That pic is misleading, first look through I thought that's what the kid's hair looked like. It's not even close to that, and you picture doesn't do anything to provide for a fair discussion.
How distracting! Post the REAL pic! Boys have so many less hair style options than girls do. Give the kid a break. OMG...a BOY stands out b/c of his hairstyle???
WTF is THAT?
In HS, I was in the 4.0 range (I had 2 semesters of college courses that counted extra)...
Graduated college 2nd to an older woman (whom I really respected, she deserved first and was in between children and grandchildren) I was taking care of my newborn also at that time...
The woman I respect above that is the one that received an F in our sophomore art class. She was the most talented of the class, but the teacher was elderly and didn't approve of her (mid 80's) 6-8 inch spikey? hair (not really mohawk...don't know the word) She was intent on being a designer and truly hope she succeded.