Another Tragic Hair Disaster

(The phone rings five minutes before the end of the school day.)

Parent: *very distressed* “You’ll have to help me! Please help!”

Me: “What on Earth has happened? How can I help?”

Parent: “It’s an emergency! There’s been a disaster! You have to help me!”

Me: “Calm down and tell me what has happened. I’ll do my best to help”.

Parent: “I can’t get there to pick up [Her Child]. It’s an emergency!”

Me: “Don’t worry about her. I’ll keep an eye on her here at school. She can come home with me if need be. Is there anything else I can do? What has happened?”

Parent: “It’s my hair! It’s turned out orange!”