{"id":6697,"date":"2017-01-14T14:24:09","date_gmt":"2017-01-14T14:24:09","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.thefastfashion.com\/?p=6697"},"modified":"2017-01-14T14:24:09","modified_gmt":"2017-01-14T14:24:09","slug":"teenager-transfers-schools-rather-than-be-forced-to-change-her-hair-color","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thefastfashion.com\/?p=6697","title":{"rendered":"Teenager Transfers Schools Rather Than Be Forced to Change Her Hair Color"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Eighth-grader Alena Halliwill dyed her hair bright red during the summer of 2016. Within days of returning to school in the fall, the Ypsilanti, Michigan teen\u2019s hair color became an issue.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"200\" height=\"113\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/x2OO2dgmb8s?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>The 13-year-old was kept out of South Arbor Charter Academy for a day because her hair color violated the school dress code, which calls out hair specifically: \u201cExtreme hairstyles and hair of unnatural color are not permitted.\u201d<\/p>\n<div>\n<p>But after being sent home from school, the teenager decided she would not go back to the charter school, MLive reported. And she has the full support of her parents.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>The girl\u2019s father, Dave Halliwill, tells Yahoo Beauty he was surprised that his daughter\u2019s hair color was an issue. \u201cShe\u2019s just a real self-expressive kid, and I think it\u2019s a part of her,\u201d he says. \u201cShe dyed [her hair] in the summer, and I didn\u2019t really think much of the school policy. My recognition of the school\u2019s policy was that they didn\u2019t want kids dying their hair unnatural colors, like pinks and purples and greens. So I didn\u2019t really think that the hair was going to be a problem. We honestly hadn\u2019t even thought of it.\u201d<\/div>\n<div>\n<div>However, Jennifer Hoff, senior manager of communication for National Heritage Academies, which is South Arbor\u2019s school management organization, explained to MLive that the dress code should not come as a surprise, saying, \u201cThe dress-code policy is presented to families very early in the registration process, and all are aware of it.\u201d<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Halliwill\u2019s father explains that he spoke to the school, which stood by its&nbsp;dress code. He told his daughter, \u201cAlena, we have to respect their policy, this is what they want, and we said there are some other options around town.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Alena let her parents know that she wanted to be transferred to another public school. \u201cIt was only the second day of the school year, so we told her, \u2018We do support you on that,&#8217;\u201d he says.<\/p>\n<div class=\"remaining-body\n\n                        \"><\/p>\n<p>Months later, Alena\u2019s father says she\u2019s happy with her decision to switch schools. \u201cWe found out Alena is very happy now and doing well,\u201d he says. \u201cShe\u2019s actually one of the top students at her school academically.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Alena\u2019s dad says the family has no animosity towards her old school: \u201cWe wanted to support her, and it worked out fine,\u201d he says. \u201cEverything worked out for the best. We have no hard feelings against the school. 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