Wednesday, February 13, 2013

The One With The Hair Cuts (2/13/2013)


Today at morning assembly there was hail length inspection.  The students here, both boys and girls, must keep their hair no more than about a centimeter long.  If their hair is longer than that a teacher will cut a chunk out which is apparently just about the most embarrassing thing that can happen to a student here.  They so anything and everything to try to cover up their shame until they can get home and even it out.  This morning I walked into a form one class and there was a boy, whose hair was evidently too long, who had tied a blue plastic grocery bag over his head.  Sometimes I don’t understand these kids.  He crinkled every time he moved and clearly was not effective in diverting attention from himself.  But the missing patch of hail was covered and I guess that’s all that matters.  

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