After principal Tonya King denied junior Jim Stack’s request to grow his hair out for Locks of Love Stack wrote a letter to the school board asking them to reconsider. The school board will vote on this issue on Monday.

    “Donating my hair to Locks of Love is a very special project to me,” Stack said. “When we received my sister [Jasmine’s] wig, she was so happy.”

    Locks of Love is an organization that helps provide sick people with a wig made of human hair to look as natural as possible. Every month they receive about 200 request and end up having to turn 150 families away.

    “After I reach my goal of 10 inches [of hair], I hope to inspire more people in town to grow your hair and donate it.” Stack said.

    The schools handbook states that male’s hair can not be below collar level. Stack agreed if he could grow his hair out he would tuck it into his shirt to keep from distraction the other students. Principal King did not agree to the compromise.

    “We have rules for a reason and we just can’t go breaking them anytime we want. I can’t bend the rules for one student.” King said.

    King offered to support a school wide fundraiser instead. The school board received a letter from the Locks of Love president, Gisel Roco,  that said Stack was a good candidate for donation and he had a letter of permission from his parents.

    “I don’t know how many teenagers today would put so much time and effort into helping someone else.” Stack’s mother Holly Stack said.

    The student council wrote a letter to the school board in support of Stack’s movement with 350 student signatures, 78 were male. Due to the letter, school board president Bill Valdez called members to a vote next Monday.

    “I can not comment on this issue until next week.” Valdez said.