Schools Hair

For as long as schools have policed hairstyles as part of their dress codes, some students have seen the rules as attempts to deny their cultural and religious identities. Nowhere have school rules on ...

WWAY TV: Classic Charter Schools respond to allegations of ‘disrespectful policy’ over hair length at Leland school

Classic Charter Schools respond to allegations of ‘disrespectful policy’ over hair length at Leland school

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Hartford Courant: CT bill says barber, cosmetology schools must teach on wavy, curly, coiled hair. ‘It’s about time.’

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Barbers and owners of hair salons are cheering a bill that will require barber and cosmetology schools to train students in cutting and treating “textured hair,” such as Black and Latina hair that is ...

CT bill says barber, cosmetology schools must teach on wavy, curly, coiled hair. ‘It’s about time.’

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From schools in Ghana to workplaces in Britain, underpinned by the colonial roots of ‘respectability’, conversations around natural hairstyle persist Last month a Jamaican woman said her teenage son ...

The Grio: School rules governing hair are rooted in racist plans to control Black people’s appearance, scholars and lawmakers say

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School rules governing hair are rooted in racist plans to control Black people’s appearance, scholars and lawmakers say

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Fox News: Trinidad and Tobago officials seek to revise school hair codes following diploma denial controversy

Government officials in Trinidad and Tobago are advocating for a revision of school hair codes following a public outcry over nearly two dozen students who were denied their high school diplomas due ...