Dad angry after school puts son, 12, in isolation over 'extreme' Easter haircut

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A furious dad says his son is being discriminated against by his school after he was put into isolation over his Easter break haircut.

James Cullen was stunned after receiving a phone call from St Andrew's Catholic School, in Leatherhead, Surrey, saying his son Jacob's new hairstyle was unacceptable.

He was told his 12-year-old was being placed away from fellow classmates because of his blond highlights and grade one shave on the side of his head, the Mirror reports.

The parent, who has spotted female pupils with similar highlights at the school, says he doubts his child "would have been treated the same way by teachers if he was a girl"."In the meeting I had with the school, his head of year suggested that he shave his head," said Mr Cullen."I don't believe for a minute if he was a female pupil that they would have said that."The school denied the suggestion was made during the meeting.Despite the protests, the isolation continued up until Monday April 25, at which point he threatened to keep Jacob at home if it continued.The school replied saying that the isolation would end from Tuesday, as they felt the need to draw a line under the matter."I don't want to draw a line under it, I've just started," said Mr Cullen."What we need is consistency, the rules need to apply across the board."I've dropped Jacob off at school every morning for the past seven months, and I've seen lots of female students with bleached blonde hair."The school's uniform policy, as stated on its website, says: "Extremes of fashion in clothing, footwear and hairstyle are not permitted.