A MUM is struggling to find a suitable school for her son because of his hair – but she refuses to cut it.
Sophie Vernon-Jones has slammed Ramsden Primary School in Worksop, Nottinghamshire, for “discriminating” against three-year-old Kobie because of his long blonde locks.
The mum-of-two blasted school chiefs for their reasoning when not giving the toddler a spot and said identifying “as a cat would be more acceptable” nowadays.
Hoping to enrol Kobie for the autumn term later this year, Sophie challenged the strict policy
When doing so, she claims she was asked: “What’s he got long hair for anyway?”
“Absolutely gobsmacked” by what she had been asked, Sophie said: “You wouldn’t ask a girl why she’s got long hair, so I don’t know why you’d ask a boy.
“It’s a question that shouldn’t be asked and doesn’t need to be asked.
“In this day and age, if you identify as a cat that would be acceptable. It’s such a touchy ground.”
The Ramsden hair policy, as per the website, says hair must not be cut shorter than a number two grade.
It also adds, no shaved patterns, tramlines or hair dye.
It continues: “If a child’s hair is too long and is distracting them from working they will be asked to pin or tie it back.
“We would also like to inform parents that the style of having very short hair at the sides and back whilst having it long on top will not be regarded as a smart and sensible haircut.”
Sophie initially went to the school for clarification about “no shaved patterns” – as Kobie has a few inches shaved underneath to keep the hairdo neat when it’s up.
It also means if the yougster was to wear it up, he would be going against the policy.
Sophie added the school invited the pair to a parents’ evening in the summer to judge the acceptability of his hair – which she rejected.
And if he turns up to start school in September with a trim that doesn’t fit policies, he will be escorted from the premises, the mum claims.
Sophie is now considering writing a letter to school governors.
She said: “It’s not a prison, it’s not the army, it’s not a camp, it’s a school.
“I get being smart and sensible, I fully condone that, not that it matters… But to say you can’t have your hair long and in that style, I think it’s just discrimination.”
The Sun has contacted Ramsden Primary School for comment.
