Is it legal to cut someone else’s hair without them knowing ?

[Lardlizard]

Is this an actual crime ?

I'd go nuts if someone did this to me or my child. Hair is a massive part of most people's identity and cutting it without their consent is a violation of her autonomy.

I'd be bloody furious if this happened to my child. At 13 they should have known better !

@Teapotuser

It's hair! Duh! It will grow back.

Yes it will grow back. But what a great way to send a message that this boy can do what he likes to a member of the opposite sex with no repercussions. This kind of thing needs nipping in the bud now. If the school are unwilling to take it seriously then I'd be involving the police too.

@RayOfSunshine2013

Wow. Its hair, he’s hardly chopped her head off. Use a clip for a while it’ll grown back

Ive got many police friends, and I’d love to be on the radio when that gets a broadcast

Has anyone suggested the OP phones 999?

Sad that in 2020 there are so many people on a parenting forum minimising this type of shite. You can almost spot the ex school bullies. And those raising the current ones.

I cannot believe there's is anyone saying it's no big deal. If someone walked up to them and took a chunk of their hair off there's nothing a fucking chance they would be okay with it and say something as utterly ridiculous as "It's just hair! It'll grow back!"

Aye. Sure. Like fuck you'd just shrug it off.

Headteacher and police, OP.

@weepingwillow22

I once cut off all my best friends hair. In my defence she had asked me too but her mum was not too pleased!

For fucks sake. You seriously think that’s comparable?

@Teapotuser

It's hair! Duh! It will grow back.

So by your reckoning then if he punched her and gave her a black eye it’s ok because bruises will heel?

*heal

RayOfSunshine2013

Is this a massive joke or are people seriously considering calling the police on a 13 year old for cutting a chunk of hair confused

I’m sure they've got better things to do..

Can’t kids stick up for themselves these days without mummy getting involved?

Nearly 30 years this happened to my DD . Little shit who sat behind her cut off most of DD’s ponytail . You bet I got involved . The boy’s mother had much the same attitude as you and the school tried to fob me off so my slightly older DS thumped him. No I don’t condone violence but I refused to punish my son .
Little shit grew up into a big shit .

Little shit grew up into a big shit .

This.

A 13 yo who thinks it's funny and acceptable to do this to a girl at school is not growing up to be a man who respects women. And that's everyone's problem.

@MrsTerryPratchett

Little shit grew up into a big shit .

This.

A 13 yo who thinks it's funny and acceptable to do this to a girl at school is not growing up to be a man who respects women. And that's everyone's problem.

But boys will be boys

Yup. And the world turns.

So - I would get the chain of events (just so you don’t go in all find blazing if your child had dared him to do it... I don’t know your child obviously, but you never know) and go and speak to the school.

No, at 13 you know not to lob off a chink of hair on yourself let alone another person.

I'd be pushing the school for more action, but definitely not involving the police.

If he is close enough to cut her hair easily, and the scissors were sharp enough to cut her hair easily ( no way with bounty crap scissors), then I'd definitely be taking this to the head and bypass idiot teacher. Use the words assault, extremely dangerous etc and escalate if they aren't. I don't scare easily, but a child having sharp scissors in the vicinity of a child's head, neck or even back is absolutely blood chilling.

Blunty, not bounty.
The issue isn't the hair, its doing something very drastic, upsetting and downright nasty to another child.

In a just world your dd would be allowed to be let loose on his barnet with a trimmer and a permanent marker. That would probably stop it ever happening in school again.

It takes years for hair to grow back depending on the length. I'd hit the roof if some little shit did this to my DD.

There are a couple of real arseholes on here, i'm wonderingif they are related and one is the dm of said boy

I'd be pushing the school for more action, but definitely not involving the police.

This. Speak to the head of year.

@RayOfSunshine2013

Wow. Its hair, he’s hardly chopped her head off. Use a clip for a while it’ll grown back

Ive got many police friends, and I’d love to be on the radio when that gets a broadcast

Its alright rayofsunshine we can all come and chop bits off your hair without your consent and then just throw a packet of hairclips at you. Not a problem is it? While we are at it we will do it to all your family.

This is why people's behaviour escalates as their is no punishments in school. This should not be tolerated.

Yep, assault. March down there, OP, and threaten police involvement. Also, tonight in preparation, look for their bullying and behaviour policies on their school website (they legally should be there). Familiarise yourself with what they say they'll do so you can make damn sure they do it.

It is assault and the police would deal with it if that was requested by the parents. For offences that take place on school premises, the school has the authority to deal with it without reporting to police. However, if any of the involved parties are not happy with the way the school deals with it then the police will get involved.

In reality the police would more than likely look to deal with it by way of out of court disposal. Assuming there are no aggravating factors (criminal record, past asb issues etc) then it would likely be the police getting the boy in a room with your dc and apologising and possibly some referrals to work with the boy.

Either way, as a mother and an officer I would take it seriously. It's not ok. It's not funny. It needs to be taken seriously by the school.

My advice OP would be to get the school involved properly. Insist on an apology from the child to yours. If you aren't happy with the outcome, contact the police (hopefully you will have a PCSO or school liaison officer that would be best placed)

Teachers attitude is very, very strange. It should have been dealt with immediately, boy being sent to head etc. Wonder why on earth they thought this was nothing! So tomorrow little prince can come in and in and, I dunno, cut the rest? Cut someone's clothes?

It's assault and if the teacher doesn't realise that, they should realise it's bullying.

Ask said teacher if she would shrug if someone cut a chunk out of her hair.

I'd go the school, and tell them if they do not do something about it now with regards to the child who did it, you will be going to the police to report assault