HARRISBURG, Pa. — A Dauphin County mother said she is advocating for change after a dispute with a religious school her son previously attended for kindergarten over rules about hair length.
Stephanie Robles, 34, said her 5-year-old son wasn’t being allowed to attend classes at St. Margaret Mary Catholic School in Penbrook after school leaders determined his hair was too long and violated the student conduct policies. She said school administrators told her that her son’s hair needed to be cut, which she was opposed to.
The district’s code of conduct says hair for boys in grades one through eight must be no longer than 2 inches in height, neat, well-groomed, trimmed around the ears, off the collar and 1 inch. Blunt cuts, shaved heads, tails, bowl cuts and spiked hair are not permitted…