[quote name="speechless" post="943826" timestamp="1294415130"] if you dont enforce it at the junior high then when they get to high school the parents will say "he got to do it in junior high why cant he do it in high school?" someone made the comment about the military wanting to look professional whats wrong with wanting young men to look professional in their appearance as they represent an entire community, school district, and school when i was in high school i wanted to shave those racer lines into my head and my dad told me "sure do it and then find someone who will let you live in their house with that kind of hair cut" bluedove you say you saw the kids hair last night and there is nothing wrong with it why don't you understand that it is not about one particular hairstyle but more about setting those boundaries so that those that always want to go one step too far can't? it is about setting boundaries and higher standards for kids that are expected to act and perform at a higher level than others. there are businesses that only allow black, navy, or dark gray suits to be worn. there are school districts that require male teachers to wear ties and only wear jeans on Fridays. there are rules all over this world and the general consensus is if you don't like the rules then you don't have to work for us. what is wrong with teaching these kids these life lessons now? it is real world preparation. too many of this kids have their parents as their friends and not as their parents and that is what causes crap like this to happen. it wasnt that long ago that i was in school and if i didn't like the way a rule was i was told "oh well life aint fair". [/quote] I am quoting that and just saying "what he said" because I couldn't have put it any better.