A mum was left "very upset" after a teacher suggested her son should cut his long curly hair to avoid being bullied.
The teacher said she was worried the five-year-old would be picked on because other children at school thought he was a girl. The shocked mum took to Mumsnet to air her feelings and received a response from hundreds of other parents.
In the thread, she wrote: "Very upset. DS (dear son) is 5 and has always been a sensitive boy. Gravitates towards girls and has some (traditionally) feminine (as well as some very masculine) interests. He has long, curly hair and big blue eyes. Has been mistaken for a girl since birth irrespective of dressing in typical "boy" clothes.
