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Ballyclare high school pupil suspended for long hair

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Started by normangorman (Norman gorman) in General Therapy? Topics

As Andy was a former pupil of the afore mentioned school… I’d like to know what he thinks of the treatment of present pupil grant stranaghan… If anyone wants to see the story… just enter grant stranaghan into google etc…

Posted on Mon, 10 December 2007 at 15:30

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Dennis wrote:

I think it is wrong to suspend pupils by their long hair.

This is actually sexism, cos you wouldn’t suspend a female student from school for having long hair now, would you? And what exactly is wrong with long hair? Blame God, it was his idea to make it grow automatically, not Ozzy Osbourne or Gene Simmons.

Posted on Mon, 10 December 2007 at 15:33

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Dermot (The Derm) wrote:

Yeah, it’s quite big news over here isn’t it? Phone ins on Radio Ulster etc…

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/northern_ireland/7120547.stm

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/northern_ireland/7114750.stm

Posted on Mon, 10 December 2007 at 15:45

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Ronald wrote:

Hopefully the school are not gonna use Therapy? against this kid by a rewritten version of Nowhere—-> No hair( corus “Growing No Hair, growing no hair). I think it’s rubbish though, leave the kid alone!

Posted on Mon, 10 December 2007 at 18:42

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Charlie wrote:

Aye its stupid.

So you hair grows, big deal , do teachers think , long hair one day - coming into school in S&M gear with syringes sticking out of your arms the next day?

Posted on Mon, 10 December 2007 at 19:19

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Fordonian wrote:

To be fair though Squally boy, who didn’t do that, eh?!!!

It can’t have just been me…could it?

Posted on Mon, 10 December 2007 at 21:47

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mr self destruct wrote:

Ronald wrote:

Hopefully the school are not gonna use Therapy? against this kid by a rewritten version of Nowhere—-> No hair( corus “Growing No Hair, growing no hair).

Ha ha

Posted on Mon, 10 December 2007 at 22:02 in reply to an earlier post

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CS (Colin S) wrote:

I know the guys face, think it’s plain stupid as one of my friends has his hair way longer than this guy.
And the friend I am referring to is still in school…

Posted on Mon, 10 December 2007 at 22:52

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realityfuck (Richard Splash) wrote:

Complete nonsence. I went through the same thing because of long hair when I was in school. It’s schools having rules for the sake of having rules, not rules that serve a purpose.

Posted on Tue, 11 December 2007 at 08:07

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Viirkokka wrote:

Bullshit; the kid knew the rules when he went there so rules are rules and he should either not go there or just have his hair cut.

The rules stupid as anything but it’s in place so should be kept to.

Posted on Tue, 11 December 2007 at 09:29

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fatboy wrote:

I think this is pathetic. The lad is in her final year in school and his important year too, and the school is living in a dreconian era. The isolation/seperation from his friends will do more harm than good.

Posted on Tue, 11 December 2007 at 09:44

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Dennis wrote:

What I want to know is what the hell has your fashion sense/ choice of clothing to do with your school?!

The way I see it, a school is a service, and the pupils are the customers. Do what you are there to do - TEACH. It infuriates me how many kids leave school without basic English skills and I wonder how much of that is to do with time wasted shouting at pupils for not having their ties straight or having long hair or blah blah blah.

Posted on Tue, 11 December 2007 at 10:15

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deadsetgav wrote:

Dennis wrote:

I think it is wrong to suspend pupils by their long hair.

Must hurt the scalp! ouch!

Posted on Tue, 11 December 2007 at 12:30 in reply to an earlier post

Last edited by Teethgrinder on Tue, 11 December 2007 at 13:37 (Corrected formatting)

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Paddy wrote:

And to think i got suspended for taking acid in a maths lesson… these pesky kids aint hardcore no more!

Posted on Tue, 11 December 2007 at 14:35

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Gimme Back My Brainsaw (Fuck it) wrote:

When I had long har in my old home town I never got any shit off teachers but students were another issue, all the chavvy kids used to fucking grab it and pull it and shit, then when I started tying it back cus it was getting in my way all i had was people trying to untie it all day

I did have trouble off teachers the week I thought id challange the school and come to school in mascara but thats a different story…

:p

Posted on Tue, 11 December 2007 at 14:54

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mrs h wrote:

JUST mascara? :eek:

Posted on Tue, 11 December 2007 at 17:52

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Charlie wrote:

Heysatan wrote:

To be fair though Squally boy, who didn’t do that, eh?!!!

Ever had that dream where you turn up to school in just your pants ?

:-s

Yeah…dream…;-(

Posted on Wed, 12 December 2007 at 16:38 in reply to an earlier post

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Gimme Back My Brainsaw (Fuck it) wrote:

mrs h wrote:

JUST mascara? :eek:

I went through a bit of a challange the roles of gender phase

and the fact I was in love (platonically) with richey edwards at the time probably diddnt help.

hahaha you should of seen the head of maths reaction I was a typical old school teacher, he victimised me quite a bit cus of my long hair so when I showed up in makeup he sent me to the deputy head instead of the usual go to the toilets and wash it off the girls would get.

Posted on Wed, 12 December 2007 at 16:44 in reply to an earlier post

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Dennis wrote:

I had long hair for quite a while when I was a student (over 15 years ago now :eek: ) and even to this day I am amazed and disappointed by how much of a big deal people made it.

I mean, 1990’s and people were STILL making an issue of a guy with long hair?! And I lost count of the people who told me to get it cut, or that it looked scruffy or whatever. I would NEVER tell someone how to have their hair, or insult them to their faces like that! Just can’t believe that in this day and age anyone really serious honestly gives a fuck about the length of someone’s hair.

Posted on Wed, 12 December 2007 at 16:54

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