An unjust hair policy has now reportedly been removed from an East Bernard, Texas , high school’s website after making headlines for denying a Black teen enrollment due to his loc hairstyle. According to the Houston Chronicle , the policy was scrapped after the boy’s mother shook up the school board with her public complaints.
According to the Houston Chronicle, the policy was scrapped after the boy’s mother shook up the school board with her public complaints.
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As previously reported, Dyree Williams, 17, recently transferred schools to East Bernard from Cincinnati. He and his mother were shocked to learn of the banned “braided hair or corn rows” rule because these hairstyles are part of his identity and connection to his ancestors.
“Once you cut that hair off, you cut off your line to your ancestors, you cut off your lineage, you cut off everything,” said Desiree Bullock, the teen’s mother.
She tried to meet with the school administration over the discriminatory rule, hoping there’d be some leeway for her son. The staff simply referred them back to the dress code policy in the student handbook. Bullock filed for a religious exemption with the district superintendent, but she was denied.
Source: Discriminatory Hair Policy at Texas School Removed After Complaints From Student’s Mom Goes Viral
