Black hair, white shoelaces: Japan school rules under fire

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TOKYO — Every school has its rules, but tough regulations at some Japanese institutions, mandating everything from black hair to white shoelaces, are facing increasing criticism and even legal action.

Mr Toshiyuki Kusumoto, a father of two in western Japan's Oita, is seeking court intervention to protect his younger son from regulations he calls"unreasonable".

Later this month, he will enter court-mediated arbitration with the school and city, hoping authorities will revise the rules. "It's not only about our children. There are many other children across Japan who are suffering because of unreasonable rules," he said. The array of regulations has been defended as helping ensure order and unity in the classroom, but there have been other challenges.

But in a sign of the difficult debate over the subject, both Osaka's district and appeals courts ruled schools could require students to dye their hair black within their discretion for"various educational" purposes. There are other signs of pressure to change the rules, including a petition submitted to the education ministry in January by teen members of rights group Voice Up Japan."We started this campaign because some of our members have had unpleasant experiences with school rules," said 16-year-old Hatsune Sawada, a member of Voice Up Japan's high-school division.

 

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