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Trustees of Mass. Charter School Unanimously Vote to Suspend Controversial Hair Policy Surrounding Students Wearing Braids
The board of trustees of a Malden, Mass., charter school has unanimously voted to suspend its controversial dress code policy that caused students to be disciplined for wearing braids in their hair. According to the Boston Globe, the Mystic Valley Regional Charter School tossed out the section of the school’s dress code that prohibited hair…
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Let Go of Our Hair and Let Our Girls Learn
In recent weeks, there have been a number of news stories about black girls being discriminated against at school for wearing natural hairstyles. In July 2016, a news story went viral about a school in Pretoria, South Africa, banning black girls from wearing natural hairstyles like Afros because they were “untidy” and “unladylike.” In March…