The problem with adults is that we place too much emphasis on stuff that doesn’t matter. We’re free to dole out punishment against kids for a ridiculous number of things that have nothing to do with the big question “How does this affect my life?”
In the news today is an article about a young lad who is a basketball fan, Patrick Gonzalez. Patrick is a huge fan of the Spurs’ Matt Bonner. So much of a fan that he had a picture of his favorite NBA star Bonner shaved into his head. (By the way, the picture is awesome! Check it out here.)
Gonzalez faces an in-school suspension by Woodlake Hills Middle School in San Antonio, Texas, which he attends.
Matt Bonner himself chimed in on the controversy: “Couldn’t you just move him to the back of the class?” said the red-headed 3-point shot ace. “Then nobody would see it; it wouldn’t be a distraction. Otherwise, the nicest thing a fan has ever done for me is ruined.”
So, obviously Bonner is touched with the gesture from a fellow redhead.
The part that bugs me is where the school decides that punishment for a haircut is worth taking away a child’s education for a week. “It’s distracting.” says unnamed foolish school official. Oh yeah, you mean more distracting than the pregnant girls, drugs, and weapons that circulate through the halls. Right!
But, don’t you think that making a big stink about a haircut is more distracting? Maybe we should force every school-aged child to get a crew cut to attend classes. There wouldn’t be any distractions then. Right!
Just another day in America, where haircuts, pictures of girls kissing, and art are more dangerous than guns.
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