Examentrainers

Stark shaving mad
School suspends black boy for having ‘NF’ haircut

By Sadaf Meehan
sadafmeehan@
gvmedia.co.uk

The irate parents of a black teenager		white children to shave their hair		smarter and more presentable with his		people are and change her policy to
have spoken out after their son was		short to show membership of the		hair short.		take that into account,” she said.
suspended - for ‘looking like a		racist group. The school responded by		“There are black people who have		But changing the rule could be
member of the National Front’.		banning very short hair and launching		corn rows and Afros and that often		[id:47201] for the headmistress, who
In the latest example of ‘political		a minimum ‘number two’ haircut for		gives a negative image. What do they		could face a backlash from white
correctness gone mad’, 13-year-old		all children, regardless of race.		want me to do? Do they want me to		parents saying that their children
teenager Kain Roomes was sent home		[id:47199], Roomes says that far from		have my son in an Afro?		should also be allowed short hair.
from St Mary’s school in Cheshunt,		protecting black children, the rule is		I’m not saying they are being		Roomes said: “She was very polite
Hertfordshire, last Wednesday for		penalising them. She says that her		racist. It’s just political correctness		and said she was willing to work with
having his hair ‘too short’.		husband shaves their son’s head		gone crazy. If he was a white child I’d		me, but the simple fact is that my son
Furious mum Sophia Roomes was		because he believes their son looks		understand, but black people are not		has been expelled.”
[id:47198]the decision made by the		Outraged: Kain with mum Sophia		NF. They don’t skin their heads and		A spokesperson for Hertfordshire
school. She said: “I just couldn’t				they are not NF. This is a white issue,		County Council said: “The school has a
believe it. It’s just utterly ridiculous				it [id:47200] black people,” she added.		presentation policy that applies to all
that a black child has been suspended				Roomes is launching a petition to		pupils and relates to many aspects of
for having short hair. I think it’s				get an amendment to the rule, but		pupils’ [id:47202]. It has a requirement
outrageous. I mean, there’s no way my				understands that the school’s		that haircuts should not be shorter
son could look like a member of the				headmistress, Ms Benbow, is in a		than a number two. The school is in an
National Front.”				difficult position.		area that is known to have National
A school rule about hair length				“I sympathise with her, she’s		Front activity and [id:47203] it asks pupils
was introduced a few months ago after				lovely and I commend all the work		not to have very short hair.”
National Front members became				she’s done for the school but she
active at the school and encouraged				needs to understand the way black