Lawsuit: Jefferson City Public Schools coach forcibly cut student's hair [View all]

A parent has filed a lawsuit on behalf of her son against Jefferson City Public Schools and her son's former middle school wrestling coach after the coach allegedly had her son held down and forcibly cut his hair in November 2017.

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On or about Nov. 13, 2017, Meudt-Antele's son went to Thomas Jefferson to get dressed for a wrestling meet at Blair Oaks Middle School and Whelan then "confronted and demanded (her son) to immediately cut his hair" while in the locker room.

The boy then asked if he could call his mother, and Whelan allegedly prevented him from doing that. "Whelan told (the boy) that it was his hair and not his mom's, and therefore, he could not call her." The wrestler then requested to forfeit his match instead of having to cut his hair, at which point Whelan walked away.

Whelan allegedly then grabbed some barber scissors, forced them into the boy's hands once he was dressed for the meet and demanded he immediately cut his own hair. The boy started to do it, but Whelan allegedly complained the wrestler was not cutting fast enough, so he told five other wrestling teammates of the boy to hold him down so Whelan could cut his hair himself.

Read more: http://www.newstribune.com/news/local/story/2019/jan/29/lawsuit-jcps-coach-forcibly-cut-students-hair/763250/