After principal Tonya King denied junior Jim Stack’s request he appealed it to the school board to ask if he could grow his hair longer. The meeting will be held on Monday at 7 p.m.

  “I was disappointed when Mrs. King turned my request down,” Stack said.

Every month Locks of Love receives around 200 request from families that cannot afford a wig for their sick child, and every month they have to turn down about 150 of those request.

  “Donating my hair to Locks of Love (a local wig organization that help children children who need wigs) is a very special project to me,” Stack said.

Not many people ask everyday to break the dress code for a good cause. Most of the time, students don’t even ask permission to break the rules.

  “Had I approved Jim’s request, then I would have students everyday asking is they also could break the dress code” King said.

Principal King is willing to help with fundraisers if Stack does one.

  “There are other ways Jim could help the Locks of Love group,” King said.“He could have a fundraiser and donate the money to the organization.”

His mom is proud of him for wanting to help people in need.

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

The Locks of Love organization needs human hair and has to refer parents to other organizations because Locks of Love can’t fulfill their request.

  “I was moved by Jim’s passion to donate his hair” Gisel Roco, president of Locks of Love said.