Teacher Humiliates Dying Girl In Front Of Classmates

Ashanti Elliott-Smith is 11-years-old.

She has a disease called Progeria, which forced her body to age eight times faster than normal and has a life expectancy of 15.

On top of this, she also suffers from alopecia - where those affected have no hair.

The trooper still goes to school, but she wears a purple wig, which was donated by her friends - Ashanti's family struggles to afford wigs for her.

The other day at school, Ashanti's teacher forced her to remove the purple wig because it was "not cold in the school".

Ashanti was so humiliated, she can't even face going to school, she doesn't want to return.

Her mum Phoebe told the Daily Mail, "She was devastated when they told her to take it off. Her little heart was broken. It's disgusting. It is bright but she should have the right to wear whatever colour hair she wants."

"She was so proud of her hair but this has put her on a downer.

 

"When I took her into school three teachers by the office said she looked glamorous and beautiful and said how lovely her wig was."

"But as soon as I turned my back they told her to remove it. It was so embarrassing for her."

"It was the first time she wore the wig into school and she has not been back in since last Thursday.

"It's a pink wig, come on, other children would have understood. I have only got a few years left with her so we want her to live it to the full."

Phoebe added, "There is no rule about terminally ill children not being able to wear wigs.

"She looks a lot different to other children. We get a lot of bad comments about Ashanti and this knocked her right back."
 
Even Ashanti's classmates are getting behind her.

"She suffers with alopecia and I think she should be allowed to wear a wig to school if it makes her confident and... makes her feel like anyone else at school."

Ashanti has had a rough trott.

 

In conjunction with her terminal illness and humiliation and disease, it emerged last year that her father stole around $6000 of charity money that was intended for Ashanti to go swimming with dolphins in the US.

Her dad hid the money and spent it within two months.

His actions were condemned by the judge who sentenced him to three years jail.

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