This 12-Year-Old Boy Is Facing Expulsion From School For Refusing To Cut His Long Hair
It is fairly common for schools to mandate that their male students have short and trimmed hair. Refusing to comply with this rule can sometimes land students in trouble with the school authorities. Farouk James, a 12-year-old boy, is facing expulsion from school for refusing to cut his long hair, according to their ¡°uniform rules.¡±
Diagnosed with?tonsurephobia
This is?despite the fact that?James has been diagnosed with tonsurephobia, a rare condition defined as the fear of getting a haircut. According to the boy's family, his school in London has been punishing James, who has been given several detentions since April, for not cutting his hair short.
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School refuses to believe
James, who was born to a British mother and a Ghanaian father, had sought an exemption citing his medical condition and cultural reasons, which has been denied by the school.
¡°They?clearly?don¡¯t believe it; they think it's just a phase, a front to keep myself at the school," he told The Mirror. James said this was disrespectful. ¡°In black British culture, black boys have braids.¡±
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It is a cultural thing?
According to his mother, it is a cultural practice in Ghana where the hair of boys is not cut until they turn three. ¡°Well, that was part of the cultural thing, so I agreed to not cut his hair until he¡¯s three. But obviously, we didn¡¯t expect it would grow as much as it did and it just kept on growing," she said.
If girls are allowed...
James, who is in his school¡¯s rugby A-team, says that his hair is braided neatly for school. He also said that girls in the school¡¯s sixth form are allowed to wear their hair in the same way.?
"They¡¯re allowed their hair plaited, cornrowed, interweaved, they are allowed to have dreads, which is extremely sexist to me and all boys who want to have plaits and hair like me,¡± he said.
While James is having trouble in school, he has a huge fan following on social media and has even started modeling for brands.
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