Student Adam Stinnett was sent home from Bobby Ray Memorial Elementary School in McMinnville, Tennessee, recently, with the school citing his haircut as a "distraction," WZTV Nashville reported.
His mother, Amy Stinnell, said he came home with a note from the principal explaining he wouldn't be allowed to return to school until he changed his hairstyle, so she shaved her son's head.
The 7-year-old had what's known in the military as a high and tight cut.