HUNTSVILLE, Ala. -- A six-year-old Alabama student is facing suspension over his haircut.

Fyffe School principal Ricky Bryant says the boy's haircut is considered a mohawk and is distracting to other students.

But the boy's mom says the haircut is a flattop and son's hair has been styled like that for a long time.

"The haircut that my little boy's got is like a flat top," she told Hunstville station WAFF. "It's high and tight, it's like a military haircut."

The mother did not want to be identified.

Bryant said it's a dress code violation and the boy will be suspended if he shows up to school with the haircut Monday.

"If it's anything that is distracting to the educational environment, we can deem that unacceptable," Bryant told WAFF.

Principals in the DeKalb County School System have full discretion over the dress code of their schools.