Hair restriction~

Yesterday, i've heard something contradict on this issue.
Before that, i'm so curious of the purpose of setting up this hair restriction.
I always been thinking that what does the impact so huge with the hair that makes the school/ministry to set up this rule.

I think the time has come for us to review this problem.
The most common reason given by the authority is the hair restriction was set up with the purpose of avoiding students to spend too much time on fashioning with the hairstyle.
Now, here comes the question. If that would be the reason, so why is the disciplinary teachers so particular of the students hair and demand them to trim their hair frequently as to maintain the standard guide? This scene happened almost everyday in front of my eyes where lots of students being called up just because of their hairs are just a little bit over the standard guide.
Where is the rational of this action? Students attend school to study and learn. But, when they've been called up to the discplinary room or being hold by the disciplinary teachers, they are losing their time for study. So, how could this rule being benificial to the students?

Next, as this rule has been implemented, it became a burden for students. As we all know, hairs can grow rapidly. How much time does the hairs need to grow after the trim? 1 month? However, due to this rule, students have to always keep in mind that they are bounded by the rule whereby every month they have to trim their hair according to the standard guide. Is the burden, pressure and stress faced by a student is insufficient? Is this rule that important and necessary to be implemented? But, what i can see is just that, because of this rule, students had been added with unnecessary pressure. If the rule is set up to prevent students to put too much attention on the hair style, i don't see how is it working if students have to bear in mind that they are needed to trim their hairs once a month. I'm the ex-president of the counselling club in SMCC. Students had always approached me and told me that they're sick of this rule. Some of the students even play truant just to avoid their hairs been trimmed by the school authority. Is this the effect that we want from the rule? If there's nothing different with existance of the rule, then i might as well just abolish the rule. So, again, how is the rule being helping in improving the students achievement in academic and self-development?

Furthermore, i, myself, a teenager can always understand why some of the students tend to be rebellious on this issue. During this age, teenagers are in the process of translation/metamorphosis of a child towards an adult. Some of them will reach puberty where the appearance will start to change. Its normal for everyone love beauty. Everyone wish to present themseleves in the prettiest look including teenagers. So, what's so wrong of having fashioned hairstyle? Is it wrong to make ourselves look nicer? Is it wrong to turn ourselves into a beauty? We should look this matter optimistically. With a good appearance, students can actually build up their own self-confidence in facing the crowds. As we are walking towards globalisation, we needs creativity in every aspects. Why don't we see this as one of the way to promote creativity among students? Thus, the rule should stop being enforced by the school.

Apart from that, some students approached me and give me one simple question which i couldn't answer them, until now. "Why not every schools enforces this rule? I see some of the students from other school like SMK or High School, they can have their own hairstyles. Why our school has to enforce this rule while they don't?" Well... you see my trouble now. What should i answer them? They were unlucky to study in this school? Of course this won't be the answer. Students in our school have always been envy of them. The jealousy within them increased highly that resulted in the rebellious attitude of the students on this issue. So, why is this happening? How come there are schools that enforced in full forces on this rule but some don't? It shouldn't be happening this way, should it? However, nobody stand up and clear the puzzling questions in the students' mind. They'll only know how to avoid the question but never confronted it. This will never end.

Currently, i'm a F6 student. I've once ask my friends why wouldn't they choose to continue their study in F6. Astonishingly, one of the reasons is they don't want to be bounded by this sickening rule anymore. From this, we can see how had the rule affect students mind for 6 years and 5 years with a total of 11 years in elementary school and secondary school. Is this what the school and ministry hoping and wishing for to happen? The self development of students had shown negative impact by the rule. Shouldn't students being given the rights for their own appearance? Where is our human right?

In conclusion, its time for the abolishment of the hair restriction for secondary school students. We deserved to own our rights.