Aberdeen barbers give about 100 free haircuts over fall break

Barbers of Aberdeen used fall break to give students in the Aberdeen School District free haircuts. WTVA reported about 100 cuts. At Aberdeen Barber Shop JP, students were still in the chair ahead of the return to class on Monday. Organizers said the haircut was a way to show students they are cared for and to send them back feeling confident.

A student in the chair, Ja'Korrian Chase Blanchard, said the barbers were using their own break for kids who could not afford a cut. Community activist Delores Badie said the example was kindness toward people the barbers did not already know. The station's account stops at the chairs and the reason. It does not list a sign-up for a repeat event.