Supporting the Rights of our Children!

Update Monday March 8th, 2010: We had finally met up at were able to speak and discuss our concerns and reasons we feel the rule should be removed. After the meeting, we felt that the Desert Sky Middle School Site Council were very receptive! This is a positive note and we are in high hopes that they understood.

We would like to thank the council for allowing us the opportunity. We also would like to ask the council to please feel free to contact us if they have further questions.

TUCSON WEEKLY - Purple Haze - A Vail School District student and her family learn about the consequences of being different....
The article goes on to talk about schools in the Catalina Foothills, Amphi, and even schools in the Vail district such as two other middle schools, Old Vail and Corona Foothills NOT having the policy but still having excelling ratings.
See more here: http://www.tucsonweekly.com/tucson/purple-haze/Content?oid=1694766

An online media blog called Libertarian Rock wrote an article regarding our efforts.

The purpose of this petition is to have schools abolish the dress code policies that deal with student's hair colors.
School: Desert Sky Middle School, 9850 E. Rankin Loop Tucson AZ 85747, Vail School District
Policy in question: Cougar Attire states “Hair color should be natural as to not cause a distraction (unless it’s for a school spirit event).