Native American Boy Pulled From Class Over Mohawk Hairstyle

[jknowgood]

"To ostracize him like that -- that's stuff from the '50s."

A young Native American student in Utah is back in class after school staff sent him to the office claiming his Mohawk hairstyle violated school policy.

“They wanted Kobe to come home until we cut his hair,” Gary Sanden, the father of 7-year-old Jakobe Sanden, told the Salt Lake Tribune. “That’s who he is. That’s part of his culture.”

Gary Sanden is a member of the Seneca Nation and his wife, Teyawwna Sanden, is a member of the Kaibab Band of Paiutes Indians, Fox 13 reported.

Their son was kicked out of his second-grade class at Arrowhead Elementary School in the city of Santa Clara on Monday after showing up sporting the haircut he got the previous Friday. Administrators called Jakobe's parents to tell them the boy's hairstyle violated school policy and he needed to change it, Gary Sanden told The Washington Post.

The school’s online handbook does not mention any specific hairstyles, The Post pointed out, but simply states that “extremes in body piercings, hair styles and hair colors may be considered a distraction or disruption.”

“We had the students that weren’t used to it,” Arrowhead Principal Susan Harrah told Fox 13. “They had called that out. So the teacher brought the student to my attention.”

School officials initially asked Teyawwna Sanden to pick up her son and change his hair, Gary Sanden told news station WFAA. Both parents offered to bring in their tribal membership cards to prove their heritage, but the school said they needed documentation from a tribal leader.

The couple got Seneca Nation Councillor William Canella to write to the superintendent.

“It is common for Seneca boys to wear a Mohawk because after years of discrimination and oppression, they are proud to share who they are," Canella wrote.

Native American Boy Pulled From Class Over Mohawk Hairstyle

When I was in school, a lot of boys wore Mohawks - including whites. This young man has every right to express his proud heritage.

Aren't you also offended by the Washington redskins name? Lol, karma isn't your friend. It's the liberals that came up with, I have the right not to be offend shit. Now you're pissed because it comes back to you. Lol I love it.

Actually, a very racist Conservative white man came up with the name of that team.

Native Americans approved of it back then, but your type of liberal got offended. It's all the fault of the liberals this happens.

 

[SassyIrishLass]

Liberal logic

"conformity at school is a bad thing


unless you bring your bible to school, wear a religious item, mention God, or otherwise let the world know you are a Christian, THAT is distracting to other students"

fucking idiots.

Native Americans were and are real - a proven fact. That religious cult bullshit you mentioned is pure fantasy stemming from one book of fairy tales.

Except there are no "native" Americans, everyone migrated here from somewhere

 

[Pogo]

It's the liberals that came up with, I have the right not to be offend shit.

Apparently this guy ^^ was out getting a conformity haircut when English class was going on, because that post doesn't make a lick of sense either.

Nobody has a "right to not be offended", if that's what you were going for. That's the whole point here. The school (again, irony of ironies, named "Arrowhead") would have us believe it's valiantly championing the rights of his classmates to not be offended... surprised... challenged to think... etc. And that's counterintuitive logic.

 

[SmarterThanTheAverageBear]

Hey Liekhota, his "heritage" also includes lots of firewater, should the school provide him with a fifth for lunch as well? I mean Indians didn't eat too many PB&J sammies did they?

"Firewater" is not part of our heritage, you ignorant fool, it was a weapon of the White man, particularly Governor Harrison to weaken our people.

your people LOL I probably have more indian blood than you. The difference is i don't feel the need to cry about a heritage or abuses from hundreds of years ago.

Really? How much Indian blood do you have? Because I'm 100%.

Just stop talking. You're embarrassing yourself.

what's your Indian name? Eats Big Dick?

LOL "I'm 100% indian" we know that's not true, b/c you're currently sober enough to post.

 

[Lakhota]

Native Americans were and are real - a proven fact. That religious cult bullshit you mentioned is pure fantasy.

LOL so what? Wiccans are made up to, they have a right to their bullshit beliefs.

Oh by the your "native Americans" worshipped trees and shit, does that disqualify them from having rights?

idiot.

I worshiped my old Ford pickup - but I didn't start a religious cult about it.

what the fuck are you talking about?

You're seriously saying " I think Christianity is a cult, so they don't have the same rights as other people?" Yes that's exactly what you are saying.

What a piece of shit.

Christianity is no more credible than Scientology. They are all cults for gullible minds.

So you propose a litmus test for having rights.

"believe as I believe or have no rights"

you're a moron.

Litmus test? Yes, I propose one for Christianity. I'd like to see some "credible" proof of that supernatural bullshit. Got any? Noah's Ark is one of my favorite fairy tales.

 

[SmarterThanTheAverageBear]

Liberal logic

"conformity at school is a bad thing


unless you bring your bible to school, wear a religious item, mention God, or otherwise let the world know you are a Christian, THAT is distracting to other students"

fucking idiots.

Native Americans were and are real - a proven fact. That religious cult bullshit you mentioned is pure fantasy stemming from one book of fairy tales.

Except there are no "native" Americans, everyone migrated here from somewhere

yep, they should start calling themselves "CentralAsian Americans" LOL

 

[saintmichaeldefendthem]

Liberal logic

"conformity at school is a bad thing


unless you bring your bible to school, wear a religious item, mention God, or otherwise let the world know you are a Christian, THAT is distracting to other students"

fucking idiots.

Native Americans were and are real - a proven fact. That religious cult bullshit you mentioned is pure fantasy stemming from one book of fairy tales.

Except there are no "native" Americans, everyone migrated here from somewhere

Except we got here about 5000 years before you.

 

[SmarterThanTheAverageBear]

LOL so what? Wiccans are made up to, they have a right to their bullshit beliefs.

Oh by the your "native Americans" worshipped trees and shit, does that disqualify them from having rights?

idiot.

I worshiped my old Ford pickup - but I didn't start a religious cult about it.

what the fuck are you talking about?

You're seriously saying " I think Christianity is a cult, so they don't have the same rights as other people?" Yes that's exactly what you are saying.

What a piece of shit.

Christianity is no more credible than Scientology. They are all cults for gullible minds.

So you propose a litmus test for having rights.

"believe as I believe or have no rights"

you're a moron.

Litmus test? Yes, I propose one for Christianity. I'd like to see some "credible" proof of that supernatural bullshit. Got any? Noah's Ark is one of my favorite fairy tales.

I don't care if you believe or not Lakhota, that's your own choice. I DO care that you want to take rights away from Christians.

That's pathetic man.

 

[jknowgood]

"To ostracize him like that -- that's stuff from the '50s."

A young Native American student in Utah is back in class after school staff sent him to the office claiming his Mohawk hairstyle violated school policy.

“They wanted Kobe to come home until we cut his hair,” Gary Sanden, the father of 7-year-old Jakobe Sanden, told the Salt Lake Tribune. “That’s who he is. That’s part of his culture.”

Gary Sanden is a member of the Seneca Nation and his wife, Teyawwna Sanden, is a member of the Kaibab Band of Paiutes Indians, Fox 13 reported.

Their son was kicked out of his second-grade class at Arrowhead Elementary School in the city of Santa Clara on Monday after showing up sporting the haircut he got the previous Friday. Administrators called Jakobe's parents to tell them the boy's hairstyle violated school policy and he needed to change it, Gary Sanden told The Washington Post.

The school’s online handbook does not mention any specific hairstyles, The Post pointed out, but simply states that “extremes in body piercings, hair styles and hair colors may be considered a distraction or disruption.”

“We had the students that weren’t used to it,” Arrowhead Principal Susan Harrah told Fox 13. “They had called that out. So the teacher brought the student to my attention.”

School officials initially asked Teyawwna Sanden to pick up her son and change his hair, Gary Sanden told news station WFAA. Both parents offered to bring in their tribal membership cards to prove their heritage, but the school said they needed documentation from a tribal leader.

The couple got Seneca Nation Councillor William Canella to write to the superintendent.

“It is common for Seneca boys to wear a Mohawk because after years of discrimination and oppression, they are proud to share who they are," Canella wrote.

Native American Boy Pulled From Class Over Mohawk Hairstyle

When I was in school, a lot of boys wore Mohawks - including whites. This young man has every right to express his proud heritage.

Just think your fellow liberals will allow a boy that thinks he is a girl. To use the girls locker room, but your guy gotta cut his hair. Karma is a bitch lol!

Hair is important to Native Americans.

The Truth About Hair and Why Indians Would Keep Their Hair Long -- Sott.net

Hey I'm actually on your side on this, but your fellow liberals has tried to make society a bunch of wussies. Liberals get offended about anything.

 

[Lakhota]

"To ostracize him like that -- that's stuff from the '50s."

A young Native American student in Utah is back in class after school staff sent him to the office claiming his Mohawk hairstyle violated school policy.

“They wanted Kobe to come home until we cut his hair,” Gary Sanden, the father of 7-year-old Jakobe Sanden, told the Salt Lake Tribune. “That’s who he is. That’s part of his culture.”

Gary Sanden is a member of the Seneca Nation and his wife, Teyawwna Sanden, is a member of the Kaibab Band of Paiutes Indians, Fox 13 reported.

Their son was kicked out of his second-grade class at Arrowhead Elementary School in the city of Santa Clara on Monday after showing up sporting the haircut he got the previous Friday. Administrators called Jakobe's parents to tell them the boy's hairstyle violated school policy and he needed to change it, Gary Sanden told The Washington Post.

The school’s online handbook does not mention any specific hairstyles, The Post pointed out, but simply states that “extremes in body piercings, hair styles and hair colors may be considered a distraction or disruption.”

“We had the students that weren’t used to it,” Arrowhead Principal Susan Harrah told Fox 13. “They had called that out. So the teacher brought the student to my attention.”

School officials initially asked Teyawwna Sanden to pick up her son and change his hair, Gary Sanden told news station WFAA. Both parents offered to bring in their tribal membership cards to prove their heritage, but the school said they needed documentation from a tribal leader.

The couple got Seneca Nation Councillor William Canella to write to the superintendent.

“It is common for Seneca boys to wear a Mohawk because after years of discrimination and oppression, they are proud to share who they are," Canella wrote.

Native American Boy Pulled From Class Over Mohawk Hairstyle

When I was in school, a lot of boys wore Mohawks - including whites. This young man has every right to express his proud heritage.

Just think your fellow liberals will allow a boy that thinks he is a girl. To use the girls locker room, but your guy gotta cut his hair. Karma is a bitch lol!

Hair is important to Native Americans.

The Truth About Hair and Why Indians Would Keep Their Hair Long -- Sott.net

Hey I'm actually on your side on this, but your fellow liberals has tried to make society a bunch of wussies. Liberals get offended about anything.

Both sides get offended by lots of shit - but I see the white Christian NaziCons doing most of the whining.

 

[saintmichaeldefendthem]

LOL so what? Wiccans are made up to, they have a right to their bullshit beliefs.

Oh by the your "native Americans" worshipped trees and shit, does that disqualify them from having rights?

idiot.

I worshiped my old Ford pickup - but I didn't start a religious cult about it.

what the fuck are you talking about?

You're seriously saying " I think Christianity is a cult, so they don't have the same rights as other people?" Yes that's exactly what you are saying.

What a piece of shit.

Christianity is no more credible than Scientology. They are all cults for gullible minds.

So you propose a litmus test for having rights.

"believe as I believe or have no rights"

you're a moron.

Litmus test? Yes, I propose one for Christianity. I'd like to see some "credible" proof of that supernatural bullshit. Got any? Noah's Ark is one of my favorite fairy tales.

Atheism isn't part of our people's heritage. We've always been a deeply religious people. My Catholic heritage goes back several centuries, my ancestors converted by French settlers. Atheism is something invented by whites and is unbecoming of a NA.

 

[SassyIrishLass]

Liberal logic

"conformity at school is a bad thing


unless you bring your bible to school, wear a religious item, mention God, or otherwise let the world know you are a Christian, THAT is distracting to other students"

fucking idiots.

Native Americans were and are real - a proven fact. That religious cult bullshit you mentioned is pure fantasy stemming from one book of fairy tales.

Except there are no "native" Americans, everyone migrated here from somewhere

Except we got here about 5000 years before you.

Regardless there is no such thing as native American

 

[saintmichaeldefendthem]

Liberal logic

"conformity at school is a bad thing


unless you bring your bible to school, wear a religious item, mention God, or otherwise let the world know you are a Christian, THAT is distracting to other students"

fucking idiots.

Native Americans were and are real - a proven fact. That religious cult bullshit you mentioned is pure fantasy stemming from one book of fairy tales.

Except there are no "native" Americans, everyone migrated here from somewhere

Except we got here about 5000 years before you.

Regardless there is no such thing as native American

By that logic, do you refer to yourself as a Mesopotamian?

 

[Lakhota]

I worshiped my old Ford pickup - but I didn't start a religious cult about it.

what the fuck are you talking about?

You're seriously saying " I think Christianity is a cult, so they don't have the same rights as other people?" Yes that's exactly what you are saying.

What a piece of shit.

Christianity is no more credible than Scientology. They are all cults for gullible minds.

So you propose a litmus test for having rights.

"believe as I believe or have no rights"

you're a moron.

Litmus test? Yes, I propose one for Christianity. I'd like to see some "credible" proof of that supernatural bullshit. Got any? Noah's Ark is one of my favorite fairy tales.

Atheism isn't part of our people's heritage. We've always been a deeply religious people. My Catholic heritage goes back several centuries, my ancestors converted by French settlers. Atheism is something invented by whites and is unbecoming of a NA.

Bullshit. Christianity was used as a weapon to destroy Native America. Atheism has always existed - even when there was no name for it.

 

[jknowgood]

It's the liberals that came up with, I have the right not to be offend shit.

Apparently this guy ^^ was out getting a conformity haircut when English class was going on, because that post doesn't make a lick of sense either.

Nobody has a "right to not be offended", if that's what you were going for. That's the whole point here. The school (again, irony of ironies, named "Arrowhead") would have us believe it's valiantly championing the rights of his classmates to not be offended... surprised... challenged to think... etc. And that's counterintuitive logic.

Liberals want to ban anything that they might be offended about, that's my point. I guess you didn't attend school since you cannot comprehend.

 

[SassyIrishLass]

Liberal logic

"conformity at school is a bad thing


unless you bring your bible to school, wear a religious item, mention God, or otherwise let the world know you are a Christian, THAT is distracting to other students"

fucking idiots.

Native Americans were and are real - a proven fact. That religious cult bullshit you mentioned is pure fantasy stemming from one book of fairy tales.

Except there are no "native" Americans, everyone migrated here from somewhere

Except we got here about 5000 years before you.

Regardless there is no such thing as native American

By that logic, do you refer to yourself as a Mesopotamian?

Nope, I was born here, just an American by birth, Irish by ancestors

 

[SassyIrishLass]

It's the liberals that came up with, I have the right not to be offend shit.

Apparently this guy ^^ was out getting a conformity haircut when English class was going on, because that post doesn't make a lick of sense either.

Nobody has a "right to not be offended", if that's what you were going for. That's the whole point here. The school (again, irony of ironies, named "Arrowhead") would have us believe it's valiantly championing the rights of his classmates to not be offended... surprised... challenged to think... etc. And that's counterintuitive logic.

Liberals want to ban anything that they might be offended about, that's my point. I guess you didn't attend school since you cannot comprehend.

This is a case of PC reaching up and biting them in the caboose

 

[Lakhota]

It's the liberals that came up with, I have the right not to be offend shit.

Apparently this guy ^^ was out getting a conformity haircut when English class was going on, because that post doesn't make a lick of sense either.

Nobody has a "right to not be offended", if that's what you were going for. That's the whole point here. The school (again, irony of ironies, named "Arrowhead") would have us believe it's valiantly championing the rights of his classmates to not be offended... surprised... challenged to think... etc. And that's counterintuitive logic.

Liberals want to ban anything that they might be offended about, that's my point. I guess you didn't attend school since you cannot comprehend.

Oh, and NaziCons don't want to ban anything? Funny...

 

[Pogo]

Native Americans were and are real - a proven fact. That religious cult bullshit you mentioned is pure fantasy stemming from one book of fairy tales.

Except there are no "native" Americans, everyone migrated here from somewhere

Except we got here about 5000 years before you.

Regardless there is no such thing as native American

By that logic, do you refer to yourself as a Mesopotamian?

Nope, I was born here, just an American by birth, Irish by ancestors

Then your ancestors were in Ireland --- just as this kid's Paiute and Seneca ancestors were in.... all together now... America.

And if your ancestors hadn't migrated -- you'd be Native Irish.

 

[SmarterThanTheAverageBear]

Liberal logic

"conformity at school is a bad thing


unless you bring your bible to school, wear a religious item, mention God, or otherwise let the world know you are a Christian, THAT is distracting to other students"

fucking idiots.

Native Americans were and are real - a proven fact. That religious cult bullshit you mentioned is pure fantasy stemming from one book of fairy tales.

Except there are no "native" Americans, everyone migrated here from somewhere

Except we got here about 5000 years before you.

Regardless there is no such thing as native American

By that logic, do you refer to yourself as a Mesopotamian?

No, I'm an AMERICAN. My heritage plays no part in that.

To paraphrase Jefferson "if you're an anything - hyphenated American, you aren't an American at all"