A Colorado child's act of compassion got her kicked out of school. But she was allowed back in Tuesday after stories about her dismissal appeared around the country.
Kamryn Renfro, a 9-year-old whose dear friend is battling a rare childhood cancer, wanted to show support by shaving her own head to match her pal's bald pate.
Renfro's parents gave their approval and the young girl headed proudly to school Monday to show her classmates what she'd done. But once there, she was told she was in violation of the Caprock Academy dress code and that she would not be allowed in class.
The girls, playing outside Monday afternoon in a Grand Junction park, said they didn't understand the school's actions.
"It felt like the right thing to do," Kamryn told KUSA-TV.
Her friend, 11-year-old Delaney Clements, said she now feels less like an object of derision, and loves that Kamryn now looks like her.
"It made me feel very special and that I'm not alone," Delaney said.
Fox News.com reported the girl was back in school Tuesday. Caprock Academy, a public charter school with guidelines about what can be worn at school, did not immediately return a phone message left by the Daily News.
In a statement released Monday, administrators said "shaved heads are not permitted."
"It makes me sad because she was really happy to go back to school and show people what she did, but now that she didn't get to, she's kind of sad," said Delaney.
Delaney's mom thought Kamryn had done a very courageous thing and should have been praised for it.
"For a little girl to be really brave and want to shave her head in support of her friend, I thought that was a huge statement and it builds character in a child," she told the station.
School officials later said they would hold a special board of directors meeting to Tuesday to review the incident.
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