Instead the school, Brumby Comprehensive, sent him home.
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It said that if he returned with the same hairstyle he'd be taught away from the other children, so he wouldn't cause a distraction.
Liam spent 3 hours in the hairdressers to achieve the look and won't back down.
"When I was walking to school everyone said it looked good but the teachers looked at it and said 'get out'," Liam said.
The local council in North Lincolnshire said: "We accept many fashion hairstyles, including the David Beckham look, but this was taking it to the extreme and was totally unacceptable."
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