Yeah, my
high school is like that. And yeah,
Metacognizant is right, private schools are
exempt from observing
students' rights. It is because they are a private
organization that *allows* a student to attend. They may choose who attends and what the terms of that attendance includes, there are no set rules that ensure the induction of a person into the school. Hence the two types of schools:
private and
public. ((of course, another difference--in the case of CHS, at least--is the four thousand dollar tuition)) "Students who are allowed to attend are privilidged"((quote from a teacher)). These schools are there because of
private funding and therefore have no need to follow ((some)) rules set up by
local,
state, or
federal governments.
Just this year, a boy was suspended from Carroll because he came to school with his hair styled in a mohawk. He was not allowed to reenter the school until cut into a more *acceptable* style. Another example is a rule involving nailpolish.
No one, male or female, is allowed to attend Carroll High School with black nailpolish on their nails. The thing I find amusing, is that this is stated no where in the handbook. Amazing how they make these things up on the spot.