Article: CRACKDOWN ON HAIR DYES HAS SOME STUDENTS SEEING RED.(DAILY BREAK)

Byline: MONIQUE FOSTER, 757 CORRESPONDENT

WANT TO dye your hair blue, green, maybe pink?

Doing so may get you into trouble.

A Surry County High School sophomore was suspended from school in April for dyeing part of his hair blue. The American Civil Liberties Union filed a federal suit last week demanding the student's reinstatement.

This action comes on the heels of news that a Massachusetts lawmaker is trying to stop teens from buying hair dye.

Rep. Thomas Kennedy, a Democrat from Brockton, Mass., introduced a bill that would prohibit the sale of ``exotic'' hair dye to kids under 18. The bill would not punish teens for ...

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