Straight-A Student Pulled From Class Over Hair Color

**KIISQueen** · 03-30-2006, 04:08 PM

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.

"Doing this is taking away from people's individuality," student Kristen McCorkle said.

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.

"I didn't think that any of this would happen," the eighth-grader said.

She said she understands that some hairstyles can be distracting, but she doesn't think hers is.

"Like colors that are totally out of the norm, blue, or green, or purple. But I think red is more normal and I don't think that many people would disagree with me," she said.

"I don't feel that her hair is out of control," said Tim McCorkle, the girl's father. "It's definitely not outside of the boundaries that we have established here in the home."

The district's superintendent, Dr. Robert Gordon, said he was alerted to the situation Tuesday afternoon.

"This, as I understand it, is a matter of interpretation. I believe the assistant principal was doing what he felt was in the best interest of the kids," Gordon said.

Tim McCorkle, who is the Bates City police chief, said the school's policy needs to be reviewed.

"As one who has written policies, some need to be updated or sometimes they're just wrong," he said.

Gordon said he plans to speak with the student's parents about the situation.

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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**LPMiller** · 03-30-2006, 04:27 PM

wow, the 80's would have driven those guys nuts.

**ShawnLee** · 03-30-2006, 05:18 PM

While I understand the impetus, the act itself is stupid. You don't throw an exceptionally hot girl out of class, and I'd bet that's a lot more distracting than bright red hair. Having had no exceptionally hot chicks when I was in high school, I wouldn't know for sure. College was a different matter... There was this one girl... Whooee! Oh, and that time I took the SAT's and this girl was in front of me... Anyhow, I digress.

But exactly what color was it? All me to be the first to say, this thread is useless without pics.

**bachviet** · 03-30-2006, 05:35 PM

Suspension for that??? That's just plain wrong.

**zenbooty** · 03-30-2006, 05:50 PM

Jeez, welcome to Missouri!

**smeakim** · 03-30-2006, 05:52 PM

Boy I am glad we have people like that teaching our youth. Can we suspend the assistant principal for being stupid.

**Jenny** · 03-30-2006, 06:22 PM

omg, and they are REALLY not bad at all!

**LPMiller** · 03-30-2006, 08:53 PM

you know, in 8th grade, one of my classmates came to school with a mohawk. And after that day, we still managed to function in school. Slight red highlights in blond hair? Gimme a break.

**ialsohaveadream** · 03-30-2006, 08:53 PM

Ok, this thread makes way more sense now. I was reading it as "Straight- a student pulled from class over hair color." And I'm thinking, "Are we labeling our news items as gay or straight now?"

**Sirrich3** · 03-30-2006, 09:47 PM

Originally Posted by LPMiller

wow, the 80's would have driven those guys nuts.

yep it sure would have..

**Nija** · 03-30-2006, 10:01 PM

Originally Posted by ialsohaveadream

I was reading it as "Straight- a student pulled from class over hair color." And I'm thinking, "Are we labeling our news items as gay or straight now?"

Only when Ben posts are we doing that...

**welfareloser** · 03-31-2006, 01:46 AM

you know, it's embarrassing enough to f*** up your hair and have to live with it... but to have some sweaty f***ing balding 40-year-old pencild*** administrator KICK YOU OUT OF CLASS because you f***ed up your hair...

ARRRRGGGGHHHHHH!!!!

if this was a 14-year-old me, i'd be in tears. for weeks. if i could meet the self-important, short-sighted, waste-of-oxygen people who do sh** like this to kids in a dark alley...

ARRRRGGGHHHHHH!!!!!!

okay. i feel a little better now. rrrgggghhh.

**ShawnLee** · 03-31-2006, 10:15 AM

Originally Posted by Jenny

omg, and they are REALLY not bad at all!

AWww... This kid looks so adorable and sad... Like a young Lindsay Lohan in the Parent Trap.

Originally Posted by welfareloser

you know, it's embarrassing enough to f*** up your hair and have to live with it... but to have some sweaty f***ing balding 40-year-old pencild*** administrator KICK YOU OUT OF CLASS because you f***ed up your hair...

Seriously!

Ok... Having seen the hair. I feel this was even more stupid.