Bullying is a horrific act of aggressive behavior that can deeply affect a victim’s understanding of self-value and identity – it did for Hannah.
The horrific bullying incident happened when 15-year-old Hannah Combs was talking outside of Harker Heights High School with friends. The bullied teen had barely begun her freshman year of high school before tragedy struck.
A boy came up from behind her and poured super glue all over her hair and scalp. Hannah suffered first-degree burns and in a matter of a few seconds, Hannah’s world began to spin.
“It instantly started burning,” Hannah said. “It felt like my head was on fire. It was horrible.”
The 15-year-old was treated at the nurse’s office, but no action was taken against the boy until Hannah’s angry father, Christian Grimmer, arrived at the school and threatened to call 911.
Grimmer then took Hannah to a doctor, who said she suffered a first-degree chemical burn. Later that day, Hannah’s mother Jessica Grimmer took her to get her head partially shaved.
She had to have the hair removed. “I realized I lost my favorite thing about me. I loved my hair,” Hannah told KDH News. “My hair was the only thing I liked about myself, honestly. I lost it for no reason.”
The family got angry that school officials only gave the boy an in-school suspension as punishment. But they received some much-needed support after Jessica started a “Justice for Hannah” for her daughter.
It struck a chord with basically everyone who has a heart and soared thousands of likes and more than 90,000 shares in under a week.
“I’m not going to pull my daughter out and uproot her from her life because of what this kid did to her,” said Grimmer. “That child that did this to her uproot his life. He gave up the opportunity to go to Harker Heights when he committed the act.”
Supportive comments have poured in from across the globe. Hannah’s situation even caught the attention of a local hairstylist at The Salon in Harker Heights, who offered to cut and style her hair into a beautiful asymmetrical look for free.
“Today, I got to do something I’m proud of,” Nikki said. “I fixed a young [girl’s] hair who had something traumatic happen to her at school. Her hair had to be shaved on one side, so I made the best of a bad situation.”
No one should have to go through what Hannah did, but regardless of how long or short, her hair is, she’s a gorgeous girl with a loving family, the support of the Internet, and — most importantly, the strength to stand up for herself.
Hannah is embracing her new look and wants to get help for others who have been bullied.
“I want to make a difference. I would like people to stand up for themselves. No one deserves to be bullied—it’s not fair for anyone,” she said. “I’m just a normal kid with strong beliefs. When it comes to bullying, I stand up for people a lot because of it—but it’s worth it.
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