The National Human Rights Commission of Korea recommended a correction at a high school that banned students from perming or dyeing.
A student attending a high school in Gyeongsangbuk-do filed a complaint with the Human Rights Commission in May last year, arguing that the school life regulations, which prohibit perms and dyes, and impose penalties for non-compliance, violate the right to freedom of action.
When the Human Rights Commission launched an investigation, the school responded that it was 'considering concerns about student derailment and difficulties in providing guidance for excessive perms and dyeing'.
The Human Rights Commission said that it was based on vague assumptions and expectations that hair regulation could have effects such as prevention of derailment and academic achievement, and pointed out that the causal relationship and effect are unclear. I advised the principal to change the hair rule to the extent that it is not.
The Human Rights Commission has repeatedly pointed out the unfairness of related regulations, such as recommending to the principals of 31 schools in Seoul to revise school rules that excessively restrict hair and clothing in November last year.