A group of students are petitioning for the Prime Minister and the Education Ministry to scrap the rule for schoolboys to keep their hair short, sparking a debate on whether dictating hair length at school is draconian and discriminatory.

Produced by: Aiman Rashad, Loo Juosie, Syamin Na Illah

Presented by: Lee Chwi Lynn, Kelvin Yee, Aiman Rashad

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