Written by Matia Peebles

Last week, in Milwaukee a teacher was charged with disorderly conduct after punishing a first grader after cutting her hair.
Written By Matia Peebles

Lamya Cammon, 7 was upset, angry, and confused by the incident in which the apparently frustrated teacher cut one of her braids off after she wouldn’t stop playing with them in class. Cannon is a first grader at Congress Elementary School and she told News 12 Reporter Nick Bohr that her teacher used a pair of classroom scissors to cut off one of the braids after she absent-mindedly kept playing with them and told her “Tell me how you play with your hair. Show me what that means,”

Cannon’s mother Helen Cunningham was very angry about the incident and ended up confronting the teacher. She told the reporter that she was “frustrated”. Currently, The Milwaukee Public Schools District said it is going through the disciplinary process with the teacher, who remains in class, although Cammon has been moved to a different classroom by the principal. According to, MPS spokeswoman Roseann St. Aubin, “The main thing is, from the heart of the principal, and me speaking for the district, we’re very sorry that this happened,”

Cammon’s mother said she appreciates the apology but said the district should seriously question whether the teacher should keep her job. Milwaukee police investigated the case and referred it to the district attorney for possible physical or mental abuse of a child charges.When the district attorney’s office decided not to file criminal charges, police this week issued the teacher a $175 ticket for disorderly conduct.The Milwaukee Teachers Education Association can’t talk about the incident, but said stress is not unusual.

12 News called the teacher Friday night and went to her home for comment, but someone came to the door and said she did not want to talk. Police Issue the Teacher $175 Ticket For Disorderly Conduct