It seems to be hard for some folks to understand that the entire world runs on rules and laws. Before any company or organization ever gets going, some rules have to be in place. New rules can be added when needed, always by those with authority. The same thing is true, and especially so in schools. When a kid chooses to wear clothes or hairstyles that are what most call controversial, he should not expect others to just accept his personal choices.

I am a 74-year-old white man and have no idea what “dreadlocks” are, nor what they look like. Obviously those in authority felt it was not appropriate. They have that right. To give in to just about any and all demands of students is what is 90 percent of what is wrong with our schools, and that 57-year-old white man from Georgia should understand that.

I suppose had the student wanted to wear pants with the rear end cut out or with his pants down around his knees, it would be his right, as long as they were “clean and neat.” It is his “right.”

When I went to school the only right a student had was to do what he was told. It has always been true and still is that when you live with the rules everyone is better off. It is a shame but it is not that way now. Kids walk all over spewing out the most vulgar talk imaginable. I suppose that 57-year-old white man from Georgia feels that is OK, too. Some things are just not proper nor appropriate. In truth, those who pay for it all, the taxpayers, are the ones who should be making the most noise, and Mr. 57-year-old white man doesn’t have a dog in the race and should tend to his business in Georgia and let us tend to ours.

Kids cannot take cell phones to class. They are not to be rambling around on school buses while in motion. These are just two of many things kids are not allowed to do at school, and to encourage kids to go out and get a lawyer involved is just completely ridiculous.

R.G. Hollowell

Vicksburg