. If the owner doesn't like your beard, then you only have two options - quit the school, or keep your beard shaved and stop your fucking whining about it.
In your case, no. If there is nothing in the rules about it you have the right to do it. I also go to a private school and we have strict facial hair policies, but if it is not in the rules at your school your in the right.
I believe presentation is important.
It's a measure of respect to be well groomed around others.
It's a measure of respect to be well groomed around others.
Ask them to keep in mind that radical Islamists force males to grow their facial hair and have laws against shaving, then clearly forcing individuals to either grow or shave their facial hair is equivalent to Sharia law, and dictating how people can present themselves. I'd be interested to see how the head of a private Christian school would react to being equated to an Imam because they are controlling children based on how their bodies grow hair.
Personally, I would tell them to drop dead. I have undergone similar annoyances due to the length of my hair (mid back.) Friend of my mother's was constantly citing how it would be impossible to find a job. Hell if I had to continue to associate with him I contemplating cutting my hair slightly shorter and putting red highlights in it, especially when mom mentioned he would pay for it. Of course he never knew my evils. 
Anyhow, you attend a Private school, therefore you must abide by their rules, regardless of the idiocy in which they entail. So unless you convince your parents to allow you to be home schooled... little can be done. Granted, if you yearn to be a prick, by all means, be defiant.
Anyhow, you attend a Private school, therefore you must abide by their rules, regardless of the idiocy in which they entail. So unless you convince your parents to allow you to be home schooled... little can be done. Granted, if you yearn to be a prick, by all means, be defiant.
A man's beard is his pride.
I would not let someone or something fuck with that shit! *Strokes beard*
I would not let someone or something fuck with that shit! *Strokes beard*
Nope. Tell 'em no. If they insist, tell 'em to make you. If they threaten you with reprisal, tell 'em they don't have a leg to stand on. If they insists that they do, tell 'em to go fuck themselves. Stand up for your rights- it's the principal of the thing that's important.
I attempted to grow a Goatee this year. No-one noticed it, never mind complained about it.
Then one day, I arrived home and discovered a message on my answering machine.
The message was from some person from the school who I had met, She said... "Oh hi Nigel (my name, Don't stalk me.) This is Mrs Shitdicks, I don't want to bring this matter up with your parents, (Which is funny since She rang my Family's HOME PHONE at 7 in the Evening.) but we are concerned with the hair on your lip, Please rectify this problem".
I found the message hilariously pathetic. She tried so hard to speak in an dignified matter, as if she was pretending she didn't work for a mediocre school in one of the Plebiantastic areas of New Zealand. Not wanting any trouble. I shaved it off.
Lucky for me, I am Year 13 next year. I am free of Uniform and all it's Draconian restrictions, Meaning I can grow the awesome beard that I always wanted.
Then one day, I arrived home and discovered a message on my answering machine.
The message was from some person from the school who I had met, She said... "Oh hi Nigel (my name, Don't stalk me.) This is Mrs Shitdicks, I don't want to bring this matter up with your parents, (Which is funny since She rang my Family's HOME PHONE at 7 in the Evening.) but we are concerned with the hair on your lip, Please rectify this problem".
I found the message hilariously pathetic. She tried so hard to speak in an dignified matter, as if she was pretending she didn't work for a mediocre school in one of the Plebiantastic areas of New Zealand. Not wanting any trouble. I shaved it off.
Lucky for me, I am Year 13 next year. I am free of Uniform and all it's Draconian restrictions, Meaning I can grow the awesome beard that I always wanted.
If it's not a religious private school convert to one of the religions that prohibit shaving.
Otherwise take a fold out chair and a small portable stereo and wait till the middle of a busy passing period. Set your chair and stereo up in a busy corridor and shave in front of everyone while playing disproportionately sad music while in the midst of the act. Posing you make it even that far once finished switch the music to an upbeat fight the system music and re-draw your beard with a sharpie.
My only advice is to subvert and mock them at every turn. Buy a fake facial hair and make a game of wearing it. Post up fliers for "lost goatee" or "Throw off the oppression of the clean shave grow a beard today!". Give them as much hell as possible, but do so with subversive mockery, as it's likely petitions or objections will go ignored.
Or you know just comply with their demands quietly like a punk. It's your choice really.
Otherwise take a fold out chair and a small portable stereo and wait till the middle of a busy passing period. Set your chair and stereo up in a busy corridor and shave in front of everyone while playing disproportionately sad music while in the midst of the act. Posing you make it even that far once finished switch the music to an upbeat fight the system music and re-draw your beard with a sharpie.
My only advice is to subvert and mock them at every turn. Buy a fake facial hair and make a game of wearing it. Post up fliers for "lost goatee" or "Throw off the oppression of the clean shave grow a beard today!". Give them as much hell as possible, but do so with subversive mockery, as it's likely petitions or objections will go ignored.
Or you know just comply with their demands quietly like a punk. It's your choice really.
You're in a private school, they can tell you to do anything they want. Most every private school I'm familiar with has a couple tricky clauses hidden in their rules that basically say they can say most anything for the dress code. "Hair must be of a natural hue and trimmed off the collar and meet faculty standards" or something like that might be in there, and here faculty standards means that teacher doesn't want you with it. But even if it isn't specifically stated in the rules, oh well, they still have the right because it's a private school.
If you want facial hair, wait until you graduate or go to a public school. Students rarely win against a teacher like that.
If you want facial hair, wait until you graduate or go to a public school. Students rarely win against a teacher like that.