Teenage barber uses a school suspension to grow his business
Cameron Tucker, 16, worked on his classmates until he got suspended for giving a hair cut in a school bathroom. The news went viral and Tucker used the suspension to grow his business even more.
NOEL KING, HOST:
Good morning. I'm Noel King. Sixteen-year-old Cameron Tucker has a gift for cutting hair. This summer, his uncle taught him the basics, and before long, Cameron had a business working on his classmates. Then one day he got suspended for giving a haircut in a school bathroom. That news went viral, and Cameron used his suspension to grow his business. Some of his clients now include Big Sean, Jalen Rose and Reggie Bush. It's MORNING EDITION.
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