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High School Student Put In Isolation For Daring To Grow Hair Beyond A Buzz Cut

High School Student Put In Isolation For Daring To Grow Hair Beyond A Buzz Cut

A rebel without a cause.

James Dawson

James Dawson

There's that point in high school when you decide you're going to rebel and grow your hair out. "Fuck the system," you think to yourself - a 21st century James Dean, breaking the manacles of short back and sides.

During my school days, none of the teachers gave enough of a flying to actively discipline me for my mop, but a particularly repressive school in Grimsby takes no shit when it comes to their students growing their locks out. And when I say 'takes no shit', I mean what I say.

Twelve-year-old Jack Baker was put in isolation on his first day at secondary school because his hair was too long on top.

But just take a look at it:

Credit: Trinity Mirror

The school phoned his mother, Danielle Baker, 33, because his hair didn't meet the 'accepted standards'.

And Havelock Academy, in Grimsby, Lincolnshire, has continued to defended its strict 'non-negotiable' policy, saying it has a culture of 'high expectations'.

Rather than have him put in isolation on his first day, Danielle picked him up and took him to the barbers.

She told the Mirror: "I had a phone call to say my son had been put in isolation because his hair didn't meet the accepted standards.

Credit: Trinity Mirror

"I was alright with it for a bit but when I had time to think about it I rang back and told them they weren't putting him in isolation and that I would take him to the barbers to have it blended.

"They allowed him back into normal lessons but ironically it's actually shorter now."

She added: "It's only a haircut and it's one all children have nowadays. I believe it's a good school and I like the rules they have in place because they are the sort of rules I like to have, but over the hair they are too strict."

Credit: Trinity Mirror

However, the school defended its totalitarian approach to haircuts.

Wendy Jackson, principal at Havelock Academy, said: "We have a culture of high expectations and no excuses and have clear uniform and behaviour policies that we expect all our students to follow.

"These are non-negotiable and are made clear to all students, as well as their parents. We also make this very clear to students joining our school and their parents.

"We're proud of our students' academic performance and this is also reflected in how we expect students to dress and behave at our school."

Featured Image Credit: Trinity Mirror / Google Maps

Topics: Haircut, UK