Teen sent home from high school for having 16 INCH mohawk but he is claiming his 'right to spike'
A hair raising incident has occurred at a Florida high school - a student was sent home for extreme styling.
Asher Stonesifer sported a 16-inch tall liberty spike mohawk with bleach blond tips, to class at DeLand High School, near Daytona Beach, Florida, and was sent to the principal’s office on Tuesday.
The 17-year-old senior was ultimately sent home on a disciplinary referral since he decided to proceed with the unique hair style even after he was told by the school’s principal not to show up again with the mohawk.
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Extreme styling: Asher Stonesifer, 17, with his hair in a liberty spike mohawk
The coiffure takes the student two hours a day to style. The liberty spike style is unique because it includes spikes instead of having the hair in a row.
He must constantly spray his hair with Aqua Net hair spray and uses coats of hair gel to set the hair in place and keep it standing straight. He then blow dries the peaks to keep them erect.
He doesn’t always opt for the unusual spike and says he wears a ponytail when he plays his tuba in the high school band.
Principal Mitch Moyer told the Daytona Beach News-Journal that Stonesifer’s style violates school board policy that prohibits students form having an extreme appearance ‘to the point of creating a disturbance, or be hazardous to the student and/or others, or school property.’
Two hours labor: Asher Stonesifer, 17, works at putting his hair into a liberty spike mohawk
‘I focused on the word extreme,’ Moyer said on Wednesday, after he met with the student and his mother.
Moyer discussed with the student how the issue could be resolved and the student is defending his 'right to spike.'
The 17-year-old said he would like to see if he could wear his mohawk, if he cut his hair to 10 inches.
But trimming his locks may interfere with Stonesifer's current goal, which is to set a world record for the tallest Liberty Spike Mohawk.
The current record stands at 3.6 feet.
The school principal said he will consult with school superintendent and will decide how best to move forward.
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