Ashanti Elliott-Smith suffers from a rare disease which causes her body to age eight times faster than normal and means she is not expected to live past the age of 15.

The mother of a terminally ill 11-year-old with alopecia said her daughter was forced to remove a pink wig she wore to school as it might encourage others to dye their hair.

The pupil at Oakmeeds Community College, West Sussex, was told to take the wig off by a teacher because it was 'not cold in the school' and she felt so humiliated that she has not wanted return.

Phoebe, of Burgess Hill, West Sussex, added: “She was *devastated. Her little heart was broken. It is disgusting.” “If it makes her feel beautiful then they should let her wear it. We get a lot of bad comments about Ashanti and this knocked her right back.”



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That girl is not gonna live past 15, so let the little time she has left be HER WAY.

as it might encourage others to dye their hair

Originally posted by Crazy kid I dont know, i went to a private school where no one was allowed to dye their hair any unnatural colours or they would be suspended. I can understand if there were rules against the colouring of the wig in the picture, but if it was natural coloured then she should be allowed to wear it

She's working that ****ing wig though YAS

This is such ******** from the school This girl is dying of an illness that she'll succumb to in the following years, and she wants to make her self feel beautiful, and you strip her of this because you're scared of students experimenting with hair dye? Seriously? The priorities

Originally posted by Mr.Link Why is she going to school in the first place? She's not expected to live beyond age 15, she should be enjoying every moment, not engaging in routines.