Bald Boy Punished at British School for Wearing Yankees Hat

Jen Chung

Published Sep 9, 2008

Modified Sep 9, 2008

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Jen Chung

Published Sep 9, 2008

Modified Sep 9, 2008

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A British boy who wears a NY Yankees hat because bullies tease him over his alopecia-related baldness is banned from his school, according to the Daily Mail. Dale Platts, 13, has been bald (and eyelashless) since age 5 months, and bullies tease him about his condition and even throw things at his head. The Robert Pattinson School said Platts could wear "a beanie hat as a compromise" (threatening to teach him in isolation if he dared wear the Yankees cap), the teen says "the woolly hat causes eczema and headaches, and does not offer the same protection-against harsh fluorescent lighting and dust as his cap." Presently, Platts is at home, missing classes, but said, "I just want to go to school and get no bother."