However, one father found that his daughter hadn’t cut her own hair. Someone did it for her. After getting it fixed, it happened again, and he was furious. Learning that it wasn’t another child made his blood boil. Find out what this heroic dad did for his child and how he got revenge!
Nightmares and Scissors
Outrage didn’t begin to describe his feelings. After a teacher grabbed some scissors and chopped off his daughter’s hair, it started a series of events he couldn’t believe would ever happen. However, he was ready to go as far as it took!
Nightmares and Scissors
Normal Day
It all started like any other day for their small family, and no one could believe that anything strange or upsetting would happen later in the day. However, they’d be shocked at the turn of events and what he would end up having to do!
Normal Day
Getting Ready for School
Jimmy fixed the butterfly clips into his daughter’s curly hair while she played with her favorite stuffed animal. Finally, they were ready to rush downstairs to get breakfast while her mother packed her school lunch for the day.
Getting Ready for School
Hard Afternoon
The couple would end up going to work and race back home to be there in time for their daughter to get home from school. They’d meet Jurnee with a hug and talk about the events. However, their daughter came in wiping her eyes and sniffling, and Jimmy got upset!
Hard Afternoon
A Harsh Bus Prank
Jimmy was frozen to the spot, but his wife came forward, running her fingers through her daughter’s jagged locks. He asked Jurnee what had happened, and she started to sob and sniffle again. What could have made this girl cut her own hair?
A Harsh Bus Prank
The Inevitable
She told her father that a student had cut her hair. He laughed a little and sighed. It was inevitable that small children would pretend to be hairdressers in their lifetimes, though this was a little odd. Jimmy hoped it was a one-time thing, but that wasn’t to be the case!
The Inevitable
What to Do
Without another word, Jimmy put his hand on his daughter’s head and gave her a large bear hug. He said that no kids should be cutting her hair. She should simply tell them not to do it. Jurnee nodded in agreement while she tried to stop crying.
What to Do
New Cut
The family rushed to the local hairdresser, and the group decided to get Jurnee an asymmetrical cut. It looked pretty good, and she was happy again. That should have been the end, but things only got worse from that moment!
New Cut
Telling the School
When the family got home, Jimmy called the school to inform them of the situation. However, he wouldn’t push it further because a fellow student had done the cutting. He also told Jurnee not to let anyone cut her hair.
Telling the School
It’s Even Shorter the Next Day
Their beautiful daughter came home from school the next day, and she had an even shorter and more hideous haircut than the last time. Jimmy asked what had happened and reminded her that no student should cut her hair!
It’s Even Shorter the Next Day
The Teacher
Jurnee had to tell her dad that it wasn’t a student this time. The teacher had been the one to chop off her hair. Jimmy and his wife sat down because they were shocked that a teacher would do that. Again, he asked Jurnee what happened, and she said the same thing.
The Teacher
Delicate Situation
This was a delicate situation. He wanted his daughter to know he believed her, but he had misgivings. It made no sense as to why a teacher would do such a thing. Therefore, he didn’t want to accuse the school if they hadn’t done anything wrong.
Delicate Situation
Confusion
If this was true, how could it have happened? Why wouldn’t someone call the parents beforehand? Jimmy grabbed his phone to contact the principal. When he received his answers, his blood boiled!
Confusion
Not Sorry
The principal said that nothing wrong had occurred, and the teacher wouldn’t get into trouble for cutting the child’s hair! They’d simply add a note to her file. Jimmy was furious, especially when they said it was just hair and would grow back.
Not Sorry
Angered Enough to Hit
Jimmy wished he could reach through his phone and punch the principal. Though it might seem bizarre for a teacher to cut off a child’s hair, it was the principle of the matter. She was unqualified to do it, and there were severely adverse effects for Jurnee!
Angered Enough to Hit
Bad to Worse
The next day at school, kids were pointing at her hair and laughing. They were simply curious as to why it looked so different. Jurnee came home crying again because of the attention. However, the phone call that came triggered an explosion!
Bad to Worse
Just Go Away
The principal wanted to know how to make it all go away. Jimmy was upset that they were sweeping it under the rug with no apology or acknowledgment of things gone wrong. They didn’t know who they were now dealing with!
Just Go Away
Anger Boils
Now, Jimmy was beyond livid. Who did these people think they were? They were acting as though his child’s experience was normal, invalidating her emotional pain and angering him. Something had to change!
Anger Boils
Needing Revenge
Jimmy could not let these people get away with it, and now he wanted revenge. He was fuming after the call ended, and he had to make them admit they were wrong. Finally, an idea came to mind, and he got a little excited.
Needing Revenge
Going Public
If he wanted the school to be accountable for what the teacher did, Jimmy had to tell more people about the situation. Therefore, he went to social media, venting his anger. The post went viral, as he’d predicted. Now, the school had to acknowledge the incident!
Going Public
Media Outcry
When the public learned of the school’s behavior, they were outraged. Many parents expressed sympathy for the family and were angry at the teacher for cutting the child’s hair. Then, they used the same sentiment for the school that defended their staff member.
Media Outcry
Still Insulting
Though it was good to hear that other parents were outraged, just like Jimmy, that didn’t do much good. There was more media attention, and the school took action. However, it was still just as insulting as what they’d been doing up to this point!
Still Insulting
Looking Into It
The school hired a third party to investigate the matter, ruling that the teacher violated the school’s policy. However, they still said it was excusable. Therefore, this teacher received a “last chance warning” because she’d been great up until that point!
Looking Into It
Not Enough
Overall, the third-party investigator also agreed that the last-chance warning was appropriate and said she should receive paid administrative leave. This was nowhere near enough to satisfy the upset parents, and they got even angrier!
Not Enough
Nightmares
Jimmy had to watch his wife while she bawled and cried. However, the worst thing was that Jurnee had nightmares and worried that her hair might fall out. This was getting very out of control, and their story wasn’t finished yet!
Nightmares
No Repercussions
The next day, Jimmy read an interesting email from his inbox while drinking his morning coffee. By now, the story of his daughter had gone nationwide. Therefore, local agencies were trying to get information and have him speak up about the injustice.
No Repercussions
Unexpected Email
Clearly, people were upset that the teacher faced no repercussions at all. She should be made an example of so that it wouldn’t happen again. While Jimmy read through his emails, he saw a notification come in from The National Parents Union. What was this?!
Unexpected Email
Offering Help
The National Parents Union wished to help the family. It didn’t matter that the school did nothing and only apologized to Jimmy and Jurnee when the information was leaked. They’d broken rules on a national level. What happened next was shocking!
Offering Help
Getting Assistance
Jimmy spoke to The National Parents Union, and they told him they hoped to set up a GoFundMe page. Schools couldn’t breach a parent’s and child’s civil rights like this without a punishment. They formed a plan because things didn’t work out as they wanted.
Getting Assistance
Legal Action
The National Parents Union did what it promised, setting up a GoFundMe page for Jurnee. However, it wasn’t simply to help her get her hair fixed. In fact, the donations poured in, and all the money went to a special legal team.
Legal Action
The Price to Pay
Then, the organization asked Jimmy how much he wanted, and he blurted out, “one million dollars.” Though it was an outrageous number, he knew that hitting schools in their wallets would be the only way to create change. Now, the school was ready to fight!
The Price to Pay
Still Not Sorry
When Jimmy and his wife got the school’s response, they were seething with rage. The school pretty much said that they’d defend against the baseless accusations in court because their mission was to provide the best education for every child.
Still Not Sorry
Traumatized Child
The school district had decided to roll the dice and go to federal court. That was fine with Jurnee’s family! Though they’d transferred her to another school, they couldn’t give up this fight. In fact, it was for children everywhere who got traumatized by adults!
Traumatized Child
Different School
Their daughter’s hair was part of her identity. She enjoyed sharing the color with her mom, and those gorgeous curls came from her father. However, children were now laughing at her behind her back. It was cruel and uncalled for!
Different School
Part of Her Identity
While her hair would grow back, those memories of the trauma wouldn’t go away. Even Jimmy and his wife still think about how the school let them down every so often. They didn’t know who he was and underestimated him, but why?!
Part of Her Identity
The Pain and Suffering
Most people are excited to change their hairstyles and often post the results on social media. However, they chose to do that; it wasn’t forced upon them. Though it started off with a simple child cutting another’s hair, it led to severe mental pain and suffering.
The Pain and Suffering
Fighting Mode
Jimmy was a loving father, and his baby girl had been hurt severely. His wife went into mama-bear mode, but he would bear his claws and never stop fighting for his beautiful daughter. This was intolerable, and it couldn’t happen again!
Fighting Mode
Will Be Sorry
The school wasn’t sorry initially for the wrongdoing and even claimed nothing wrong had happened. However, they would soon regret that they didn’t pick up the phone and tell them the situation like they should have done. Now, it was a fight!
Will Be Sorry
The Lawsuit
Jimmy hired lawyers through the GoFundMe account set up by The National Parents Union. The lawsuit stated that the school didn’t properly train, direct, monitor, and supervise employees. They knew or should have known about the improper behavior.
The Lawsuit
Pushing Hard
Though the teacher had been great so far, she wasn’t provided the right training and didn’t know the policies in place by her school. That’s on both parties. The attorneys have declared that the school’s response to the incident was unacceptable. They were pushing hard for reform!
Pushing Hard
