‘Long hair causes trouble’: Chinese school bans ‘weird styles’ they say hurt student study like sideburns, mullets and fringes
- A school in northern China has implemented a ban on long hair, fringes, hair dye, perms and accessories and provoked heated public debate
- The school said the ban covers ‘weird-style’ hair, long hair, fringes, sideburns, dyed or permed hair, and hair accessories
A Chinese secondary school has banned students from having “weird hairstyles” including long hair on girls and boys, sideburns, mullets and fringes because they are “troublesome” and hurt academic performance.
The long hair ban was implemented this week for new grade one students at Wenchang High School in Dingzhou in northern China’s Hebei province, local media reported.
In a notice issued on student management, the school said all students are forbidden from having “weird-style” hair, long hair and long fringes. They also cannot have dyed or permed hair, or wear any hair accessories, news site The Paper reported.
A news post about the ban has triggered heated discussion this week and received more than 10 million views on social media video app Douyin.
The school also released photos of acceptable hairstyles showing the front, back and sides of haircuts to help students and parents follow the “standardised hair styles” it demanded.
Male students have been specifically banned from having sideburns, mullets or trails of hair on the back of the head. Girls must keep their hair cut well above the shoulders and not have fringes.
An unnamed teacher from the school said rules regulating hair length and style had actually been in place for many years.