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Parents of girl sent home from school for her Afro say schools n
birdseye
2022-11-02 16:24:25
Parents of girl sent home from school for her Afro say schools need to stop punishing Black kids for their hair
Ruby, attended school in Hackney and for many years there were no issues between the school and herself. In year 10, back in 2016, she started getting sent home due to her hair. She was told by teachers that her hair was 'obstructing' the view of others and was distracting.
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Chrissy
2022-11-02 16:48:52
In reply to birdseye
Racists will be racists
VIX
2022-11-02 17:15:05
That's not a great murca phenomenon.
In TT children have been barred from school for
Afros
Hijabs/bhurkas/Niqabs
Religious jewellery
Long hair on boys
Cane rows
Dreadlocks
colourful footwear/socks
etc.
ray
2022-11-02 23:24:56
In reply to VIX
people forget how strict it was at school
VIX
2022-11-03 14:01:44
In reply to ray
as it should be!
Barry
2022-11-03 22:28:40
In reply to VIX
Evidence? Once public school they will lose the constitutional motion as with hijab… Trinidad has private schools 
Emir
2022-11-03 23:37:28
In reply to birdseye
In France- women are encouraged to wear less and they are fully protected- which is their right. But women who choose to dress modestly, such as wearing s scarf are banned from certain places and have no constitutional rights.
Emir
2022-11-03 23:38:16
In reply to Chrissy
Yep and unfortunately some school admins in our own region duplicate these type of behavior.
BeatDball
2022-11-04 08:55:43
In reply to VIX Nah man...dey shud do what dem want fuh do! Steups. Some are just litigious - just mek trouble.
KTom
2022-11-04 11:05:06
In reply to Emir
In France- women are encouraged to wear less and they are fully protected- which is their right.
Less than what? Try going naked in public and see how far you get.
But women who choose to dress modestly, such as wearing s scarf are banned from certain places and have no constitutional rights.
Which places?
What's your take on the current situation in Iran? Should Iranian women have the right not to wear the headscarf in public? Are the reported protests a genuine reflection of public disquiet or are they the result of nefarious foreign influence?
doosra
2022-11-04 12:25:05
In reply to VIX
Afros
Hijabs/bhurkas/Niqabs
Religious jewellery
Long hair on boys
Cane rows
Dreadlocks
colourful footwear/socks
what is wrong with any of those things?
VIX
2022-11-04 13:48:09
In reply to doosra
Nothing.
In denominational schools, they push against displays of other religion's symbols and the sort.
Secular public Schools have regulations that need to be followed. Consistent uniform and appearance are part of that. Some schools are more strict than others.
Barry
2022-11-04 14:18:16
Again, Trinidad and Tobago constitution prevents public denominational schools from openly discriminating
VIX
2022-11-04 14:24:01
In reply to Barry
It happens though.
THE hairstyle of a 15-year-old schoolgirl may become the subject of court action as a mother of two is now contemplating a discrimination lawsuit against the principal and the school her daughter attends in Princes Town. The woman, Leiselle Morton-Taylor, is claiming that for almost two years her daughter has been picked on because of certain natural hairstyles.
distressed mother Lynette Marshall said that one week before her daughter was due to start school, she called the school to get information on the school uniform. She said it was then that school principal, Sister Adrianna Noel, requested a meeting with her. Marshall said she was told that her daughter would be unable to attend the school because her dread locks were not in keeping with the school's dress code
even teachers:
Despite heavy criticism from several quarters, Sanatan Dharma Maha Sabha (SDMS) secretary general Sat Maharaj is standing his ground on its decision to deny on-the-Job trainee Nafiesa Nakhid entry to the Lakshmi Girls’ High School with her hijab on Monday.
Holy Name Convent refused to accept hijab-wearing student Sumayyah Mohammed until forced to do so by the court. Children of the Rastafarian faith have been targets of prejudicial school rules against their hairstyles.
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