Government schools at work again - a mild-mannered student is banned from attending classes after dyeing her hair a natural shade of red.  School officials maintain that the hair color was "unnatural" - which means it's banned at that particular school.

From The Spectrum:

Rylee MacKay, a 15-year-old student at Hurricane Middle School, said HMS vice principal Jan Goodwin approached her Wednesday and told her her hair was too distracting. MacKay said Goodwin told her her hair looked purple and pink in the sunlight.

“They brought me into the office and told me (my hair) had to be changed by the next day,” MacKay said. “They told me I could finish my week’s worth (of school work) in the office so nobody could see me.”

MacKay, who had dyed her hair red on Feb. 2, said she has been dying her hair the same red since September of last year.

According to school district policy 3.1.4, “Hair color should be within the spectrum of color that grows naturally.”