perhaps I'm just wrong, but I thought dyes were mostly safe and the bleaching step was the damaging part. in any case, this was more of a "people who live in g

perhaps I'm just wrong, but I thought dyes were mostly safe and the bleaching step was the damaging part. in any case, this was more of a "people who live in glass houses" post than a defense of the rule. imo we have a lot of arbitrary appearance requirements for school children that do more to distract from learning than anything else. the school I went to justified their strict dress code by claiming it was all to prepare us for our professional lives. I have to chuckle at that one when I show up to the office with hair that goes down to my bellybutton, a beard, and a tshirt, still looking more "presentable" than many of my peers.