A Perth mother is outraged her teenage son was told to leave school on Monday morning because his hair was "too short".
Sandra told Radio 6PR she was forced to provide staff at Corpus Christi College in Bateman with a note from her Year 10 son's barber to prove his hair cut was in line with the private school's policy.
More WA News Videos
- Video duration
- 01:51
Perth teen sent home for hair being too ...
Perth teen sent home for hair being too short
Teenage boy kicked out of school this morning because his hair was "too short".
Up Next
City Beach horrific car crash
- Video duration
- 01:31
- Video duration
- 01:31
City Beach horrific car crash
City Beach horrific car crash
A teenage girl is fighting for her life this morning after being injured in an horrific car crash in City Beach. Vision: Nine News Perth.
Up Next
Three-year-old Joseph found after two hour ordeal
- Video duration
- 01:21
- Video duration
- 01:21
Three-year-old Joseph found after two ...
Three-year-old Joseph found after two hour ordeal
A full scale police search was launched on Friday afternoon after a car was stolen from a Perth home with a toddler still inside.
Up Next
Car stolen in East Victoria Park with three-year-old boy inside
- Video duration
- 00:39
- Video duration
- 00:39
Car stolen in East Victoria Park with ...
Car stolen in East Victoria Park with three-year-old boy inside
A car with a three-year-old boy inside has been stolen in East Victoria Park at 1.50pm this afternoon.
Up Next
Aaron Voon silent outside of court
- Video duration
- 00:24
- Video duration
- 00:24
Aaron Voon silent outside of court
Aaron Voon silent outside of court
Dr Aaron Voon, a prominent Perth child psychiatrist, pleaded guilty to a long list of child porn charges.
Up Next
Darling Range Hotel from above
- Video duration
- 00:30
- Video duration
- 00:30
Darling Range Hotel from above
Darling Range Hotel from above
The Darling Range Hotel is set to be demolished. Vision: Ian McKay.
- Video duration
- 00:24
VB Christmas tree for charity
VB Christmas tree for charity
Wesley Boyd said he came up with the idea for the VB tree when he began missing his late mother, who suffered from Alzheimer's disease.
Perth teen sent home for hair being too short
Teenage boy kicked out of school this morning because his hair was "too short".
The boy was then allowed to return to school for the day, but was told he had to wear a hat and may not be allowed to attend his year's end of year river cruise celebration on Monday night.
Sandra went to the school to query why he was being sent home after receiving a text from her son.
"We had a wedding on the weekend and he had his hair cut, so he's got it cut short on the sides, and just a little bit long on the top," she said.
"His hair's not long, it's not short, he hasn't got a shaved head, he hasn't got stripes or swirls cut on his head... it's just a boy's haircut."
The school declined to comment to WAtoday but Sandra claimed a staff member told her her son's hair was shorter than a 'two' on the sides, which was against school policy – but a barber's note Sandra then went and arranged clarified his hair was cut to a 'two'.
"I said [to the staff member], 'You've got boys there with their hair looking like mop-heads and you allow them', [the staff member said], 'Oh no they've got their hair tied up', I said, 'No they don't, I've been on canteen duty, I've seen them walk in and walk out they don't have their hair tied up and you don't send them home," she said.
The school has since allowed the student to return to class to learn his exam results, but he has been told to wear a hat.
Today was his last day of school for 2016, with Sandra telling Radio 6PR he was excited to find out how he went in his exams.
"It's not fair that he's already missed one and a half period of school," she said.
She is yet to hear whether her son will be allowed to attend Monday's river cruise.
0 comments
New User? Sign up