Danny Valdes' stepdad, a barber, carefully cut the Miami Heat logo, local skyline, and area code into the 11-year-old's hair in anticipation of the boy attending his first Heat game.

• Author: Oliver, Charles
• Position: Brickbats - Brief article

Danny Valdes' stepdad, a barber, carefully cut the Miami Heat logo, local skyline, and area code into the 11-year-old's hair in anticipation of the boy attending his first Heat game. But when he got to Florida's Hams Marsh Middle School the next day, officials decided the haircut was "distracting" and gang related. A counselor...