Tattooed man told not to teach nursery children
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A schoolteacher whose body, face, and tongue are covered in tattoos said he was prevented from teaching at a French kindergarten after a parent complained.
The tattooed teacher, Sylvain Helaine (35), still teaches children from the age of six and his pupils see past his appearances after the initial shock.
Halaine also had the whites of his eyes surgically turned black.
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However, he was teaching at an Elementary school when the parents of a three-year-old child complained to the school authorities.
According to the Telegraph: “A spokesman for the local education authority said an agreement was reached with Mr Helaine to move him away from teaching kindergarten. Pupils under six "could be frightened by his appearance.”
The passionate teacher is hoping his pupils will accept people who are different from the norm.
This kindergarten teacher said he lost his job after blacking out his eyes and tattooing his face and body pic.twitter.com/9o74Pm2WA0
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