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Join date : 2010-01-30 Location : Oak Park, Michigan Posts : 23201 Rep : 330
| Subject: London student sent home from school for wearing cornrows: discrimination? Sun Jun 19, 2011 7:25 am | |
| http://www.guardian.co.uk/uk/2011/jun/17/school-ban-cornrows-indirect-discriminationJust to summarize the article, an eleven year old black boy in London was sent home from school because his hair was braided in cornrows; it apparently violated the schools strict uniform code – 'designed to deter gang culture and create a safe environment for all its pupils.' The issue went to court, and it was declared discriminatory. The schools defense was that this rule didn't apply to just the black kids, but to everyone. The retort to that, though, was that this particular hairstyle is more culturally relevant to the black community, and so white kids not being allowed to wear braids doesn't have the same significance. Anyway, what do you think? Should schools be allowed to restrict certain hairstyles, even if it's a style that is culturally relevant to a certain group of students? | |
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(Oh!) Rob Petrie …is a Power Member.
Join date : 2011-01-30 Location : Boston Posts : 1677 Rep : 62
| Subject: Re: London student sent home from school for wearing cornrows: discrimination? Sun Jun 19, 2011 10:39 am | |
| Corn rows are only worn by gang members? Since when? | |
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Nystyle709 ...is a 20G Chamber DIETY.
Join date : 2010-03-16 Location : New York Posts : 27030 Rep : 339
| Subject: Re: London student sent home from school for wearing cornrows: discrimination? Sun Jun 19, 2011 11:51 am | |
| No. And that was extremely racist and stupid on the school's part. Wonder what they would've done with him if he wore dreads. | |
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TSJFan4Ever …is a Chamber Royal.
Join date : 2010-03-28 Posts : 5362 Rep : 78
| Subject: Re: London student sent home from school for wearing cornrows: discrimination? Sun Jun 19, 2011 10:59 pm | |
| I didn't know corn rows were part of being a gang. Sounds discriminatory to me! | |
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