"Hair Length Restrictions as Part of Education"... Human Rights Commission's Recommendation Not Accepted

The National Human Rights Commission (NHRCK) has judged that a school which stated it would maintain restrictions on students' hair length and style as part of 'education' has not accepted the recommendation.

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On the 7th, the NHRCK announced that it judged a high school, which stated it would keep the current restrictions on hair in its 'School Life Regulations,' as not accepting the recommendation.

On August 6th of last year, the NHRCK recommended the principal of the high school to stop uniformly restricting and policing students' hair length and style so that students' rights to freely express their individuality and self-determination would not be excessively limited.

The school responded, "Complying with regulations agreed upon by the school community is part of education to help students grow into responsible members of society, so it is difficult to judge that students' rights to free expression and self-determination have been restricted."

The NHRCK judged that the public school principal, as the respondent, should respect and strive to implement the commission's recommendations, and maintaining the current regulations constitutes non-acceptance of the recommendation.

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