2012-09-07, 07:35 AM
KhainiWest Wrote:Yeah because 1/2 centimeters justifies failing a student, outright embarrassing them, and doesn't even bother contact the parent until the hair was mutilated. Both sides don't even match, it was butchered.
I've lived in 4 different countries in my life, I guess I should be thankful none of them were outrageous.
I said "haircut rule", not "haircut". The teacher was out of bounds for cutting the boy's hair, everyone agrees on it including her own principal, no point beating a dead horse.
However, people here are acting as if having this law (that boys with long hair can't take the elementary school graduation test) is horrible oppression, a denial of basic human rights, and a sufficient reason to not live in Singapore. Seriously?
You want to talk about stupid and oppressive rules?
When I was in third grade we went to Houston, Texas, for my father's post-doctorate. The school made me swear allegiance to the American flag every morning, even when they knew I could barely speak a dozen words of English, and was not an American citizen.