School Forbids White Student From Wearing Dreadlocks
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Caycee Cunningham, an 8th grader at Lincoln Academy in Utah, would like for you to respect her right to wear dreadlocks.
According to FOX 13, Cunningham studied abroad in Guatemala and, upon her return, she “grew dreadlocks as part of what she calls a spiritual journey in her Hindu beliefs.” But Lincoln Academy, which has a dress code policy that prohibits unnatural hair colors and distracting styles, asked Cunningham to remove her dreads.
Cunningham’s mother, Tonya Judd, claims this is a case of racial discrimination.
“My daughter is white and there happens to be other kids in the school who happen to be other race and ethenticity [sic] and they have hair that can’t be combed, and there’s never been an issue regarding that before.”
I don't know much about Hinduism but if it's genuinely to do with her religion then she should be allowed.
Otherwise no if it's against their dress code since it is an 'extreme' hair style.
According to FOX 13, Cunningham studied abroad in Guatemala and, upon her return, she “grew dreadlocks as part of what she calls a spiritual journey in her Hindu beliefs.
I think it's ridiculous to call this racism but I don't find the hair to be distracting or infer with her education? At the same time I see why some would find this disrespectful. Mixed feelings tbh
“My daughter is white and there happens to be other kids in the school who happen to be other race and ethenticity [sic] and they have hair that can’t be combed, and there’s never been an issue regarding that before.
Not her calling out you buckshot, peppercorn ass children like this