"That hairstyle was made shaved" "School rule reform" started by a hairdresser September 17, 15:57
A high school boy who came to cut from afar.
It was a week later that the child appeared in a buzz cut.
Moreover….
"I was threatened to cancel the recommendation if I didn't change my hairstyle."
"I wrote a certificate that it was
natural
hair, but it was dyed black." I
received more than 1000 sad voices.
So that children can shine in their own way.
There is a beautician who is working on "school rule reform" now.
(Gifu Broadcasting Station Director Shogo Ueki)
Students weeping over strict "hair regulations"
Hoshikei Yoneda (28), a beautician at a men's salon in Shibuya, Tokyo.
A series of reservations were made by young people from all over the country, mainly high school and university students, and Mr. Yoneda, a so-called "charismatic hairdresser," came to face the "school rules" six years ago.
"I was made to be a shaven because of the hairstyle that Mr. Yoneda cut and the violation of school rules ..."
A boy student who came all the way to cut on the Shinkansen because there was a sports festival about a week ago.
"Because there are school rules, keep it short so that it doesn't get on your ears or neck. But be cool!"
Mr. Yoneda, who was asked to do so, finished the "two-block" style with the sides cut short.
However, the boy who visited again complained crying that he had his hair cut due to the school's "two-block prohibition" school rule.
Actually, around this time, there were a series of cases in which children who had made two blocks in the same way came to cry and cry because they violated the school rules.
Two blocks are a popular style among office workers and athletes.
I asked the school why it wasn't good, but he said he wasn't able to deal with it as an "outsider."
Mr. Yoneda:
"I was attending a school with loose school rules, so at first it was hard to believe that there was such a school rule ..." By using a hairstyle that is unique to you, you can eliminate the complex and express your individuality. I felt angry and desperate for Japanese education because I was working as a beautician if I could help with that. "
"Hairstyles that support life" and "students who give up"
"I got the courage to confess for the first time in my life because I was cool."
"I didn't like myself because I didn't get used to it, but I was a little confident in myself."
As a hairdresser, I have witnessed young people changing with just one cut, and since I realized that hairstyles have the power to support life, I accept the school rules "hair regulations" that can push it in. I thought I couldn't.
At the same time, however, what I felt while cutting the hair of more than 200 people every month was that the students were dissatisfied with the school rules but gave up saying "I have to put up with it" and "I can't change it."
“Customers” are in trouble ...
Mr. Yoneda began to seriously consider changing school rules as a beautician.
"4 hours reflection" "Washing hair with tap water" 1100 sad voices
After that, Mr. Yoneda started the activity under the name of "School Regulations Reform Project".
First of all, when I called for a questionnaire on SNS to get a broader understanding of the actual situation, 1100 voices were collected in two weeks.
"When I went to school with two blocks, I was shaved by a hair clipper and wrote a reflection statement for four hours."
"I was threatened to cancel the university recommendation just by making it two blocks."
"When I went to school with wax, tap water Was washed away with
Hair regulations similar to those of the students' schools that have rushed to Mr. Yoneda exist all over the country, and the actual situation of excessive guidance has emerged.
Moreover….
Student who responded
"I have a dark red hair color, probably because my grandmother is Russian. Even though I submitted my hair certificate with my parents when I entered high school, I entered the school 1 After a month, I was dyed black. Naturally, I was dyed every time the roots grew. Now my hair is too damaged and curly, and it's squishy. Every time I wash it, every time I dry it, my hair cuts scary. "
Another student who responded,
"I asked him to make the same wolf cut as the stylist I admired. The neckline is long, but the teacher asks me, even though it is not enough to hang on the shirt collar, which is prohibited by school regulations. It was very hard for me to laugh at "I feel like it's a long time, so cut it" and "I don't have such a hairstyle nowadays. Is it a visual kei in the future?" I felt very disappointed. "
The night after work, he read each voice and felt uncomfortable.
Mr. Yoneda
"I was keenly aware that the rules that can be taken as human rights violations and the fact that even the child himself is denied because of his hairstyle are commonplace all over the country. Judging by hairstyle and hair color, from the time he was born It's so strange that such a school is denied its characteristics and its thoughts and dreams. I think it would be possible to change unreasonable school rules if we could get to know the current situation where so many students are suffering from school rules. I was thinking. "
However, this is the first time for Mr. Yoneda himself.
The school didn't get in touch with me, so should the board of education be the next one to work on?
Is it the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology?
It seems that the school rules were groping for what steps to take to change.
Therefore, I contacted people who had no contact with me, such as lawyers, NPOs, education specialists, and local councilors who are disseminating and working on school rules in various places, and visited them to see from the beautician. I told you the problem.
Do you have an incident or accident with two blocks?
Tokyo Metropolitan Assembly member
"Why is two blocks useless?
"
Superintendent
" because there is such a case that looks like will meet in the incident or accident in the cause, you will find one that is determined from the spirit to protect the students. "
This is the first act at the Tokyo Metropolitan Assembly in March 2020.
This is the response of the superintendent of education when asked why two blocks are prohibited by the hair regulations of a metropolitan high school.
If it's two blocks, you'll have an incident or accident ...?
This answer became a hot topic in the press and SNS, and it became an opportunity to ask the school rules and hair guidance again.
At that time, the member who raised the issue in the Tokyo Metropolitan Assembly was also one of Mr. Yoneda who conveyed the real voices of the students based on the questionnaire.
Mr. Yoneda saw it as a step forward when he heard that some metropolitan high schools are beginning to relax as education that respects individuality and diversity is becoming more widespread.
Mr. Yoneda:
"I think I've finally taken a step forward. From the voices I received and the reactions on SNS, many people of the generation other than the students were saying," What about the school rules that are being followed for such a strange reason? "?" Or "Isn't it just pushing the children's position without being close to them?"
There are still more "two blocks prohibited" "hair certificate"
On the other hand, the current situation is that hair regulations still remain in schools around the world.
According to a questionnaire survey conducted by NHK on prefectural boards of education by August ...
▽ "There is a public high school that requires you to submit a'ground hair certificate'that proves your natural hair color
.
"
... At least 25 prefectures.
272 schools just grasped by the board of education.
▽ "There are public high schools that are'two-block prohibited'"
... At least 30 prefectures.
208 schools just by the board of education.
NHK received the following voice from the person who runs the barber shop.
The person who runs the barber
"Although elementary, junior high and high school students come to the store on a regular basis,
there are children
who are sometimes told to fix it because it violates the school rules. However, I often don't know where to fix it, and even if I call the teacher, I can't get the point. "
Regarding the current state of school rules, Associate Professor Ryo Uchida of Nagoya University Graduate School, who is familiar with problems at school sites.
Associate Professor Uchida
"Clear human rights violations such as the hair certificate in the school rules must be changed as soon as possible. Of course, there may be rules necessary for schools, but they respect human rights. It should be built on the foundation, and now it is left to the school with the discussion of the foundation missing. "
Aiming to reform the school rules of "school x beautician"
After that, Mr. Yoneda continued to communicate about the problems of school rules and hair regulations.
"Student-likeness," "cleanliness," "impact on going on to higher education and employment," ... I
have come to realize that there are differences in the values of hairstyles depending on the position and generation, and I have come to think that it is important to balance them.
What we are currently working on is an initiative in which schools and hairdressers from all over the country work together to create "school rules for new hairstyles."
Local cosmetologists also participate in reviewing school rules at school, and we are considering whether we can help students and schools think of hairstyles that are convincing as a professional.
Mr. Yoneda:
For example, from the perspective of a hairdresser, from the perspective of a hairdresser, I would like to say, "It's not a hairstyle that is misunderstood in the world, but a hairstyle that is actually styled by adults and many people." It changes rapidly, and the hairstyles that students long for and want to try change. I hope to create a system that allows local hairdressers to support schools that are worried about school rules and hairstyles. However, I want the students and the school to think together and become a school rule that allows children of that era to shine in their own way. "
Currently, it is said that the beautician's response to the call for participation on SNS is great, but the reaction from the school site is not good enough.
An unknown initiative called "school x beautician".
He says he is worried whether it will work, but Mr. Yoneda calls for it.
Mr. Yoneda
"Why don't you change the rules of the child who is having trouble with the school rules, the beautician who couldn't finish the customer coolly because of the school rules, the teacher / school who teaches while thinking something is wrong? "
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Gifu Broadcasting Station Director
Shogo Ueki
Joined in 2017
Interviewed on the theme of school rules from last year My
alma mater had loose hair regulations, and I was two blocks in high school