Internet Rallies Around Bullied Teen Who Shaved Her Hair After a Student Poured Glue In It

Hannah Combs, 15, was hanging out with her friends before the start of school on September 14th, when a boy in her class snuck up behind her and poured super glue on her head, soaking her hair and scalp.
"It instantly started burning," Hannah told the Killeen Daily Herald. "It felt like my head was on fire. It was horrible."
Hannah, a freshman at Harker Heights High School in Killeen, Texas, immediately went to the nurse's office . The assistant principal questioned her about the incident, but Hannah could barely speak through the pain. Meanwhile, the boy who attacked her was not spoken to by school officials or taken into custody until Hannah's father Christian Grimmer, a retired soldier, threatened to call 911.
Later that day, a doctor diagnosed Hannah with first-degree burns on her scalp. The hair on the right side of her head was matted and ruined, so she decided to shave it off.
"I realized I lost my favorite thing about me. I loved my hair," she said. "My hair was the only thing I liked about myself, honestly. I lost it for no reason."
The next day, she returned to school even though she was still in pain. During first period, she became anxious when she realized she'd have to encounter the bully who had poured the glue on her head during the second period class they shared, so she left school for the day. She later learned that he was given an in-school suspension for what he did, but she's run into him on campus since the incident, since they have mutual friends.
Hannah's parents have made multiple requests to Killeen Independent School District Superintendent John Craft for the boy to be transferred to another school within the district, but have not heard back directly from him.
"You would think the superintendent's priority would be school safety, but it is not any of his concern because he will not return any calls," Christian said.
However, the school district issued a statement explaining that they are committed to the safety of their students and have responded to the incident in accordance to state law, board policy, and code of conduct.
Although the school district's response to Hannah's traumatic experience have been underwhelming, the Internet has embraced her with open arms. Her mother Jessica wrote a Facebook post detailing the incident that changed her daughter's expectations for freshman year "dramatically." It struck a chord with basically everyone who has a heart, and soared to 12,000 likes and 90,000 shares in under a week. She also created a Facebook page titled "Justice for Hannah" to rally support.
Supportive comments have poured in from across the globe. Hannah's situation even caught the attention of a local hairstylist at The Salon in Harker Heights, who offered to cut and style her hair into a beautiful asymmetrical look for free.
No one should have to go through what Hannah did, but regardless of how long or short her hair is, she's a gorgeous girl with a loving family, the support of the Internet, and — most importantly, the strength to stand up for herself.