Mum slams bullies who tormented her son, 11, into having first haircut in SEVEN years
Maxx Cordy, 11, put up with constant name calling for years because of his curly locks, which have been growing since he was four
A FOOTBALL mad schoolboy had ten inches chopped off his hair to stop his teammates bullying him - but still gets picked on for having a bob.
Maxx Cordy, 11, has put up with constant name calling for years because of his curly locks, which have been growing since he was four.
Finally he had enough of bullies at school and in his junior football academy tormenting him for "looking like a girl" and decided to have his first haircut in seven years.
He cried at losing his treasured hair - but his mum claims the teasing is just as bad and now other boys pick on him for having a shoulder-length bob.
The bullying has got so bad Maxx has quit his football team and changed class at school.
The youngster had been forced spent break times at school hiding in classrooms to escape the playground bullies, his devastated mum Alisha claims.
And the talented footballer says he even wrote a heartfelt email to his footie coaching staff at Exeter City to tell them of his ordeal.
But his mum claims the teary-eyed youngster decided "enough was enough" after a particularly abusive football training session on October 17.
She said: "People would see his long hair and say that he must be a girl.
"You meet people in the street and they come up and say is this your daughter, and when you say no it's my son they look at you as if to say you're joking.
"Him coming to the conclusion of cutting it was after just another day at football and kids treating him differently and just being fed up.
"My husband said to him on the way home 'do you think if we take one thing away from the situation it might make things better for you?'.
''So he texted me and said get the scissors out and cut my hair when I get home.
"I cut ten inches off and it's still at shoulder length now. He cried after he had it done because he felt like he'd done the wrong thing.
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"I don't think the situation has got any better because he's not got his hair cut that short at the back, it's like an imprinted thing on him now and it's always going to stick.
"I think it took strength for him to keep it for so long rather than conforming to everyone else. He just wants to be himself."
Maxx had his first haircut when he was four years old after again being bullied for having long hair during swimming lessons, says his mum.
The schoolboy, from Wellington, Somerset, donated his curly locks to the Little Princess Trust, which provides real-hair wigs to child cancer patients.
However, Maxx misses his long hair and is considering growing it again.
Maxx said: "I hope they love my hair as much as I did."
Exeter City FC academy manager Simon Hayward, said: "This is the first time I have been made aware of the incident, but I will be investigating the matter immediately as we take all allegations of this kind very seriously.
"We want all the young players in our care to be happy, safe and enjoying their football.
"Our top priority is developing a positive learning environment for players to develop socially as well with their football skills and we will immediately look into what it is that has gone on."
Maxx's parents say they recently had a meeting with his school, Wellesley Park Primary, and a decision was taken to move him to a different class.
A school spokesman said: "Bullying is rare. Pupils say, 'our school teaches us about bullying but it doesn't happen here'.
"Academy records of behaviour confirm that behaviour is improving, that bullying happens infrequently and is firmly dealt with, Ofsted 2015.
"Children often work across classes in order to best support their learning. Maxx made the decision to donate his hair to charity demonstrating his bravery and kindness to others."
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