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Schools bans girl for wearing hair braids
BillieTheBot
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... but it allows others to wear it.
The girl being suspended is white, and wore the braids after returning from a holiday. She argues that a black and mixed race girls are allowed to wear hair braids though, and claims she's been discriminated against because she's white. Full story
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I'm kind of torn on this The definition of the hair braids as "extreme"- and thus against school regulations- does not explain how it is not extreme for black and mixed race students to wear it.
Then again, on the other hand, you could argue that hair braids are part of black culture. I understand why a school would allow a Rastafarian student to wear 'rasta' hair but not to a white student who decides to go for as a fashion statement.
At the end of the day though I think the school is being rather silly.
The girl being suspended is white, and wore the braids after returning from a holiday. She argues that a black and mixed race girls are allowed to wear hair braids though, and claims she's been discriminated against because she's white. Full story
Opinions?
I'm kind of torn on this The definition of the hair braids as "extreme"- and thus against school regulations- does not explain how it is not extreme for black and mixed race students to wear it.
Then again, on the other hand, you could argue that hair braids are part of black culture. I understand why a school would allow a Rastafarian student to wear 'rasta' hair but not to a white student who decides to go for as a fashion statement.
At the end of the day though I think the school is being rather silly.
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I think its stupid to ban ANYONE from their place of education because of a hairstyle, but its outrageous to let some children have their hair like that and not others.
It seems the teacher just doesnt like the way it looks on this one girl, therefore its extreme, but its not extreme on another child.
Seriously. What's wrong with them?
I support this girl a hindred percent.
1. It's just a hairstyle
2. Saying black kids can wear their hair in conrows or whatever while white kids can't, is the same as saying that white kids can use straightening irons and black kids can't.
These rules are ridiculous, its time to drop uniform once and for all.
*apllauds*
The stupidity of people never fails to amaze me, its worrying that some become teachers.
Since when were braids and extreme hairstyle, and surely the school can't get away with this, as it is a form of discrimination!!
I'm right behind you Olivia!!! Keep fighting! :thumb:
Though it makes me laugh how the school states how "important" attendance is. very important, but not as important as a stupid hairstyle. If they'd ignored it she'd have changed it in two weeks anyway, when she didn't get the reaction.
It's no wonder our education system is so fucked up- it's run by clueless morons of teachers, and governors that to call as stupid as amoeba would be insulting to mono-celled organisms.
The Headteacher of that school should be in jail for denying a child access to education. The governors should be swinging from the rafters.
The extreme one here is the school
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Hope she successfully sues the head.....
school should be about education of cultures, not culture bias, end of the day if they let one pupil have them in their hair, they should let them all, or none at all
*is school governor*
Just a thought, but didn't we have a thread here a couple of weeks ago where most people thought that a uniform policy was the right way to go?
Braids are not part of Rasta culture, they're dreadlocks, braids are plaits.
I've never thought that a rigid uniform policy is a good thing, and that a casual dress-code would be far preferable. Although if you are referring to the plank with the jilbab, then that is different, mostly because she is a stupid whining bitch who had no grounds to complain as the school had been more than accomodating to her religious needs.
For me it's about putting something into the running of my kids school. Taking an interest is important to me, why should I let someone else screw it up when I can do it just as badly
Actually I'm there to remind the school that they have responsibilities too...
And this girls complaint is...?
This isn't a religious thing for her and she can have her hair in another style if she chooses. So why is she upset?
and that is only shown by the fact that they allow the black children to have their hair like that because of cultural grounds, even on cultural grounds people are still free to have their hair like that, or not like that,
Although any rules based on skin colour are outrageous.
She's willing to get an education whilst wearing school uniform and a hairstyle that she likes, which isn't particularly outlandish, and which is worn by other girls in her school.
Choosing between hair or learning is an imposed choice - and a ridiculous one.
The problem I think that she might face is that there isn't a "religious or cultural" reason for her to have braids, which seems to be the excuse that other people have used to challenge such things in the past.
Maybe she thinks that authority is being exercised unjustly and has decided to defy it
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i'm sure they wouldn't mind if she had her hair in two plaits. so she has it in more than two? as has been said, it's still hardly extreme. i could understand if she had bright green braids or something, but from the picture, they actually look quite neat.
either implement a 'no braids' rule across the school, or let anyone have them. not allowing them on the basis of skin colour is discriminatory. plain and simple.
and this is why black people could suffer. Some people I feel will be quite angry that its ok if you are black to have braids but if your white then no way. She has been discriminated against, if black pupils are allowed braids then surely braids should be allowed for everyone.
Her hair is neat and tidy.....the school are in the wrong, end off.
So lets assume this was your Daughter would you fight the case or make her take them out ?
No, pick one