Recently, the news that a school in Xianyang, Shaanxi Province, required students to get haircuts before entering the school when it opened in the first month of the new year, which attracted widespread attention and discussion. It is understood that the barber was very busy during the school year and has already given haircuts to nearly 30 students. The school staff responded that the school will investigate the return of students to school one after another, and let teachers communicate directly with students and parents.
This incident reflects the possibility that the school may have asked students to get haircuts when it opened. If true, the school's approach is clearly inappropriate. Ignoring haircuts as a reason for not being allowed to enter school seems too coercive and rigid. While secondary school students should be groomed and keep their hair neat, schools should not use this as an excuse to hinder students from enrolling in school. Informing students in advance of grooming requirements, or reminding students to get a haircut after school starts, is both humane and does not affect students' learning progress. If it is true that students cannot enter school because they do not have a haircut, it will undoubtedly have a negative impact on the students' academics. Therefore, if the school does require that you can enter the school without a haircut at the beginning of the first month, it is too unconscionable.