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It was an unforgettable bad hair day for six Mahurangi College teachers on November 29 when they let students loose with scissors, shavers and dye to transform conservative hair styles into something funkier.
Students bought tickets to go in a draw to win the chance to style or shave teachers’ hair, according the winning student’s preference.
There was also an option to “save” their teacher’s hair – though this proved an unpopular choice on the day.
The initiative raised $515 to support Movember – a campaign to improve men’s health, particularly in relation to mental health, prostate cancer, testicular cancer and suicide prevention.
Science teacher Ben Howson says many of the participants have had recent personal experience with all manner of men’s health concerns.
“Movember is a way we can help staff and students be proactive with their own health, as well as that of those around them,” he says.
Ben says a couple of teachers are still sporting their new styles, although most were patched up in a “fairly speedy manner”.
