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Mayukh Saha
Mayukh Saha
January 14, 2024 ·  2 min read

Man Banned From Teaching Kids Under Six Because They Find Him ‘Terrifying’

Should a man suffer due to his external appearance? You might say no- but in this case, it appears to be exactly that. An individual has reportedly been banned from teaching children. Why? Simply because they find him terrifying due to his body modifications.

According to a Daily Star report, Sylvain Helaine has been working as a teacher for a decade- even though £52,000 worth of tattoos covers his entire body. Due to the inks that he has around his body, people around him react differently. In fact, he has also been dubbed the world’s most terrifying teacher. It should come as no surprise to anyone that his entire face is of a different color. 

Image Credits: Sylvain Helaine | Instagram

The Man Dubbed “Terrifying

While he did enjoy a modest career in teaching, it seems to be over now. Authorities have now decided that Helaine is too scary to be around young kids. And rather than shifting him to a population that might understand him- he is being banned from several classrooms. Things came to a head when a three-year-old suffered a nightmare due to his appearance. In his interview with BFM TV, he mentioned, “He complained to his parents and they wrote a letter to my hierarchy saying that I was a radicalized man.”

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As of now, Helaine will only be able to teach those over the age of six but incidentally, he feels that this would be a good move. He believes that children would do well to have teachers like him.

Children who see me learn tolerance of others. When they are adults, they may be less likely to be racist or homophobic, and they will not look at disabled people as if they were something from a circus,” Helaine said.

The teacher, who has already gone through 460 hours under the needle has experienced quite a lot of pain. 

One of the procedures Helaine went through even changed the color of his eyes. Experts have mentioned that eye tattoos- known as scleral ink- can be dangerous. People have been known to go through long-term health issues when under it.

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A post shared by ▼▴ Sylvain ▴▼ (@freakyhoody)

In 2020, the teacher had an interview with This Morning, where he stated, “You’ve got one guy holding you down and the other coming with a syringe and putting it straight into your eyes. It’s like torture. I won’t recommend it to anyone because it’s painful- you can’t see a thing for a couple of days after. You pretty much feel you will lose your sight- and actually, a lot of people have lost their sight. So don’t do it.”

Check out his tattoos in their full glory at his Instagram page

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Sources

  1. Man Banned From Teaching Kids Under Six Because They Find Him ‘Terrifying’.” Daily Star. Sophie Foster. April 21, 2022.
  2. Man banned from teaching kids under six because they find him ‘terrifying’.” Mirror. John Bett Audience Writer and Sophie Foster. April 21, 2022.