A young (well, everything is relative) acquaintance of mine has had some problems with his eleven-year old son who—oh, the horror of it!—insists on wearing a hat at school. The outcome was a model of the way nonsense can be used to fight nonsense—and win.

What follows is a word-by word record of the exchange. Minus anything that could identify the correspondents, of course. A stands for acquaintance, T for teacher.

 

5 messages

 

T to A

Hello,

 

I am [your son’s] physical education teacher at [our] middle school. [Your son] has been wearing his hat in class which is against school rules.  I have asked him many times to take it off in class and he refuses to do so. I checked with the school administrators and they confirmed that he should not be wearing his hat. I was hoping you could talk with him about this.

Thank you,

T

 

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A to T

Good evening T,

 
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Thank you for reaching out.

I have read the students’ handbook and I understand that any type of headcover is not allowed in school.

With that being said, we had a long discussion. My son feels very strongly regarding his hat. It gives him a sense of confidence, helps his self-esteem, his ability to focus on school activities, and is a part of his identity.

We told him that regardless, he has to cooperate with his teachers, but I would like to ask, as this is such a major issue as far as my son is concerned, could there be an exception in some cases?

Are there students that are allowed to wear a skullcap or hijab, or some other garment on their heads?

If so, we would like the school to consider an exception to be made in [my son’s] case as well.

Regards,

A

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T to A

Thank you for getting back to me. I will talk to the administrators and get back to you. I’m sure we can work something out.

T

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T to A

We will make an exception for [your son]. Thank you for your patience.

A to T

Good morning.

This is amazing. Thank you.

Best,

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