hair policy
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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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Fla. Teen Was Asked by School to Change Her Natural Hair Because It Was Against Hair Policy
Another day, another dress code hair policy in need of a change. This time, a Florida teen was caught off guard when she was asked to change the hair that grows out of her head naturally because it was against dress code. “People say they love my hair because it’s so diverse, curly and Afrocentric,”…