Dad left fuming with school after daughter’s sent home for dreadlock hairdo
A dad is seething with his daughter’s school after she was sent home for sporting pricey white dreadlocks.
Darren Benson, 39, splashed out on the style for 13-year-old Chenise during half-term, especially for her sister’s birthday.
But when the teenager turned up to George Pindar School in Scarborough, North Yorkshire, with the waist-length locks she was promptly sent home for breaking school uniform rules.
Her dad has accused the school of double standards - because another child of Jamaican-descent is allowed to wear dreads to school.
Darren said: “It cost £140 and will stay in her hair for a year so it won’t be coming out.
"One of her friends at the school, who has Jamaican heritage, has the same style of hair cut but with a red stripe in it rather than white and she has been allowed to remain.
"I’ve read the policy regarding haircuts - and I can’t see what rule she has broken.”
Darren says he contacted North Yorkshire County Council which told him he had to raise his objection with his daughter’s school directly.
Dreadful?: Darren Benson isn’t happy with the school’s decision (SWNS)
A policy document on the school’s website states: “Please note we do not allow extreme, unnatural hairstyles or colouring. Any hair accessories should be of a practical nature and should not be decorative. If you are in doubt please contact your child’s tutor at the school.
"Please be aware that what is and is not acceptable will be decided by the school in line with this policy and the school’s decision is final.”
A spokesperson for the school said: “It is the first time I have heard about the matter.”
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