This girl shaved her head to her support cancer-stricken friend. Then her school did something UNREAL
EDUCATION | ERIC OWENS
'I was really excited I would have somebody to support me'
Kamryn Renfro, a 9-year-old girl who attends Caprock Academy in Grand Junction, Colo., decided to shave her head in support of her friend, 11-year-old Delaney Clements.
Clements is battling neuroblastoma, a childhood cancer, according to Denver NBC affiliate KUSA. She lost her hair because she is undergoing chemotherapy treatment.
A totally cool, totally inspiring display of true friendship on Renfro’s part, right?
“It felt like the right thing to do,” Renfro told KUSA, noting that she got her parents’ permission for the new (non) hairdo.
Clements definitely appreciated the gesture.
“I was really excited I would have somebody to support me and I wouldn’t be alone with people always laughing at me,” she told local Fox affiliate KDVR. “I would at least have somebody to go through it all.”
Naturally, then, officials at Caprock Academy immediately determined on Monday morning that Renfro’s bald head violated a dress-code policy against shaved heads (for anyone).
First thing in the morning, Caprock officials turned Renfro away at the door.
The classical charter school’s leaders stridently cited school policy.
Cont...
Read more: dailycaller.com |
