If a boy with long hair has his hair cut shorter than normal, it will make him feel uncomfortable as well. I say that boys have the same rights as girls to wear their hair long if they wish.

But for this season, burgundy hair is having a moment. Not quite red, and not quite brown, the feminine shade is vibrant enough to make an impression, but subtle enough to suit the 9-5 crowd.

R.V. Haderlein Elementary, located about 140 miles south of Kansas City, has a “Boy's Hair Length” policy that calls for boys, not girls, to wear their hair short, the ACLU said.

That committee voted 11-4 against changing the hair policy for boys, he said. Several School Board members said they didn't want to change the policy when the committee didn't see fit to do so.

A school district in Kansas has changed its hair policy after the state’s chapter of the American Civil Liberties Union said an 8-year-old Native American boy was forced to cut his hair to ...