Posted: Mar 17, 2010 1:42 am
DavidNewman wrote:Ciarin wrote:but the school headgear ban isn't about any of that, it's about a cultural tradition that says people should take off their hats indoors as a sign of respect.
As I said earlier in this topic, you may have missed it and it may not apply to your schools;
but the college I go to ban it for security reasons. Kids have been known to conceal alcohol and weapons under their hats etc.
It's not all about respect, or not anymore at least.
I didn't miss it. I'll reiterate what I said earlier about the ban being about security. I suspect the whole "you might have a weapon on your head" is a farcical argument. If they were really worried about weaponry, they'd have a metal detector.
I used to work at the airport as security, and I never needed anyone to take off their hats.