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Baldness is not a disability, judge tells bullied teacher
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A teacher whose pupils poked fun at him because of his baldness
has lost his claim that he was a victim of disability
discrimination.
James Campbell, 61, a former art teacher at Denny High School in
Stirlingshire, took Falkirk Council to an employment tribunal over
the issue, saying he had suffered harassment at the hands of his
pupils, who saw his baldness as a weakness.
Mr Campbell, who retired in 2007, said his lack of hair had a
"substantial effect" on his ability to do his j...
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Teacher loses job claim over his baldness
Evening Times
; A RETIRED schoolteacher has lost his disability discrimination claim over being bald. James Campbell, formerly an art teacher at Denny High School in Stirlingshire, took Falkirk Council to a Glasgow employment tribunal, which was told he had suffered harassment from pupils. He said the taunts
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 "The Mirror (London, England)")
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UNHAIR DISMISSAL; Sir: Baldness cost me my job.(News)
The Mirror (London, England)
; Byline: BY RON MOORE A RETIRED teacher was slapped down by a judge yesterday after claiming he suffered from disability discrimination for being bald. James Campbell, 61, told an employment tribunal he was forced to quit because pupils made fun of his lack of hair. He told the hearing: How can I
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 "The Independent (London, England)")
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NEVER MIND THE FOLLICLES; Hair loss: the bald truth The Lib Dem MP Mark Oaten blames baldness for his embarrassing sexual shenanigans - but does losing your hair really trigger a mid-life crisis? The hirsute Jonathan Brown investigates.(Features)
The Independent (London, England)
; Byline: Jonathan Brown Elisha didn't much like attention being drawn to the fact that he was follically challenged. During his celebrated journey to Bethel, the prophet found himself accosted by a group of youths from the local town who harangued him with the words: Go on up, you bald head. His -
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NEVER MIND THE FOLLICLES; Hair loss: the bald truth The Lib Dem MP Mark Oaten blames baldness for his embarrassing sexual shenanigans - but does losing your hair really need to trigger a mid-life crisis? The hirsute Jonathan Brown reports.(Features)
The Independent (London, England)
; Byline: Jonathan Brown Elisha didn't much like attention being drawn to the fact that he was follically challenged. During his celebrated journey to Bethel, the prophet found himself accosted by a group of youths from the local town who harangued him with the words: Go on up, you bald head. His -
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The Summer of Her Baldness: A Cancer Improvisation.(Book Review)
Resources for Feminist Research
; THE SUMMER OF HER BALDNESS: A Cancer Improvisation Catherine Lord Austin: University of Texas, 2004; 248 pp. In The Summer of Her Baldness: A Cancer Improvisation, Catherine Lord conflates existing notions of cancer as horrific disease and cancer patients as lone fighters in a way that re-energizes
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