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  1. That's a good lesson to all you new Forum members. If you want to be accepted without the initiation, pair up with a resident Forumite.

     

    I am afraid I might have already paired up with Apocsol. As his teenage sidekick, too. Is there a way out now? :)

  2. http://www.theindychannel.com/education/8335500/detail.html

     

    Straight-A Student Pulled From Class Over Hair Color

    School Forbids 'Distracting' Hairstyles

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    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.

    My school does that all the time. Mostly to boys from Hong Kong who dye their hair bright bright yellow. It's a private school, though.

  3. Are you, or have you ever been a member of the Communist Party?: My dad is a member of the Communist Party of China. But he hasn't paid his dues or gone to any meetings in years. Don't tell anyone.

     

    Also, that ManThing comic was possibly the funniest thing I've seen all week.

  4. Guess it's time for the John vs. Link (from Legend of Zelda battle)! Get to it!

     

    Coralys-"Uch" is Test's way of saying "Much". He's Canadian, don't you know? They're notorious for leaving the first letter off words!

    "'Hat's 'Uch 'Do 'Bout 'Othing!" to quote Shakespeare in Canadian. :lol:

    Right, of course, that's how people here in Canada talk. How could I not have noticed that. :)

  5. Thankfully I never got that far. I can't remember when I stopped watching but I do remember when no one else I knew had been watching it. It was a revelation coming here to find other fans, for a time I thought I was the only one.

    Very true. In real life, I don't know anyone who reads Hellblazer or watches Oz, but here, there are people who do both!

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