http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/education/4361791.stm
This girl has been excluded from her school for wearing braids, yet two students from ethnic minorities are allowed to wear them. She thinks it is unfair that the hairstyle is classed as "extreme" by the school on her head, yet not on theirs.
She claims that the school's behaviour is racist and it should be one law for everyone.
Also from a Guardian article:
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"Olivia asked why and [the headteacher] replied 'it's not your culture'.
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Braids are part of black people's culture...?
My view - its stupid decisions like this that create half of the tensions between communities. Either the hairstyle breaches school rules or it doesn't...if it does, then all three pupils should be suspended.
[ 03-18-2005, 12:56 PM: Message edited by: shamrock_uk ]