We've seen students who want to bring a bible to class and are allowed to do so. There are muslim kids who wear head scarves during soccer games. One student in Texas, however, is not being allowed to follow the dictates of his religion. Eighteen-year-old Ben Daly of Leakey, Texas, has been told by school officials that he must cut his hair.

Daly, however, says that the Old Testament forbids cutting your hair. So Daly is being taught in isolation, away from the other students. "I get to go outside for 15 minutes just to exercise," Daly said. At a school board meeting, Monday night, the board voted unanimously not to back down from their position of supporting the school's dress code.

Daly, his father, and their attorney will now consider what their next steps will be. In the meantime, Daly continues to be kept separate from the other students will not be allowed to participate in school activities. Because, as we all know, long hair is just the first stop on the road to such horrors as unshaven legs, shirts not tucked in, and -- worst of all -- dirty underwear!

The most ironic part of the whole story is that this all comes shortly after Texas Governor Rick Perry signed a bill into law that protects students from being disciplined for expressing their religious views.

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