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on august 26, an article titled "warm tips for 2024 high school freshmen before enrollment" on the wechat official account of hebei anguo middle school attracted the attention of netizens.

in addition to providing reminders on the essential items that students must bring before entering school, the article also puts forward requirements on students' appearance.for example, students are not allowed to wear jewelry or makeup and wear school uniforms during school hours. in addition, there are requirements for students' hairstyles: male students are not allowed to have long hair, shave their heads, dye their hair, perm their hair, or have weird hairstyles. they must not cover half of their foreheads, cover their ears on both sides, or go beyond their necks. they must have short hair. female students are required to have sports-style short hair. their bangs must not exceed their eyebrows, cover their ears on both sides, or go beyond their necks. they must not dye their hair, perm their hair, or have weird hairstyles. music and art students must wear ponytails. those whose hair does not meet the requirements will not be admitted.

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after the article was published, it sparked a discussion among netizens. some netizens expressed their support for the school's approach, while others believed that the school did not need to make uniform requirements for students' hairstyles, saying that "adolescence should be beautiful."

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according to the reporter’s understanding from the school’s official website, the school implements a fully closed, boarding management model.

on august 28, the reporter contacted hebei anguo middle school. a teacher from the school said that the school has always had requirements for students' hairstyles, and this regulation was not introduced this year."this is a hard requirement of the school. if you don't cut it, the child will have to go back and get it cut. girls have long hair, so washing their hair takes up a lot of time."

regarding the rule that girls must have short hair to enter school, a staff member of the anguo municipal education bureau said,this is the school's policy and the education bureau will not interfere too much.

shang chongsheng, deputy director of the urban security and social management research center of wuhan university, believes that this regulation is "unreasonable".it infringes upon students’ right to make independent choices and may not achieve the management effect that the school wants."the original intention of management is good, but this method not only interferes with other people's private affairs and infringes on students' right to beauty, but also fails to achieve real results." shang chongsheng said that the quality and seriousness of study have nothing to do with the length of hair. too much detailed management may cause disgust among students and parents, and ultimately affect learning results.