APMSSR founder Lin Pai-i considers this argument very strange, first because when there is a hair code students are bound to spend a lot of time worrying about their hair, and second because students are not study machines. They also have to learn to look after their appearance, and to manage their time accordingly.
組織「中學生權利促進會」的林柏儀認為這個論點很「奇怪」，一來，有了「規定」，學生反而要花更多心思去維持頭髮以符合規定；二來，學生不是讀書的機器，本來就應該學習整理自己的外型，調配時間來處理。