It seems that having ginger hair is not an option, unless one is born with ginger hair. This is a rather fucked up stance because it displays not only a level of discrimination that we are sadly used to - ie. the simple anti-gingerism - but a new level of discrimination that marks out dying one's hair acceptable only when the end result is not ginger!
Skegness Academy in Lincolnshire has taken pathetic action against a fifteen-year-old girl who has switched from blonde to ginger. Apparently the end result is unacceptable to the up-its-arse establishment, and justifies the segregation of the pupil. Having to study on her own, not being allowed into the playground and being kept separate for lunch is probably a basis for her to use the Human Rights legislation. It might be nice to see the legislation used in a way that isn't for getting a criminal off the hook or allowing a cunt to stay in the UK. Surely the school is being pathetic? School rules have allegedly been broken; what does the rule book state, then? That being ginger is unacceptable? Fucking crap.
The Principal has said: "Our pupils are ambassadors for the academy and we expect them to represent us in the correct manner." She did not add "and the correct manner is most certainly not to promote the academy by being fucking ginger!" She went on: "We want our pupils to present themselves smartly as we believe that the self-discipline this requires is an important lesson to learn as pupils will find that there is often a dress code in most places of work. We provide very clear guidance to parents in our prospectus." In other words, being ginger cannot be considered 'smart' and there are no fucking ginger kids in the prospectus, probably.
I am very sure that there are children at the same school whose hair is blonde, and that there has been some dye involved, whether to transform a look or to 'top up' or 'tweak' natural colour. Where is the Gestapo's attention to this unacceptable behaviour? Exactly - brown, black and blonde are okay, but looking ginger is horrendous. When Prince Harry arrives to cut the ribbon in an opening ceremony of the new sports hall, will the Principal stick to her misguided principles and ban the ginger guy from the premises? I think not.
So, if you're ginger, or you want to be ginger, then Skegness Academy appears to be an unwelcoming place, and hides behind rules that are flawed, unfair, discriminatory and so outdated that it's hard to believe an educational establishment can set such an example to young people. Adherence to a dress code is one thing; including hair colour is another, when the colour in question is not unnatural. We're not talking pink!
Finally, the fact that the girl wanted to have the exact same colour as her gran used to have as a girl (her gran is ill now) is a nice gesture, although irrelevant to the argument above. As ever, 'schools and rules' make the headlines again.
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