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Haircut saga grabs global attention
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The No. 1 hit on Google for the words “high and tight” on Friday came back with a picture of a Bobby Ray Elementary second-grader who is at the center of a controversy concerning how he wore his hair to school.With calls coming from around the country -- and as far away as England -- the high and tight saga has captured more than its 15 minutes of fame. At Bobby Ray Elementary, that attention is not appreciated as the school has fielded hundreds of calls critical of the handling of the haircut worn by second-grader Adam Stinnett."The attention this story has received baffles me," said Standard editor James Clark.