Only in America: The kindergarten mohawk ban
An Ohio 5-year-old is suspended over his "disruptive" haircut — and more in our collection of strange revelations about the nation
An Ohio kindergartner was suspended for coming to school with a mohawk haircut. The school superintendent said 5-year-old Ethan Clos' hair — which the boy thinks is "cool" — violated prohibitions on "dress or grooming which is disruptive to the educational process." He is requiring Clos to shave off the mohawk before returning to school.
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