Teacher Cuts Student's Hair: Teacher Cuts Lamya Cannon's Braids

I wish a teacher would cut my child's hair!!! I don't care if the kid didn't listen to the teacher or not you call the parents send the kid to the principals office but you don't put your hands on someones child!!

I would be so angry if a teacher did that to my daughter because she was frustrated. The little girl should have been sent to the Principal and the Principal should have talked to the girl and either sent a note home or called the parents.

If a teacher cut my daughter's hair, a lawsuit would be taking place this very second plus I would request that the  State's Commonwealth Attorney Office to file an assault charge.This is serious people. 

I don't believe cutting someone's hair is disorderly conduct.  It's assault.  I can understand her frustration with the child not listening and I empathize.  Many of us see children getting more and more out of control daily as the government and society puts restraint on how we discipline them.  Children nowaday's lack the respect for adult supervision that many of us grew up with.  HOWEVR, proper protocal is making the student aware of the problem and giving him/her a chance to correct.  If the problem isn't corrected, the principal's office would have been the next step.  That teacher is seriously lucky that they are in Wisconsin where that type of behavior is obviously condoned or they are just really hard up for teachers because had she been some place on the east coast, she might have caught a beat down.  It takes me 6 hours of my day to simply braid my daughters hair and if it's in braids, her hair probably grows very slow.  I cannot say that I wouldn't have lost my temper and slapped the mess out of that teacher and probably the principal too. 

I agree with Klenise and Crystal.  Children must be disciplined.  The cutting of the hair is pushing the limits of the discipline.  The child and other children are shown now that someone can make correction to their appearance without the expressed consent from their parents.  That in it self has racial undertones that continuely being challenged in this day and time. Few races wear beads on cornrolled or braided hair.  Cutting the hair of another children isn't done and most of other races play with their hair on a constant basis. The principal and counselor should have been involved, to identify the best possible means of correcting the behaviour without causing further problems.    

Who gives her that right to cut some ones hair !..she is so so lucky that she didnt cut my childs hair...and kelly why did u even respond. You should of kept your comments to your self!

Kelly K. Obviously you are not a parent.  It also sounds like you've never been violated   I wonder if you are even humane.  Just wait.  When someone violates your rights you will understand.  I can play with my hair and never miss a single word being said to me, and I'm sure you can, too.  I would file battery charges against that teacher, as the child was touched in a way not welcomed.  Let her work at HairMasters, but not around children since she hasn't the temperment to teach.

We push teachers to this extreme.  We get upset at every little instance of discipline.  We tie their hands to the point where they have no control over their students.  Then we want to increase tax dollars because the school system isn't working.  Remove God, remove discipline, give the students the authority and take it from the teachers.  Then expect success for them and sanity for the Teachers.  This makes us the crazy ones!  I'm not condoning what this teacher did, but before anyone condemns her, take a look in the mirror.  We're the reason she's so frustrated!!!!!

I agree that today's school system lack discipline and teachers endure much more than those of yesterday.  That is even more reason that a higher level of tolerance, respect and discipline should be expected and demanded from our teachers.  Lets get real; if she took this action against a child that was playing with her hair, what would she had done with a child that may have spoken out of turn, used profanity or fought?  The child my have a nervous condition that causes her to play with her hair.  No child should be ridiculed in such a manor.  I LOVE and have the utmost respect for, "TRUE, DEDICATED, and PROFESSIONAL," teachers.  I am one of the first to say that they are over worked and under paid.  However in this situation, it shows that she was UNDER TRAINED. Had this been my child (who at that aged played with her hair whenever she wore beads), I would have pressed charges, sued the teacher and the school system for physical and emotional distress and prayed to keep from going POOKIE on her azz.