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HAIlE 37 Ths subject of a student's haircut...or lack of it is in the news taikght.again. Th s t co;r:Ysioner of educ tion, J.W. Ed ar says aidtadaX that local school boards should stop worrying about hair l 1nght and fashions and get on with the business of education. Edgar however upheld the firing of a high school teacher near Lubbock for refusing to comply with a dress and grooming code. Under Texas Law, the school board was within its rights to limit the length of a teachers hair, and
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fire any teacher who did not comply.
Edgar aid emphaszie however that as long as a stu eu . is clt an d noot, education should be the first priority for the local school district. 3i