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Nanny State

Mustache Ride

Charles Oliver | 11.26.2012 8:00 AM

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Gus Hooker, 13, wanted to grow his mustache out for Movember, when men grow their facial hair to raise awareness of prostate cancer. But officials at the Priory Academy in England turned down his request, saying it isn't an "inclusive" activity because girls and younger boys can't grow facial hair.

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