Boy punished at school for ‘extreme haircut’

A headteacher has defended his school’s hairsbreadth argumentation labelled arsenic strict aft a lad with terrible eczema was punished for his tegument slice arsenic it was deemed ‘too extreme.’

Strood Academy headteacher Jon Richardson says their haircut argumentation aims to bring ‘equality and focus’ to pupils astatine the Kent school.

But present the parents of a 15-year-old Liam who has eczema person slammed the argumentation aft helium was removed from class.

They said it was ‘ridiculous’ that Liam was removed and placed successful a behavioural portion owed to his tegument slice – which helium wears to chill his caput owed to his tegument condition.

The school’s argumentation states: ‘No utmost haircuts. eg: Skin fades, graphics, lines and indispensable beryllium a minimum of people 1 chopped (senior enactment teams discretion).’

However, Liam’s stepfather, builder Barry Sandman, 47, said that it was ‘unnecessary’ and ‘horrible’ to punish him for his tegument fade.

Sandman explained Liam’s hairstyle was a mode of cooling his neck, arsenic helium suffers from terrible eczema which gets worse erstwhile his caput is hot.

He added that his stepson’s eczema had flared up precocious owed to the ‘stress’ of being punished by his school.

The teen visited a barber store connected Saturday, September 21, and remained successful lessons until Wednesday, September 25, erstwhile helium was told his trim was successful breach of the rules.

He was placed successful the behavioral portion the adjacent day, earlier his furious parent took him retired of school.

Liam spent Friday astatine location doing schoolhouse enactment and aboriginal obtained a doctor’s missive confirming that helium suffers from eczema.

He was allowed backmost into people connected Monday, arsenic his hairsbreadth was deemed to person grown retired agelong enough, the stepfather said.

But helium says that Liam should person been exempt from the rules.

‘Something needs to alteration arsenic Liam shouldn’t beryllium missing retired teaching clip successful his last twelvemonth of GCSEs for a haircut that looks smart,’ helium fumed.

‘It’s not similar helium has a mohawk, massively agelong braids oregon blue-dyed hair…’

‘If helium had dreadlocks that were agleam pinkish that would astir apt beryllium fine.

‘It is simply a sensible haircut. Pretty overmuch each teen successful Medway has a akin haircut,’ helium continued.

‘Professionals person akin trims and it would not halt him from getting a job.

‘Plus helium has his haircut similar this arsenic helium has suffered from eczema for years and the tegument slice keeps his caput chill during the autumn and summertime months arsenic the vigor from wearing a blazer, garment and overgarment makes him sweat and irritates his skin.

‘He has been having the aforesaid haircut for years and we person provided the schoolhouse with the aesculapian details but due to the fact that it doesn’t accidental explicitly that helium needs a tegument slice the schoolhouse did not instrumentality it into account.’

‘Him being taken retired of people for this is ridiculous and unnecessary. It did not halt him oregon different kids from getting connected with their work.

Sandman claimed helium called reception arsenic galore arsenic 18 times and nary 1 answered.

He said that helium volition marque a ceremonial complaint.

The stepfather said: ‘It’s horrible. Children request to consciousness blessed and assured portion they’re learning.

‘His eczema is wherefore helium has abbreviated hair. Something needs to beryllium done.

‘Children are being victimised and picked on.

‘Liam’s cervix had flared up erstwhile helium went to the doc and she said it was down to stress.’

But Mr Richardson says determination volition beryllium nary changes to the schoolhouse rules.

He said successful a statement: ‘Strood Academy is committed to maintaining a affirmative and inclusive learning situation wherever precocious standards of behaviour and quality are upheld.

‘These standards are consistently applied crossed the academy to guarantee each students are prepared for learning and that our schoolhouse assemblage remains focused connected achieving the champion imaginable outcomes for each child.

‘We are alert of concerns raised by a genitor regarding a pupil who was placed successful the academy’s behavioural portion pursuing concerns implicit the magnitude of his haircut, which did not conscionable the academy’s azygous policy.

‘The academy has a wide and well-established formal code, including guidelines connected due hairstyles, which is communicated to parents and students astatine the opening of each world year.

‘These guidelines are successful spot to beforehand a consciousness of equality and absorption crossed the academy.

‘We are successful connection with the genitor and person offered a gathering to sermon their concerns successful much detail.

‘We ever instrumentality into information immoderate circumstantial circumstances, including aesculapian conditions, and question to enactment collaboratively with parents to resoluteness matters.

‘At this time, nary ceremonial ailment has been lodged, and we proceed to prosecute with the genitor to find an due resolution.’

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