A mum is furious her ten-year-old son was threatened with being expelled from school – for his short back and sides HAIRCUT.
Dena Allen, 31, received a letter saying her son T’sarne must change his hairdo despite him having the same style since the age of three.
The baffled mum, of Castle Vale, Birmingham, has refused the ultimatum from St Gerard’s Catholic Primary and is moving him to another school.
She was furious with the school’s demands as T’sharne has sported the same haircut since starting at the school in 2010.
The letter from the new headteacher, Catherine Buck, said if the hairstyle wasn’t changed, the school governors “may remove your child from school in order to rectify the problem”.
The mum protested that her son is a “model pupil” who is in top sets for English and Maths.
Dena, a carer from Castle Vale, Birmingham, said: “He has had the same haircut since he started the school, since he was three.
“The bloke cut his hair and now he’s being told he’ll be excluded if I don’t shave his hair.
“It’s been the same since he started in 2010, it’s the same as most of the boys in the school.
“He doesn’t have any patterns or lines, it’s just a number one on the back and sides and then he keeps the hair on top.
“Most boys have their hair short back and sides, as this is the normal style.
“It’s Afro-Caribbean hair and I want him to keep it because it’s getting towards winter now.
“His hair isn’t outrageous.
“It’s not one bit offensive and neither does it stop him from being educated.
“This is what I don’t understand. What has my son’s hairstyle got to do with him learning?
“I was absolutely fuming when I received the letter.
“The new headteacher came in on Wednesday and the following day I think she phoned 22 mums.
“I think it is disgraceful.
“It’s not harming anyone, it doesn’t make any noise, it’s just a neat hairstyle so what is their problem?
“I am not the only parent who has been threatened with this. Quite a few are thinking about leaving.
“I spoke to one parent and she said she isn’t backing down and that there is no way she is cutting it.
“This all started when the last headteacher Mr Hird left at the end of term in July.
“He had been headteacher for a long time and never complained about his hair.
“He was really strict. He allowed short back and sides, just no patterns and lines. Now a new head has started.
“He’s in his last year, year six, and I’m worried he will drop when he moves school.
“He’s in top set for Maths and English so I would say he’s one of the model pupils.
“I have four kids, my daughter has already left the school and I have now taken my other three out.
“The school haven’t said anything to me since.
“We don’t see what the issue is if our boys look respectable and tidy.”
A spokesperson for St Gerard’s Catholic Primary School said: “Our school has a strict school uniform policy which all pupils and their families are made aware of when they join the school.
“Several pupils attended school on Wednesday with hairstyles that were unacceptable and their parents were asked to ensure their hairstyles are in line with school policy.”
