School Administrator Allegedly Ripped Cornrows From a Student's Scalp

Leah Prinzivalli

The mother of a 12-year-old girl in Colorado is alleging a school administrator ripped some of her daughter's cornrows out of her head during a December 10 incident.

Brandi Lindon, mother of Jordan, took to Facebook and Instagram to share her story. "My 12-year-old daughter was in a physical altercation at Lake Middle School in Denver, Co.," she writes in a Facebook post. "After I previously came up to the school last Friday for racial discrimination urging teachers to have a meeting with the students. This eventually lead to a fight."

The details of the fight are unclear, but as Lindon goes onto explain, it was how the fight was broken up that caused the issue. "The Administrator at this school did not break the fight up properly. He grabbed my child by her hair ripping out over 10 braids in her head leaving her bald. He is now on administrative leave," she writes on Facebook.

Lindon shared before-and-after photos, which show damage to her daughter's scalp. According to Yahoo Lifestyle, a medical professional estimated that it may take “six to eight months” for the hair to grow back.

Denver Public Schools responded to the incident by placing the administrator, Travis Glatthar, on leave pending the outcome of the school's investigation. Lake Middle School also sent a letter to families, obtained by Allure, that said they were "investigating the incident." We reached out to a representative for Denver Public Schools, who shared a statement Wednesday that reads, in part: "Following a thorough investigation into this matter, we've concluded that the basic facts are as follows: Two female students were engaged in a physical altercation. Both students had hands full of each other’s hair during the fracas. The dean intervened and successfully got one student away from the other. The student with the braids then broke away from the dean and reengaged the other student. The dean then grabbed the shirt of the student with braids to hold her back. When the dean grabbed the shirt of the student with the braids after this second engagement, a braid was on that student’s shirt. It is unclear how the braid was pulled off. Nonetheless, the dean took it upon himself to apologize to the student."

For Lindon's part, she has removed her daughter from Lake Middle School and will reportedly pursue pressing charges. "Jordan has her good days and bad. She has been being so strong through it all," she tells Allure. "She just wants the dean to be held accountable. Overall, I'm happy that our story is being told hopefully that helps us get the justice we deserve."

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