COMIC Relief day became less than funny for a young boy after he was sent home from school because of his colourful hair.

Children across the country sported red hair for the charity day on Friday.

Shane Davies, 12, went one step further and dyed his hair red, green and blue and put it in a mohican style.

But teachers at Fairwater High School, Cwmbran, didn"t see the funny side and sent him home.

His mother Angela Burrows, of Tolpath, said Shane was left feeling crushed and humiliated.

She said the school had told pupils they could come into school with red-dyed hair if they donated £1 to Comic Relief.

Mrs Burrows said: "He was sent home at 9.30am after being told his hair looked ridiculous. A teacher had taken him to the toilet and told him to wash it out but it wouldn"t come out so they told him to go home.

"I was horrified when he came home and told me what had happened.

"It was supposed to be a fun day for Comic Relief and he is just devastated by it.

"He says he never wants to do anything for charity again."

The youngster had raised £20 collecting sponsorship from pals.

Shane said: "I felt really, really awful.

"One of the teachers said I looked ridiculous and I was told to wash it off in the toilets but it wouldn"t come off.

"All I wanted to do was raise some money for charity."

A spokesman for the school said the children were allowed to wear red noses and to use the coloured gel in the special red nose pack.

But she said they had been told not to do anything else and that"s why Shane was sent home.

A spokesman for Comic Relief said: "It sounds as if the school didn"t really get into the spirit of things."