Father sues Michigan school after teacher cuts daughter’s hair without permission

Suit for $1m alleges the school violated the girl's civil rights and racially and ethnically discriminated against her

A father in Michigan filed a $1m lawsuit against staff at his daughter's school after the seven-year old biracial girl's hair was cut without her parents' permission.

The lawsuit filed on 14 September in federal court in Michigan, by Jimmy Hoffmeyer on behalf of his daughter Jurnee Hoffmeyer, names as defendants Mount Pleasant public schools, a librarian and a teacher's assistant.