The mother of a 15-year-old girl suspended from school for shaving her head to raise money for cancer charities says her leukemia-stricken husband is proud of her actions.
Emily Pridham was sent home from Mount Alvernia College yesterday and will not be allowed back until her hair grows back after she shaved it off as part of a cancer research fundraiser on Saturday.
The Catholic girls' school has cited its dress code policy for the temporary ban.
She told ABC radio her daughter had made the decision to part with her locks as a way to cope with her father's battle with leukemia.
"I understand that school rules have to be abided by. However, I've gone through the school rules and the uniform policy and nowhere does it say that a girl cannot shave her head," Ms Pridham said.
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Wednesday, November 11, 2009
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I think it was to do with distraction in the classroom then being impropriate
"I don't know if you can suspend someone for doing a charitable act"
"Talk about a situation where context is everything."
"What?"
"This is really stupid with all the other issues in the world."
"There's that Catholic Church again [tsk, tsk]. . . This young woman should be applauded for her initiative and empathy, not chastised and penalized. It's shameful!"
"wow, that's horrible, forget catholic schools. If that school were in their right state of mind, they'd appreciate her and brag about her in the school Many props for her"
"Welcome to Queensland, mate! Presumably you'd be expelled for alopecia or having chemo. In fact I'm sure cancer is completely against the school rules. The score so far: Emily 1, God 0."
"It's always good to reframe a negative into a positive. Look at all the media attention Emily is getting. In turn, that can help her raise more money."
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