11-year-old boy suspended over Miami Heat haircut

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'11-year-old Danny Valdes is a huge Miami Heat fan. He loves the two-time defending NBA champions so much that he recently had their logo and the Miami skyline shaved into his head by his stepfather, who owns a barbershop. Unfortunately, his new cut didn’t fly with school officials, and a counselor shaved Valdes’ head with a pair of clippers before returning him to class.

According to NBC Miami, school officials believed the haircut to be distracting and gang-related.

“While the school counselor followed the wishes of the student and instructions of the student’s stepfather that were provided over the phone in the presence of several witnesses, the district acknowledges the action taken by personnel were not appropriate,” the school district said in a statement. NBC also reports that Valdes’ mother is transferring him to another school'