Hair brained: Ohio school bans afro puffs, braids Nicole Mabry - TopicsExpress



          

Hair brained: Ohio school bans afro puffs, braids Nicole Mabry posted: June 22, 2013, 12:01 am in: Mom Stories 29 comments Comments 29 Pin It « 1 Horizon Science Academy of Lorain, OH, a public charter school serving kindergarten through 10th graders, created an uproar among parents with their latest dress code revision. Among other things, the new rules stated that “Afro-puffs and small twisted braids, with or without rubber bands are NOT permitted.” This rule stood in stark contradiction to a different rule which stated that “hair must look natural.” For many of the students at Horizon, an Afro-puff is the natural state of their hair. When curly or kinky hair is pulled back into a ponytail, it puffs; it doesn’t lie down or hang straight. If my daughter’s school implemented the same rule, we would be left with few options. She wears adorable Afro-puffs, braids or both almost daily. Small rubber bands are a hair styling staple in our home. We literally have 700 tiny rubber bands in our bathroom at this very moment. To cater to a different style, her hair would either have to be chemically straightened or pressed with heat. Those are just not things that I’m willing to do. Her hair is perfect the way it grows out of her head and I will not teach her otherwise. I would not risk damaging her hair, not to mention her self-esteem, to fit the narrow mold presented by the no Afro-puff rule. Horizon’s dress code also banned hair dyes. My son and my daughter would have been out of luck on their last day of school this year (pictured above). I allowed my son to spray his hair with a temporary blue since it’s his favorite color. My daughter rocked her signature four Afro-puffs held by rubber bands. In spite of their hair, somehow, they both managed to learn something. Through the power of social media, parents pushed back against the Afro-puff and braid ban. Within one week of its release, letter that banned braids and Afro-puffs went viral and many concerned people contacted the school’s administration. The school has since issued an apology for “offending students” and “creating bias” toward a group of students and has promised a revision to the dress code.
Posted on: Tue, 25 Jun 2013 19:53:00 +0000

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