HAIR HYSTERIA!

new shaving

policy riles

students

by "White Chocolate"

The final bell sounded, reverberating off of the classroom walls. The school day finally reached its end and Andrew joyously made his way down the main staircase. Little did he know that someone was on the hunt.

 

Mr. Hunt scoured the halls for any members of the peach fuzz rebellion. His pupils dilated as the supposed leader of the rebellion came into his sights. Moving in like a lion to its prey his agile feet strolled swiftly across the newly polished tile floor. Meeting him at the foot of the staircase Mr. Hunt, his voice booming like a cannon, said, “Graves! You need to take care of that facial hair of yours by tomorrow morning.”

 

A recent study conducted by Graves Inc. found that ten out of ten students surveyed agree that the current school rule requiring all students to be clean shaven should be no longer enforced. In a recent interview one student opened up, “It’s a travesty, and it restricts our freedom! It punishes us for trying to live the American dream.”

 

One major discrepancy exists between the two main documents that list rules and regulations for the school. The student handbook does indeed say, beginning on page 65, that scholars must come to school clean shaved with no facial hair. However, in the dress code, located on the official UME website under the Academics tab, it states on page three under personal appearance that “students may have facial hair if it is clean and well groomed.” The policy inconsistencies have thrown students, into a tailspin of confusion, making innocent dress-code abiding students appear as rancorous rebels  

 

Beyond this discrepancy students feel that this arbitrary rule is infringing upon their individual freedoms. “This rule seems to take away from our creativity,” One student, who wished to remain anonymous, commented “It is actively preventing us from expressing ourselves.”

Another student mentioned, “I feel that it is too strict of a rule because us having facial hair does not take away from the learning experience.”  

 

In the coming days, students will meet with Mrs. Smith to discuss inconsistencies and to pursue a win/win solution for both students and administrators. This topic has been the center of much debate and it is time that the student body, working hand in hand with the administration, hunt down a solution. 10/5/16