Mum claims school blasted ten-year-old son after he shaved his head for charity
Kind Liam Hall was told by he should have asked permission before undertaking fund-raising bid
A PROUD mum has told of her anger after claiming her ten-year-old son was slammed by his own school when he shaved his head for charity.
Susan Hall, 51, was surprised after her lad Liam announced that he was hunting for sponsorship to go completely bald for cancer charity Macmillan.
But when the thoughtful youngster, who attends St Benedict’s RC Middle School, in Ashington, Northumberland, returned to class displaying his transformation, his mum says she was told she should have got permission from teachers before letting him shave off his hair.
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Susan said: “I think they’ve been absolutely crackers about it, and everybody I know — even adults who’ve sponsored him to do this — is shocked.
“They didn’t even say well done. He’d said he was a bit nervous going to school without his hair, so I said, you’ve done a good thing, school will be fine.
“But when we went into the reception and he said ‘I’ve shaved my hair for Macmillan’ I was told ‘you should have consulted with school first’.”
She added: “We made sure he did it two days before the end of school, it will have grown back by the end of the summer.
“I know they have policies, girls can’t have braids, boys can’t shave patterns into their hair - but this isn’t the same, and it’s something he’s done for charity.”
The devoted mum thinks that Liam - who was promised £250 for his efforts - should have been lauded by the school for his selfless fundraising — and says she shouldn’t have to ask permission for a charity event outside school hours.
She said: “In the school’s mission statement it says ‘be courageous, dare to do good work’, and that’s what’s upset me so much, because he’s done something for other people, off his own back.
“He was so proud of it, and they just dismissed it, and told me I should have consulted them.
“He’s getting praise from everybody, but the most important part of his life, school, doesn’t acknowledge it.
“I’m so disappointed.”
Despite this disappointment Liam, whose step-nan has battled the disease, is still collecting cash for his shave - and cannot wait to send it off to Macmillan.
Susan said: “I’m very proud of him, he’s very caring, always thinks about others, he’s a very thoughtful boy.”
The school declined to comment.
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