A teacher in Ottawa has been sent home after he cut a seven-year-old student’s hair in school without permission from the mother. In 17-minute video posted on Facebook on Feb. 28, Miriam Richard details how the teacher at Regina Public School in the city’s west end cut her son Dominic’s hair. “I feel like my son’s rights have been taken from him,” Richard said in the video. “He’s been asking for long hair, he didn’t want his hair cut and I feel like his rights as a person were taken from him.”The Ottawa-Carleton District School Board released a statement to CBC saying the haircut was “an unusual practice,” placing the teacher on “home assignment.”“We extend our apologies to the student and his family. The district continues to work with the family to ensure the best learning environment for the student,” the school board said.

Source: thestar March 10, 2017 00:58 UTC