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The kindest cut for Alma head

Marc Shoffren lets pupils loose on his hair to raise funds for the school

May 7, 2021 08:22
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BySimon Rocker, simon rocker

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The newly trimmed headteacher of Alma Primary, Marc Shoffren, raised over £2,000 for his school in a sponsored Lag ba’Omer haircut.

The minor festival is traditionally a time for the barber with the lifting of the prohibition against shaving during the semi-mourning period of the Omer.

During the week Alma’s reception class first got to colour the head’s hair (see above) and class one to style it in reward for their fundraising efforts.

Then on Friday out came the scissors with year 3, which raised the most overall, offered the first cut.