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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]OP you have a reasonable rule in place. Why would you cave on this now?[/quote]
How is it “reasonable”? It’s harming the child’s self expression![/quote]

In elementary school the teachers will subconsciously treat her differently, and not in a good way. In middle school, where half the girls wear makeup, it will not make much difference. [/quote]

No, it sounds like some of the parents will by your post.  Look, it’s your rule and you can do what you want. You don’t need our permission.

I’m a teacher and let my own kid color a chunk of her hair in 4th grade when she really wanted to. She tried a lot of neon colors that year and I helped her do it at home.  It was just hair and would grow out.  I wouldn’t care that much about eyeliner as long as it wasn’t too extreme.[b] I think teachers are the type to judge less, not more.[/b]  We see all types.[/quote]

My foot. They are very judgemental, frequently judge by appearances, and yes, they will percieve [b]a makeup wearing 5th grader differently from her peers if she is the only one in class wearing makeup[/b]. It's no secret that the girls in elementary school who get better treatment from teachers are the ones who appear more juvenile.

That's why I suggest waiting until middle school when it's not going to nake you stand out.[/quote]

Not if her mom donates a lot of money to the school parent group. That's what happened at our elementary.

And this kid wasn't subtle at all

Teachers know which side of the bread is buttered.
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