Zachary Aufderheide, 17, was only an inch away from donating his hair to Locks of Love, a charity that donates wigs to children who’ve lost their hair due to medical problems, when he was given a choice by board members: cut the ponytail or suspension.

It appears the ponytail is in violation of the school’s dress code: ‘hair must be neat and clean’.

He went with the in-school suspension.

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