A MUM has claimed her 15-year-old son was dumped in isolation by teachers just because he had a mullet hair cut.
Toby Quinn was allegedly separated from his classmates and kept in isolation for an entire day at St Aidan’s Catholic Academy in Sunderland.
SWNSToby Quinn was left fuming after his teachers said the famous Aussie-style trim was unprofessional[/caption]
SWNSToby was excluded for the day as a result of the hair do[/caption]
SWNSToby at the barbers before having his mullet cut[/caption]
Toby had previously been punished the same way for having his hair too short – but was now told it was too long.
Once made famous by the likes of Jason Donavan, Rod Stewart and Andre Agassi modern celebs like Miley Cyrus and Rihanna have all sported the so called mullet.
It is believed to be the first time a British school has clamped down on the mullet in recent years after it began coming back into fashion in the UK.
Toby’s mum Naomi said: “His teachers said they’d changed the haircut policy and it had to go.
“They said that it wasn’t professional and he wasn’t allowed to have it and was told to cut it off.
“I don’t know why a 15-year-old needs to be considered professional. The general gist was that it was considered extreme.
“He did get isolated for having it, he got separated from the school community and he was there for the rest of the day.
“He’s been in isolation previously for having his hair too short. They didn’t allow skin fades.
“Strangely they relaxed that haircut rule and they were allowed to have skin fades. He was the only boy with a mullet in school and they didn’t like it.
“Staff told me he had to have his mullet cut off. I was told in a meeting it had to be cut off.
“That was about four weeks ago, they’d given him seven days to get rid of the hair.”
She claimed the teenager was initially given a week to chop of his locks but teachers extended the deadline when he revealed his plans to raise money for charity.
And on Tuesday Toby had his mullet cut off for Newcastle Hospitals Charity to support a ward which saved his grandad’s life last year.
Naomi, who is a hairdresser herself, added: “We told them he’s decided to raise money and they said he could have a couple of weeks
“He wasn’t happy at all though to lose the mullet, he said he was fuming. But he’s come to terms with it, he’s had a few weeks to digest it.”
Toby has managed to rake in over £340 in donations so far after setting up a JustGiving page three weeks ago.
Naomi added: “He thought it would be good to get something positive out of a pretty rubbish situation.
“I suggested it would be good to raise money for the unit that saved his grandad last year.
“We started three weeks ago. His target was £200, but he raised over £340 now.
“But he’s a typical teenager so he’s pretty chilled about it all.”
Toby said: “I was fuming when my mam told me the school said my mullet had to go.
“But then I thought about doing the fundraiser and making a bit of money for charity and I felt better about it.
“My mam said about the Freeman Hospital in Newcastle because they saved my granddad last year and maybe I could help other people who have had heart attacks too.”
To donate to Toby go here.
The Sun has approached St Aidan’s Catholic Academy for comment.
SWNSToby has managed to rake in over £340 in donations so far after setting up a JustGiving page three weeks ago[/caption]
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