Teacher forced Dying 11-year-old with Alopecia to Remove her Wig because it might encourage other children to Dye their hair: [PICTURES] [VIDEO]

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Teacher at Oakmeeds Community College, West Sussex, forced dying 11-year-old with alopecia to remove her wig because it might encourage other children to dye their hair. Ashanti Elliott-Smith suffers from a rare disease which causes her body to age 8 times faster than normal and means she is not expected to live past the age of 15.

Sufferers commonly die of heart disease at an average age of 13 years old. Her mother, Phoebe Smith, said: "She was devastated when they told her to take it off. Her little heart was broken. It's disgusting. I have only got a few years left with her so we want her to live it to the full. She was so proud of her hair but this has put her on a downer."

Ashanti's rare condition, Hutchinson Gilford Progeria, causes symptoms including stunted growth, hair loss, weight loss, wrinkled skin, stiff joints, and heart disease. The pink wig was donated by friends as Ashanti's family struggles to afford human hair wigs.

In June this year it emerged that Ashanti's father, Albi Elliott, was jailed for 3 years for stealing £3,500 of charity money donated to Ashanti for her to go a once-in-a-lifetime trip to America to swim with dolphins