They do allow braids. The regulations are linked to in the article, and pages 20-22 discuss braids, twists, dredlocks, and cornrows.

Why would they be asked for their input? This is the Army, not an encounter-group. Jesus.

They did not ban braids. Did you even read the regulations? Specs are on pages 20-22. The picture that you cite in this own article states that they did not ban braids. This is clear as day.

If there is suspected abuse or neglect at home, teachers are obligated by law to contact the police. They are forbidden from packing said student into a car and taking them off school grounds in the middle of the day. If the issue is emergent, call 911. If not, figure out how to get care at an urgent-care clinic…

Teachers are mandatory reporters — are you unaware of this fact? This means if they suspect abuse they *have* to call the police. They do not pass Go, they do not take the kid to the hospital, they do not handle ANYTHING on their own. They call the police, the police take over and get social services involved as…

"Flexibility" doesn't mean shit when it comes to professional liability. If the teacher had gotten into a car accident on her way and the student had been injured or killed, he school district would have been bankrupted.

Oh my fucking god. Is she the guardian ad litem? Is she authorized to sign ANY of the medical waivers, HIPAA disclosure forms, release of info authorizations, ANYTHING? Jesus Christ. Minors are NOT AUTHORIZED to make their own care-related decisions, only their legal guardians are. I am having a hard time…

No. No no no no no. No. I once saw a picture of a hipster dude in "jeggings" and it is a thing which cannot be unseen.

I still have a hard time believing that with Cuaron and Abrams and Lindo all in the same package, they still managed to produce this piece of crap. There is nothing organic about it; it formulaic, sloppily-written, and just plain bad. What a bummer.

The thing is, there's a decent chance he might. There's an awful lot of DL behavior going on when nobody's looking.

"search for mushrooms in Minot, which he collects for medicinal purposes"

That's the same Roxy that does snowboarding gear, right? I love their stuff. I have a great pair of snowpants from them that fit like a glove (or did, until I got fat and outgrew them.)

"She's based her strategy on "what diseases are prevalent in the community.""

Wow, that guy is the guy I was secretly infatuated with in high school but never told anyone because my friends would have just mocked me mercilessly.

Wow, that guy is the guy I was secretly infatuated with in high school but never told anyone because my friends would have just mocked me mercilessly.

Are you replying to me? I said the person next to her might not have known anything was going on.

Maybe the other adult had their nose in a book, or was asleep, or was working and actively tuning out the people around them. I've flown enough on business that I couldn't even tell you the sex of the person sitting next to me, that's how much I ignore them.

Well except for the part where he touched her, the FAs would have jumped all over that and stopped it instantly. What is he going to do? They're on a plane: he's not going to strike her, he's not going to throw a tantrum, he's not going to do anything that is going to risk an entire plane full of people coming down…

Back in the Middle Ages and into the Rennaisance, women used to carry stilettoes up the sleeves of their gowns for just such instances.

I walked out of that movie, ran into the nearest bar, and knocked back two pints just to stop myself from shaking.