A head teacher has defended his school’s haircut policy after a pupil was pulled out of class for having a style deemed “extreme”. Strood Academy boss Jon Richardson says the ban on skin fades is part of dress code guidelines that bring “equality and focus” to the school. The school’s policy states: “No extreme haircuts. eg: Skin fades, graphics, lines and must be a minimum of grade one cut (senior leadership teams discretion).” But Barry Sandman, whose step-son Liam Farmer was put in a behavioural unit, has called the measure “ridiculous” and “unnecessary”. The 15-year-old has the skin fade s…
