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When school policies discriminate against your child's ethnic expression

My son wants to wear his hair in locs like his dad but his school has grooming policies that basically ban Black hairstyles and I am preparing for a fight.

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More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

Institutional grooming standards often reflect cultural biases that force families to choose between compliance and cultural authenticity.

Ideas that help explain it
Worth thinking about

“Where Are You with Ethnic identity and heritage?”

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