Much ado about long hair

The recent news about high school student Lucan Battison wanting to keep his long hair has come to an end when the High Court allowed him to keep his long hair.  Last I heard his school will not allow him though to attend the school ball tomorrow.  What? And waste that naturally made hairstyle for the party?  Much has been said and unsaid about this issue.  I remember when I was in high school, this was the 70s, and having long hair was the norm.  But not for me.  My grandfather who was our barber saw to it that we kept a clean crew cut all throughout high school.  The only times I got to keep my hair longer than usual was when I told him that I was appearing in a stage play that required me to have a long hair.  Of course, granddad would see to it that he gets to watch the play.  Now I believe it was because of my thespian skills and not the hair.