The school have forbidden Ben from going outside during breaks since Monday.

'Where do his human rights come in when the school is telling him how long or short he can have his hair?'

She said: 'He has to have it that short because his hair grows really quickly. His mother, Steph Anderson, says she is considering removing her son from the school over the ban. The 11-year-old schoolboy started at the school less than a month ago and says he got the cut so that his sea cadets beret would fit properly.īut the school states that haircuts must be no shorter than grade two and Ben will only be able to rejoin his friends at break when his hair grows to the required length. Pupils were invested in the lessons and even requested it to the school council to be included as a sports day activity.Ī building centre of the school was named in memory of the headteacher at Estover Community college with large steps leading up to the Tenzing building.Ben Anderson has been banned from the playground during break times after getting a new haircutĪ mother has hit out after her son was banned from the playground because of his haircut.īen Anderson has to sit outside the school office at break and lunch times at Tor Bridge High in Plymouth, Devon after he had his hair cut to grade 0.5 on the sides.īut his mother insists he needed the trim because his hair grows so quickly and says the school's move breaches her son's human rights. On occasion, the sports hall would be divided into separate games with boys on one side and girls on the other and sometimes, against each other. Both groups would wait in anticipation for the whistle, then the drop of the six balls which you hoped would bounce straight into your hands to chuck towards the enemies. The aim is to get people moving by avoiding the flying balls that are thrown by the opposing team with dives, jumps and sprints. We are all guilty of trying to get out of a PE lesson but when it came to the competitive game of dodgeball, you could guarantee full attendance. Hyde Park V Shakespeare (Image: Northcliffe Media Ltd.) Plymouth Raiders annual Hoops 4 Health schools final at Tor Bridge High, Estover.

Tor bridge high academy