“I don’t think it’s right to hold a child down and force him to do something,” Mr. Pugh, a tattoo artist, told The Associated Press. “It’s not hurting him or affecting his education.”
First of all, the parents want a 4 year old to be able to not only dictate to them what he will and will not do, but an entire school district must conform to him.
Second, what's a 4 year old doing in a government school in the first place?
Third, if they feel so strongly about the long hair and the education of a 4 year old, take him out of the school and home school him.
With all due repsect, I think you have it backwards. The government school is trying to force the kid and parents to conform to it. The kid is not trying to dictate how long any other student’s hair should be.
How does this kid’s hair harm anyone else? It is not even that long. If it is not dangerous or disruptive, the government should mind its own business.
This is Statism run wild, IMHO.