Credit: Courtesy Jason Smith
When Principal Jason Smith was recently approached by one of his 8th-grade students who refused to take off his hat in class, he had a creative solution.
The student, Anthony Moore, explained to Smith that he didn t like his recent haircut and hoped to keep his hat on, despite the school s policy of prohibiting students from wearing them. Get push notifications with news, features and more. + Follow
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Though he thought Moore s haircut was acceptable, Smith understood the student s concerns. The barbershop and hair cuts as Black males is very important in the community and looking your best and being sharp it s just a cultural aspect, Smith, of Stonybrook Intermediate and Middle School in Indianapolis told CNN. Just from my being a Black male myself and coming through that culture and you know, I really think girls matter at that age, which [means] appearance then could matter.
Principal fixes insecure middle school student s haircut to get him back to class
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Principal fixes insecure middle school student s haircut to get him back to class
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